The University of Toronto boasts the most top-50 subjects in the world, with 48, according to 2023 edition of QS World University Rankings by Subject.
QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released its thirteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, showcasing the top universities across 54 academic disciplines. This year’s rankings include three new subjects: Data Science, Marketing, and History of Art. The ranking system is based on a comparative analysis of over 15,700 individual university programs taken by students at 1,594 universities across 93 countries and territories.
The rankings consist of five indicators, including academic and employer reputation, research citations per paper, H-index, and international research network based on a global survey of 151,000 academics and 99,000 employers.
The rankings reveal that the United States has the highest number of top-10 programs (256), followed by the United Kingdom (145), and Switzerland (32). Harvard leads in 14 subjects, while MIT leads in 11 subjects. British universities take the top spot in 15 subjects, with the University of Oxford leading in four.
Other countries that have performed well include Australia, which ranks fourth in the world for the most ranked subjects, and China, which boasts the fifth-highest number of top-50 programs. India has shown significant improvement, with its overall performance rising by 17%. On the other hand, Japan’s systemic decline continues, with 43% of its universities falling down the table.
Top Canadian Universities For Engineering & Technology
World ranking in the brackets.
- (27) University of Toronto, Toronto
- (33) University of British Columbia
- (37) University of Waterloo
- (41) McGill University
- (93) University of Alberta
- (119) Université de Montréal
- (147) University of Calgary
- (169) Queen’s University at Kingston
- (214) McMaster University
- (224) University of Ottawa
- (249) Western University
- (293) Concordia University
- (348) Université du Québec
- 371) Université Laval
- (396) Simon Fraser University
- (399) University of Manitoba
- (401-450) Carleton University
- (451-500) Dalhousie University
- (451-500) University of Saskatchewan
- (451-500) University of Victoria (UVic)
- (501-530) Toronto Metropolitan University
- (501-530) University of Guelph
- ( 501-530) York University
Top Canadian Universities for Data Science
World ranking in the brackets.
- (6) University of Toronto
- (19) University of British Columbia
Top Canadian Universities for Computer Science and Information Systems
World ranking in the brackets.
- 12 University of Toronto
- 21 University of British Columbia
- 22 University of Waterloo
- 34 McGill University
- 47 Université de Montréal
- 114 University of Alberta
- 139 Queen’s University at Kingston
- 151-200 Simon Fraser University
- 151-200 University of Calgary
- 201-250 University of Ottawa
- 251-300 Carleton University
- 251-300 Concordia University
- 251-300 University of Victoria (UVic)
- 251-300 Université du Québec
- 251-300 York University
- 301-350 McMaster University
- 301-350 Western University
- 351-400 Dalhousie University
- 401-450 Toronto Metropolitan University
- 401-450 Université Laval
- 451-500 University of Manitoba
- 451-500 University of Saskatchewan
- 501-550 University of New Brunswick
- 501-550 Université de Sherbrooke
- 601-650 University of Guelph
Top Canadian Universities for Life Sciences & Medicine
World ranking in the brackets.
- (13) University of Toronto
- (22) University of British Columbia
- (26) McGill University
- (48) McMaster University
- (69) University of Alberta
- (97) Université de Montréal
- (115) University of Calgary
- (142) University of Ottawa
- (175) Western University
- (185) Université Laval
- (196) Queen’s University
- (204) Dalhousie University
- (217) University of Manitoba
- (278) University of Guelph
- (325) University of Saskatchewan
- (359) University of Waterloo
- (401-450) Université du Québec
- (501-520) Simon Fraser University
Top Canadian Universities for Arts and Humanities
World ranking in the brackets.
- (15) University of Toronto
- (23) University of British Columbia
- (36) McGill University
- (148) Université de Montréal
- (171) University of Alberta
- (183) York University
- (195) Queen’s University
- (204) University of Calgary
- (224) Simon Fraser University
- (236) Concordia University
- (236) University of Ottawa
- (247) Western University
- (293) Université du Québec
- (327) McMaster University
- (341) University of Waterloo
- (376) Université Laval
- (382) University of Victoria (UVic)
- (394) Dalhousie University
- (401-450) Toronto Metropolitan University
- (401-450) University of Manitoba
- (451-500) Carleton University
Best Canadian Universities – 2023
(published in 2022)
- McGill University, Montreal — 31 (World Ranking)
- University of Toronto, Toronto — 34
- University of British Columbia, Vancouver — 47
- University of Alberta, Edmonton — 110
- Université de Montréal, Montreal — 116
- McMaster University, Hamilton — 152
- University of Waterloo, Waterloo — 154
- Western University, London — 172
- University of Ottawa, Ottawa — 237
- University of Calgary, Calgary — 242
- Queen’s University at Kingston — 246
- Dalhousie University, Halifax — 308
- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby — 328
- University of Victoria (UVic), Victoria — 359
- Université Laval, Québec — 433
- York University, Toronto — 456
- University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon — 473
- Concordia University, Montreal — 551-560
- Université du Québec, Québec — 571-580
- University of Guelph, Guelph — 591-600
- Carleton University, Ottawa — 601-650
- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg– 651-700
- University of New Brunswick, Fredericton — 701-750
- Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s — 751-800
- University of Windsor, Windsor — 751-800
- Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke — 751-800
- Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto — 801-1000
- Brock University, St. Catharines — 1001-1200
- University of Regina, Regina — 1001-1200
- Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo — 1001-1200