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Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2025

Top Universities by Tier FY2024

Research Income

Rank	Medical	$000
1	University of Toronto	$1,588,932
2	Université de Montréal	$775,414
3	McGill University	$749,207

Rank	Comprehensive	$000
1	University of Waterloo	$198,471
2	University of Guelph	$175,535
3	University of Victoria	$168,000

Rank	Undergraduate	$000
1	Université du Québec à Chicoutimi	$39,890
2	Université du Québec à Rimouski	$39,884
3	Ontario Tech University	$28,337

Research Income Growth
(% Change FY2023-FY2024)

Rank	Medical	%
1	University of Saskatchewan	34.6
2	Université de Sherbrooke	19.0
3	University of Manitoba	16.6

Rank	Comprehensive	%
1	University of Windsor	37.0
2	University of Victoria	20.3
3	Université du Québec à Montréal	11.1

Rank	Undergraduate	%
1	Royal Military College of Canada	24.6
2	Université de Moncton	23.6
3	Ontario Tech University	23.5

Faculty Research Intensity
($ per Faculty)

Rank	Medical	$000
1	University of Toronto	$565.7
2	McMaster University	$430.1
3	McGill University	$407.8

Rank	Comprehensive	$000
1	University of Victoria	$215.9
2	University of Guelph	$212.5
3	Simon Fraser University	$171.0

Rank	Undergraduate	$000
1	Université du Québec à Rimouski	$166.9
2	Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue	$162.6
3	Université du Québec à Chicoutimi	$147.2

Graduate Student Research Intensity
($ per Graduate Student)

Rank	Medical	$000
1	University of Saskatchewan	$85.3
2	McGill University	$76.2
3	McMaster University	$74.3

Rank	Comprehensive	$000
1	University of Guelph	$56.0
2	University of Victoria	$52.8
3	Simon Fraser University	$35.2

Rank	Undergraduate	$000
1	University of Winnipeg	$51.4
2	Royal Military College of Canada	$33.8
3	University of Northern British Columbia	$28.8

Note: Based on full-service universities on the 2025 Top 50 Research Universities list.