In the latest 2023 edition of the QS World University Rankings, three Canadian universities made it into the top 50, with McGill University placing the highest. The rankings are released yearly by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a U.K. based company which specializes in analyzing higher education and providing comparative data.

Top 50

  • McGill University (31) – 81.9/100
  • University of Toronto (34) – 5/100
  • University of British Columbia (47) – 77.0/100

Top 100 – 200

  • University of Alberta (110)
  • Universite de Montreal (116)
  • McMaster University (152)
  • University of Waterloo (154)
  • Western University (172)

Top 200 – 500

  • University of Ottawa (237)
  • University of Calgary (242)
  • Queen’s University (246)
  • Dalhousie University (308)
  • Simon Fraser University (328)
  • University of Victoria (359)
  • Universite Laval, York University (456)
  • University of Saskatchewan (473)

This year’s ranking saw Canadian universities taking a stumble compared to last year’s 2022 ranking, where University of Toronto placed 26 on the list, above McGill at 27, while UBC came in at 46 on the list.

Sources:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/three-canadian-universities-land-high-scores-on-new-global-ranking-1.5948673
https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2023