Top Universities in Ontario

Following are the leading institutions in Ontario, Canada:

Brock University
- According to the Globe and Mail's 2009 University Report Card, it received "A-" for Quality of Teaching, Quality of Education, Most Satisfied Students, and Class Size.
- The Faculty of Business attained accreditation from the AACSB.

University of Toronto
- Placed 13th overall in tracking by ScienceWatch.com.
- The SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) placed U of T 4th amongst institutions of higher learning.
- Rated as the world's ninth strongest university as judged by academics at other institutions around the world (THE - QS World University Rankings 2009).

University of Waterloo
- It has been named Canada’s most innovative university in the Maclean’s annual university rankings.
- Received A+ for Reputation amongst employers (The Globe & Mail 2007 annual report card).

University of Western Ontario
- Received an ‘A’ grade for overall student satisfaction in the 2010 Globe and Mail Canadian University Report.
- Rated top 10 in the medical doctoral category by Maclean 2009, tied for 9th with Ottawa and Saskatchewan.

University of Windsor
- Top 15 in the country (Gourman Report Ranking).
- It was Ontario's first independent degree-granting university.

Queen's University
- Placed 201-302nd globally in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (2009).

McMaster University
- Ranked 48th in the world for scientific papers in clinical medicine, according to HEEACT 2008.

York University
- York's Faculty of Science and Engineering is one of Canada's leading teaching and research institutions.

University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)
- 12th in the "primarily undergraduate" category, according to the Maclean's magazine's ranking of Canadian universities (2009).
- Placed in the top 50 in 2007 in terms of research dollars per faculty member, according to a Re$earch Money survey by the Impact Group (http://www.researchinfosource.com).

Carleton University
- Rated among the world's best 200 universities for Social Sciences (#193 internationally) in the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings 2009.
- Carleton's Sprott School of Business was the first in Canada to offer a Bachelor of International Business (BIB) program.

Nipissing University
- It was the only school in Canada that received an “A ” in the Maclean's ranking for its residences.
- Nipissing students placed their university at the top in the Globe and Mail’s annual survey of undergraduate students, the Canadian University Report 2010. For the fourth year in a row, its residences received an A, the highest mark of any university in their group.

Royal Military College of Canada
- Named 2nd best Research University of the Year in the undergraduate category by Research Infosource Inc. Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List 2009.

Trent University
- Received an 'A' grade among small universities in Canada for its overall educational experience (Globe and Mail's University Report Card).
- Placed #1 in Ontario among Primarily Undergraduate Universities in Annual Maclean's Rankings.

List of universities in the Canadian province of Ontario:
  • Algoma University
  • Brock University
  • Carleton University
  • Dominican University College
  • University of Guelph
  • Lakehead University
  • Laurentian University
  • McMaster University
  • Nipissing University
  • Ontario College of Art & Design
  • University of Ontario Institute of Technology
  • University of Ottawa
  • Queen's University
  • Redeemer University College
  • Royal Military College of Canada
  • Ryerson University
  • University of Toronto
  • Trent University
  • University of Waterloo
  • University of Western Ontario
  • Wilfrid Laurier University
  • University of Windsor
  • York University

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