Feature
by Maclean's
October 12, 2023

Canada’s Best Universities by Scholarships and Bursaries: Rankings 2024

This measure looks at the universities' commitment to funding scholarships and bursaries

(Photograph courtesy of Saint Mary's University)

These figures show the percentage of a university’s total operating expenditures that are devoted to funding scholarships and bursaries.

Medical Doctoral

UniversityRankPer cent
McGill117.6
Ottawa217.1
Dalhousie313.3
Queen's413.2
Alberta512.4
Manitoba512.4
Calgary712.3
Toronto712.3
Laval911.2
Montréal1010.7
Western1010.7
UBC129.2
Saskatchewan138.4
Sherbrooke147.9
McMaster156.6

* Indicates a tie

Comprehensive

UniversityRankPer cent
Waterloo114.9
York211.5
Victoria311.1
Carleton410.8
Wilfrid Laurier410.8
Brock610.1
Guelph710.0
Memorial88.5
Simon Fraser98.4
Concordia108.1
Regina118.0
Toronto Metropolitan127.8
New Brunswick137.2
UQAM146.9
Windsor156.2

* Indicates a tie

Primarily Undergraduate

UniversityRankPer cent
Saint Mary's111.9
Algoma211.0
Mount Allison310.8
Acadia410.4
Trent59.5
UPEI68.5
Lethbridge78.0
Lakehead87.8
St. Thomas97.7
Bishop's107.6
Moncton117.1
Mount Saint Vincent126.6
Ontario Tech126.6
St. Francis Xavier126.6
Nipissing156.5
Brandon166.3
Laurentian175.5
Winnipeg185.3
Cape Breton195.1
UNBC204.2

* Indicates a tie