CANADA'S INNOVATION LEADERS
CANADA'S INNOVATION LEADERS
 



Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2023


  Top Universities by Tier FY2022
Research Income
 
Rank Medical $000
1 University of Toronto $1,341,082
2 University of British Columbia $737,129
3 McGill University $699,204
 
Rank Comprehensive $000
1 University of Waterloo $196,267
2 University of Guelph $163,541
3 University of Victoria $146,650
 
Rank Undergraduate $000
1 Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières $47,480
2 Laurentian University $39,784
3 Université du Québec à Rimouski $36,144
Research Income Growth
(% Change FY2021-FY2022)
Rank Medical %
1 Université de Sherbrooke 19.9
2 University of Alberta 7.8
3 Dalhousie University 3.8
 
Rank Comprehensive %
1 University of Victoria 18.5
2 Concordia University 15.4
3 York University 5.6
 
Rank Undergraduate %
1 Laurentian University 57.6
2 Thompson Rivers University 29.9
3 Université TÉLUQ 24.4
Faculty Research Intensity
($ per Faculty)
Rank Medical $000
1 University of Toronto $483.1
2 McMaster University $407.3
3 McGill University $382.5
 
Rank Comprehensive $000
1 University of Guelph $194.2
2 University of Victoria $188.3
3 University of Waterloo $160.6
 
Rank Undergraduate $000
1 Université du Québec à Rimouski $168.9
2 Laurentian University $167.2
3 Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue $134.0
Graduate Student Research Intensity
($ per Graduate Student)
Rank Medical $000
1 University of Alberta $71.3
2 McGill University $69.8
3 McMaster University $68.5
 
Rank Comprehensive $000
1 University of Guelph $52.1
2 University of Victoria $48.1
3 University of Waterloo $30.4
 
Rank Undergraduate $000
1 University of Winnipeg $61.8
2 Laurentian University $40.0
3 Université du Québec à Rimouski $28.0
Notes:
  1. Based on full-service universities on the 2023 Top 50 Research Universities list.


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