Canada's Best Universities by Social Sciences and Humanities Grants: Rankings 2023
Maclean's tracks faculty success in securing SSHRC research grants
These figures show the average size and number of peer-adjudicated research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council secured by faculty at each school. The dollar amount of grants is listed per full-time faculty member; the number of grants is per 100 full-time faculty members.
Medical Doctoral
| University | Rank | Avg. Amount ($) | Avg. Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGill | 1 | 18,478 | 41.67 |
| UBC | 2 | 17,172 | 34.67 |
| Montréal | 3 | 17,201 | 34.05 |
| Toronto | 4 | 14,143 | 36.54 |
| Alberta | 5 | 17,449 | 29.51 |
| Dalhousie | 6 | 17,015 | 28.18 |
| McMaster | 7 | 15,270 | 30.81 |
| Laval | 8 | 13,962 | 29.99 |
| Ottawa | 9 | 12,859 | 29.64 |
| Queen's | 10 | 9,833 | 28.79 |
| Calgary | 11 | 9,575 | 27.57 |
| Western | 12 | 9,664 | 22.75 |
| Sherbrooke | 13 | 7,381 | 21.77 |
| Manitoba | 14 | 8,144 | 16.55 |
| Saskatchewan | 15 | 8,265 | 14.90 |
Comprehensive
| University | Rank | Avg. Amount ($) | Avg. Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton | 1 | 14,253 | 29.38 |
| Waterloo | 2 | 12,720 | 25.97 |
| Simon Fraser | 3 | 12,578 | 25.31 |
| Concordia | 4 | 11,148 | 24.39 |
| York | 5 | 12,010 | 22.28 |
| Guelph | 6 | 11,159 | 23.06 |
| Toronto Metropolitan | 7 | 11,936 | 21.12 |
| UQAM | 8 | 9,958 | 23.73 |
| Victoria | 9 | 11,173 | 21.25 |
| Wilfrid Laurier | 10 | 6,827 | 21.17 |
| New Brunswick | 11 | 5,303 | 17.28 |
| Regina | 12 | 6,278 | 13.07 |
| Brock | 13 | 4,848 | 14.22 |
| Memorial | 14 | 4,332 | 14.29 |
| Windsor | 15 | 4,974 | 11.64 |
Primarily Undergraduate
| University | Rank | Avg. Amount ($) | Avg. Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Tech | 1 | 10,033 | 27.78 |
| Lakehead | 2 | 6,327 | 18.23 |
| Winnipeg | 2 | 7,277 | 15.98 |
| UNBC | 4 | 6,532 | 12.50 |
| Saint Mary's | 5 | 4,475 | 16.67 |
| St. Francis Xavier | 6 | 4,148 | 15.03 |
| Cape Breton | 7 | 4,255 | 13.33 |
| Bishop's | 8 | 3,464 | 13.98 |
| Trent | 9 | 3,199 | 10.95 |
| Laurentian | 10 | 3,209 | 10.00 |
| Mount Saint Vincent | 11 | 3,267 | 9.80 |
| Brandon | 12 | 2,354 | 9.01 |
| Mount Allison | 12 | 2,289 | 9.09 |
| St. Thomas | 14 | 1,918 | 9.09 |
| Lethbridge | 15 | 2,276 | 7.72 |
| Nipissing | 16 | 1,806 | 6.80 |
| UPEI | 17 | 1,308 | 4.90 |
| Moncton | 18 | 1,182 | 4.83 |
| Acadia | 19 | 724 | 4.17 |
* Indicates a tie