The Best Universities In Canada Were Ranked & 2 Montreal Schools Made The Top 10

Montreal schools are proving to be some of the best of the best after not one, but two Montreal universities managed to make the top 10 in a recent ranking of the best universities in Canada.

Research Infosource Inc., a Canadian research, consulting, and publishing firm, released its annual ranking of Canada's Top 50 Research Universities and the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Concordia University ranked in the sixth and eighth positions, respectively, as the best comprehensive schools across Canada.

The ranking was determined based on measures such as total sponsored research income and research impact, with UQAM bringing in a total of $92,436 of research income this year. As for Concordia University, the Montreal-based institution brought in a total of $87,452 of research income in 2023.

The University of Waterloo managed to secure the very first spot, bringing in a total of $196,267 in research income. The University of Guelph ranked second, with a total research income of $163,541, while the University of Victoria, who ranked third overall, brought in $146,650.

Despite UQAM and Concordia ranking sixth and eighth overall, the two managed to score even better in the Research Income Growth category.

Concordia University ranked second, with a research income growth of over 15% compared to 2022. As for the Université du Québec à Montréal, it ranked fourth with a nearly 5% increase compared to past years.

Wondering which other Canadian institutions made the cut? Here's the complete top 11 of the best comprehensive universities in Canada:

1. University of Waterloo
2. University of Guelph
3. University of Victoria
4. Simon Fraser University
5. York University
6. Université du Québec à Montréal
7. Carleton University
8. Concordia University
9. Toronto Metropolitan University
10. University of New Brunswick
11. University of Windsor

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