Feature
by Maclean's
October 12, 2023

Canada’s Best Universities by Student Services: Rankings 2024

Maclean's tracks the universities' commitment to funding student services

(Photograph courtesy of the University of British Columbia)

These figures show the percentage of a university's total operating expenditures that are devoted to funding student services.

Medical Doctoral

UniversityRankPer cent
McMaster16.1
Manitoba24.8
Western34.7
Ottawa44.5
Toronto44.5
Sherbrooke64.4
Laval73.9
Calgary83.7
Queen's93.5
McGill103.4
Montréal103.4
Saskatchewan123.2
UBC133.1
Dalhousie133.1
Alberta152.7

* Indicates a tie

Comprehensive

UniversityRankPer cent
Simon Fraser110.5
Toronto Metropolitan29.5
Wilfrid Laurier37.1
Regina46.9
Windsor46.9
Victoria66.3
Carleton76.2
Brock86.1
York95.9
Guelph105.7
New Brunswick114.8
Waterloo124.5
Memorial134.0
Concordia143.1
UQAM152.0

* Indicates a tie

Primarily Undergraduate

UniversityRankPer cent
Bishop's19.6
St. Thomas29.2
Nipissing38.8
Trent48.5
Ontario Tech58.1
Cape Breton67.6
Acadia77.2
Brandon87.0
Lethbridge87.0
UNBC87.0
Mount Saint Vincent116.5
Saint Mary's126.3
Winnipeg136.2
Lakehead146.1
St. Francis Xavier146.1
Mount Allison165.3
Moncton174.5
UPEI184.1
Laurentian194.0
Algoma203.3

* Indicates a tie