McMaster University in World Rankings

McMaster University is one of the top-ranked institutions in Canada, consistently placed among the world's best 200 universities by the Times Higher Education and other ranking publications.

The University has earned accreditation by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Continuing Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools and, by reciprocal agreement, the Accreditation Council for CME (ACCME) in the US.

University Rankings:

- According to the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings, it is ranked 108th in 2007, 117th in 2008 and 143rd in 2009.

- 15th in the country and 229th in the world (Ranking Web of World Universities, July 2009).

- 4th in CanadA and 91st in the world (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009). In addition it is placed 46th globally in Economics / Business, 50th in Physics, 51-76th globally in Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy, and 38th in Social Sciences.

- Placed among the world's top 100 universities for the following subjects: Engineering & IT (89th) and Life Sciences & Biomedicine (60th), in THE-QS Rankings 2009.

- Ranked 48th in the world for scientific papers in clinical medicine, according to the Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT) 2008.

- Placed in the top tier of Canada's Medical/Doctoral universities, ranking 6th overall in the Maclean’s Guide 2008. The University is ranked as Canada's second most innovative school and earns high marks for overall reputation, quality of education and student satisfaction.

- 54th among the Top 100 North & Latin American Universities (ARWU 2008).

- McMaster is placed in the top three in the Research University of the Year category based on its ability to attract and capitalize on its research income (Research Infosource Inc.'s 2005 report ranking Canada's top 50 research universities).

- 4th nationally in the Gourman Report Ranking of Canadian Universities (1998).

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