Best Universities in Canada 2026

The top 81 universities in Canada, ranked by QS World University Rankings — explore programs, tuition and scholarships.

1
University of Toronto

University of Toronto

Toronto · Canada · QS World #26
2
M

McGill University

Montréal · Canada · QS World #27
3
U

University of British Columbia

Canada · QS World #46
4
U

University of Alberta Canada

Canada · QS World #127
5
M

McMaster University

Hamilton · Canada · QS World #141
6
U

University of Waterloo

Waterloo · Canada · QS World #151
7
W

Western University

Canada · QS World #171
8
U

University of Ottawa

Ottawa · Canada · QS World #231
9
U

University of Calgary

Calgary · Canada · QS World #236
10
Q

Queen's University

Kingston · Canada · QS World #241
11
D

Dalhousie University

Halifax · Canada · QS World #274
12
S

Simon Fraser University

Canada · QS World #299
13
U

University of Victoria

Victoria · Canada · QS World #340
14
U

University of Saskatchewan

Canada · QS World #458
15
Y

York University

Canada · QS World #501
16
C

Concordia University

Canada · QS World #523
17
U

University of Guelph

Canada · QS World #589
18
C

Carleton University

Ottawa · Canada · QS World #609
19
U

University of Manitoba

Canada · QS World #645
20
U

University of New Brunswick

Canada · QS World #692
21
U

University of Windsor

Windsor · Canada · QS World #747
22
M

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Canada · QS World #771
23
R

Ryerson University

Canada · QS World #884
24
B

Brock University

St. Catharines · Canada · QS World #1023
25

Ivey Business School - Western University Canada

Canada
26

Queen’s University Canada

Canada
27
A

Acadia University

Wolfville · Canada
28
A

Algoma University

Canada
29
C

Canadian Imperial College

Canada
30
C

Canadian Institute of Actuaries

Canada