Canada's Best Universities by Total Research Dollars: Rankings 2023
Maclean's tracks total funding available to faculty from sponsored research
These figures show total income from sponsored research divided by the number of full-time faculty members. Research dollars include grants and contracts, as well as funding from federal, provincial and international governments and NGOs.
Medical Doctoral
| University | Rank | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 1 | 615,139 |
| McMaster | 2 | 405,421 |
| McGill | 3 | 372,582 |
| Laval | 4 | 357,692 |
| Alberta | 5 | 350,495 |
| Montréal | 6 | 344,109 |
| Calgary | 7 | 330,373 |
| Ottawa | 8 | 327,042 |
| UBC | 9 | 303,608 |
| Saskatchewan | 10 | 295,480 |
| Queen's | 11 | 264,962 |
| Western | 12 | 196,746 |
| Dalhousie | 13 | 193,066 |
| Manitoba | 14 | 192,292 |
| Sherbrooke | 15 | 172,346 |
Comprehensive
| University | Rank | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Guelph | 1 | 218,361 |
| Simon Fraser | 2 | 196,576 |
| Memorial | 3 | 189,322 |
| Waterloo | 4 | 180,579 |
| Victoria | 5 | 169,000 |
| New Brunswick | 6 | 124,532 |
| Carleton | 7 | 116,824 |
| Toronto Metropolitan | 8 | 111,500 |
| UQAM | 9 | 79,470 |
| Concordia | 10 | 76,086 |
| York | 11 | 75,172 |
| Regina | 12 | 74,604 |
| Windsor | 13 | 71,424 |
| Wilfrid Laurier | 14 | 40,102 |
| Brock | 15 | 29,679 |
Primarily Undergraduate
| University | Rank | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Laurentian | 1 | 105,627 |
| Ontario Tech | 2 | 88,097 |
| UNBC | 3 | 85,610 |
| Lakehead | 4 | 71,304 |
| Winnipeg | 5 | 56,480 |
| UPEI | 6 | 54,325 |
| Lethbridge | 7 | 53,640 |
| Trent | 8 | 50,689 |
| Saint Mary's | 9 | 48,968 |
| Acadia | 10 | 41,753 |
| St. Francis Xavier | 11 | 35,693 |
| Moncton | 12 | 35,330 |
| Mount Allison | 13 | 33,030 |
| Mount Saint Vincent | 14 | 30,496 |
| Cape Breton | 15 | 29,558 |
| Brandon | 16 | 18,988 |
| Bishop's | 17 | 18,867 |
| St. Thomas | 18 | 13,919 |
| Nipissing | 19 | 13,763 |