McGill University has placed among the world's best schools in a new global ranking

McGill University remains a heavyweight in higher education. The latest results from a prestigious global ranking have confirmed placed the Montreal school in the top 30 of over 20,000 institutions assessed.

This year’s Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) Global 2000 ranking shows McGill holding strong against thousands of institutions worldwide.

Unlike other rankings, CWUR doesn't rely on surveys or data submissions from universities to assess their real-world impact and academic excellence. Instead, it uses seven indicators across four key areas: quality of education, alumni employability, quality of faculty, and research performance.

If the results of McGill's groundbreaking video game study are any indication, it's doing quite well when it comes to the latter.

McGill ranked 27th overall, among the highest 0.14 percent in the world. The only other Canadian university to come close was the University of Toronto, which ranked 23rd globally.

McGill stood out in multiple areas, placing 25th in education, 44th in faculty quality, and 48th in research, just missing the top 100 in employability, where it placed 105th.

Last year, McGill placed 26th and the year before that 28th, which means the university has maintained a consistent presence in the top tier of global universities over the years.

According to CWUR, the 2024 top-ranked universities in Canada are:

1. University of Toronto
   • Global Rank: 24
2. McGill University
   • Global Rank: 28
3. University of British Columbia
   • Global Rank: 49
4. University of Alberta
   • Global Rank: 77
5. University of Montreal
   • Global Rank: 117
6. McMaster University
   • Global Rank: 172
7. Western University
   • Global Rank: 189
8. University of Calgary
   • Global Rank: 192
9. University of Waterloo
   • Global Rank: 204
10. University of Ottawa
    • Global Rank: 213
11. University of Manitoba
    • Global Rank: 283
12. Laval University
    • Global Rank: 297
13. Queen's University
    • Global Rank: 320
14. Dalhousie University
    • Global Rank: 341
15. Simon Fraser University
    • Global Rank: 354
16. University of Victoria
    • Global Rank: 397
17. University of Saskatchewan
    • Global Rank: 414
18. York University
    • Global Rank: 433
19. University of Guelph
    • Global Rank: 479
20. Carleton University
    • Global Rank: 534
21. University of Sherbrooke
    • Global Rank: 583
22. Concordia University
    • Global Rank: 613
23. University of Québec at Montreal
    • Global Rank: 634
24. Memorial University of Newfoundland
    • Global Rank: 648
25. Ryerson University
    • Global Rank: 853