University Rankings
by Maclean's
October 7, 2022

Canada's Best Universities: Faculty With Highest Degree in Their Field

This assessment of faculty looks at how many professors at a university have the highest-level degree in their field

(Photo courtesy of Saint Mary's University)

These numbers show the percentage of full-time instructional faculty members, as of the fall of 2021, who have a Ph.D., a first professional degree or a terminal degree (other highest-level degree) in their field.

UniversityPer cent
Winnipeg76.4
Brandon79.4
Regina79.4
Ontario Tech82.6
New Brunswick83.2
Laurentian *84.3
Toronto Metropolitan84.5
Acadia85.9
Mount Saint Vincent87.2
Cape Breton88.0
Ottawa88.9
Nipissing89.5
Calgary89.9
UNBC89.9
Simon Fraser90.0
Memorial90.5
Manitoba92.0
Trent92.3
Dalhousie92.6
Windsor92.6
Waterloo92.7
Toronto93.4
Victoria93.4
McMaster93.9
Lakehead94.5
UPEI94.5
York94.6
Wilfrid Laurier95.1
Concordia95.2
St. Francis Xavier95.6
Moncton95.7
Bishop's95.8
Sherbrooke96.0
Western96.0
UQAM96.2
Brock96.3
Carleton96.5
Saskatchewan96.8
Saint Mary's96.9
Guelph97.5
Laval97.6
UBC 98.0
Queen's98.2
Lethbridge98.3
McGill98.5
Mount Allison98.6
St. Thomas99.0
Alberta99.6
Montréal99.7

* Figure is for fall 2020