Canada's Best Universities by Reputation: Rankings 2023
The results of Maclean's reputation survey, which assesses the universities on quality and innovation
Maclean's surveyed university faculty and senior administrators, as well as a variety of business people across the country, asking for their views on quality and innovation at Canadian universities. These charts display the results of the survey, combining all the universities from the Primarily Undergraduate, Comprehensive and Medical Doctoral categories into one group.
Best Overall
| Rank | University |
|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto |
| 2 | Waterloo |
| 3 | UBC |
| 4 | McGill |
| 5 | McMaster |
| 6 | Queen's |
| 7 | Alberta |
| 8 | Montréal |
| 9 | Simon Fraser |
| 10 | Victoria |
| 11 | Calgary |
| 12 | Guelph |
| 13 | Western |
| 14 | Ottawa |
| 15 | Dalhousie |
| 16 | Laval |
| 17 | York |
| 18 | Concordia |
| 19 | Toronto Metropolitan |
| 20 | Sherbrooke |
| 21 | Carleton |
| 22 | Saskatchewan |
| 23 | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 24 | Memorial |
| 25 | Manitoba |
| 26 | UQAM |
| 27 | Brock |
| 28 | Mount Allison |
| 29 | New Brunswick |
| 30 | Trent |
| 31 | Ontario Tech |
| 32 | UNBC |
| 33 | Acadia |
| 34 | St. Francis Xavier |
| 35 | Winnipeg |
| 36 | Saint Mary's |
| 37 | UPEI |
| 38 | Lethbridge |
| 39 | Regina |
| 40 | Moncton |
| 41 | Windsor |
| 42 | Bishop's |
| 43 | Lakehead |
| 44 | Brandon |
| 45 | Mount Saint Vincent |
| 46 | Cape Breton |
| 47 | St. Thomas |
| 48 | Nipissing |
| 49 | Laurentian |
Highest Quality
| Rank | University |
|---|---|
| 1 | McGill |
| 2 | Toronto |
| 3 | Waterloo |
| 4 | UBC |
| 5 | McMaster |
| 6 | Queen's |
| 7 | Alberta |
| 8 | Montréal |
| 9 | Western |
| 10 | Simon Fraser |
| 11 | Victoria |
| 12 | Dalhousie |
| 13 | Calgary |
| 14 | Ottawa |
| 15 | Guelph |
| 16 | Laval |
| 17 | York |
| 18 | Concordia |
| 19 | Carleton |
| 20 | Saskatchewan |
| 21 | Sherbrooke |
| 22 | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 23 | Memorial |
| 24 | Toronto Metropolitan |
| 25 | Manitoba |
| 26 | UQAM |
| 27 | Mount Allison |
| 28 | Brock |
| 29 | Acadia |
| 30 | New Brunswick |
| 31 | St. Francis Xavier |
| 32 | Trent |
| 33 | Winnipeg |
| 34 | Saint Mary's |
| 35 | Lethbridge |
| 36 | UNBC |
| 37 | UPEI |
| 38 | Moncton |
| 39 | Regina |
| 40 | Ontario Tech |
| 41 | Windsor |
| 42 | Bishop's |
| 43 | Lakehead |
| 44 | Brandon |
| 45 | Mount Saint Vincent |
| 46 | St. Thomas |
| 47 | Cape Breton |
| 48 | Nipissing |
| 49 | Laurentian |
Most Innovative
| Rank | University |
|---|---|
| 1 | Waterloo |
| 2 | Toronto |
| 3 | UBC |
| 4 | McMaster |
| 5 | McGill |
| 6 | Queen's |
| 7 | Montréal |
| 8 | Guelph |
| 9 | Alberta |
| 10 | Victoria |
| 11 | Simon Fraser |
| 12 | Calgary |
| 13 | Western |
| 14 | Concordia |
| 15 | Toronto Metropolitan |
| 16 | Ottawa |
| 17 | Dalhousie |
| 18 | Laval |
| 19 | Sherbrooke |
| 20 | York |
| 21 | Carleton |
| 22 | Saskatchewan |
| 23 | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 24 | Memorial |
| 25 | Manitoba |
| 26 | Ontario Tech |
| 27 | UQAM |
| 28 | Brock |
| 29 | New Brunswick |
| 30 | Trent |
| 31 | UNBC |
| 32 | Mount Allison |
| 33 | Winnipeg |
| 34 | UPEI |
| 35 | Regina |
| 36 | Windsor |
| 37 | Moncton |
| 38 | Lethbridge |
| 39 | Acadia |
| 40 | Saint Mary's |
| 41 | St. Francis Xavier |
| 42 | Lakehead |
| 43 | Bishop's |
| 44 | Cape Breton |
| 45 | Nipissing |
| 46 | Mount Saint Vincent |
| 47 | Brandon |
| 48 | St. Thomas |
| 49 | Laurentian |
Leaders of Tomorrow
| Rank | University |
|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto |
| 2 | UBC |
| 3 | McGill |
| 4 | Waterloo |
| 5 | McMaster |
| 6 | Montréal |
| 7 | Alberta |
| 8 | Queen's |
| 9 | Calgary |
| 10 | Simon Fraser |
| 11 | Victoria |
| 12 | Toronto Metropolitan |
| 13 | Guelph |
| 14 | York |
| 15 | Western |
| 16 | Sherbrooke |
| 17 | Ottawa |
| 18 | Laval |
| 19 | Carleton |
| 20 | Concordia |
| 21 | Dalhousie |
| 22 | Saskatchewan |
| 23 | UQAM |
| 24 | Manitoba |
| 25 | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 26 | Memorial |
| 27 | Ontario Tech |
| 28 | UNBC |
| 29 | Brock |
| 30 | Trent |
| 31 | Bishop's |
| 32 | Saint Mary's |
| 33 | Mount Allison |
| 34 | Lakehead |
| 35 | New Brunswick |
| 36 | Moncton |
| 37 | Windsor |
| 38 | Acadia |
| 39 | Laurentian |
| 40 | St. Francis Xavier |
| 41 | Lethbridge |
| 42 | Winnipeg |
| 43 | Regina |
| 44 | UPEI |
| 45 | St. Thomas |
| 46 | Cape Breton |
| 47 | Nipissing |
| 48 | Brandon |
| 49 | Mount Saint Vincent |