CANADA
Top 5 Universities in Canada
1. University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is the only university to feature in the top 20 of the World University Rankings 2021. It is structured as a collegiate system, much like prestigious universities in the UK. The seven colleges all have distinct histories and traditions.
The University of Toronto has many pioneering achievements to its name, including Canada’s first academic publishing house, the first forest science faculty in the country, and becoming the first Canadian university to reach more than C$1 billion (£586 million) in endowment.
Its downtown campus contains several historic buildings and courtyards that are considered some of the most beautiful university buildings in Canada. More than 700 undergraduate degrees and 200 postgraduate degrees are on offer and the university is one of the best in the world for medicine.
University of Toronto
27 King’s College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
Canada
Telephone +1 416 978 2011
2. University of British Columbia
The oldest university in the province, the University of British Columbia is one of the most competitive in Canada.
There are two campuses: one in Vancouver and one in Kelowna. The main campus in Vancouver is near several beaches and has views over the North Shore mountains. There are a number of botanical and memorial gardens on campus as well as a renowned performing arts centre.
The university is organised into 12 faculties on the Vancouver campus and a further seven on the Kelowna campus. The university offers a special joint undergraduate programme with Sciences Po in Paris. Three Canadian prime ministers have been educated at UBC, including current prime minister Justin Trudeau, who graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree.
3. McGill University
McGill University is the only Canadian institution represented in the World Economic Forum’s Global University Leaders Forum, which comprises the heads of 26 of the world’s top higher education institutions.
The university was founded in 1821 and the main campus is at the base of Mount Royal in downtown Montreal. Many first-year students also live on the park-like campus. All original buildings were constructed using local grey limestone, giving the campus a striking aesthetic.
In 1829, McGill founded the nation’s first faculty of medicine, and to this day the university scores particularly highly in world rankings for clinical subjects. The university offers more than 300 degree subjects to more than 31,000 students from 150 countries. It counts itself as one of Canada’s most internationally diverse institutions.
4. McMaster University
McMaster University is located in Hamilton, Ontario, with the main campus situated on 121 hectares of land near Hamilton’s Royal Botanical Gardens. McMaster’s medical school is world-renowned and there are also faculties of engineering, business, humanities, social sciences and sciences.
The university places a strong emphasis on research working to target some of the most urgent needs in society, particularly in the field of health sciences. This includes research from the Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute, which has turned sections of human skin into blood cells, which could help to alleviate the shortage of blood donors.
Students and faculty come from more than 90 countries and the university holds some 70 international exchange agreements with institutions around the world.
5. University of Montreal
The only francophone university in Canada’s top five, the University of Montreal is the second largest university in the country in terms of student numbers, with more than 36,000 students enrolled. A quarter of all students are international.
The University of Montreal’s main campus is on the slopes of Mount Royal. The distinctive central building was built in an Art Deco style.
Many renowned business leaders are graduates of the university, including Louis R. Chênevert, chief executive officer of the United Technologies Corporation. Other graduates are noted for their contributions to scientific research, including innovations in nuclear power, visual perception and quantum cryptography.
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