Top 10 Universities To Study In Canada
The number of prospective international students considering colleges in Canada is on the rise. Canadian universities saw a bump in international applications in recent years, according to news reports from 2018. These are the top 10 Best Global Universities to study in Canada, ranked by U.S. Newsbased on academic research performance and reputation.
10. University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, located on Canada’s western coast, touts its history of civic engagement on its website and emphasizes its sustainability efforts, an indigenous focus, and inclusion of international perspectives. The university was founded in 1963 and enrolls about 21,800 students.
9. University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo was founded in 1957 and says on its website that it has the world’s largest post-secondary co-op program. The program allows students to get paid at least minimum wage for work experience as part of their studies in a variety of subjects.
8. University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual university, offering studies in both English and French. Two years after graduation, about 94 percent of undergraduates get a job, according to 2015-2016 data on the university’s website.
7. The University of Calgary
The University of Calgary was founded in 1966 and has five campuses – four in Calgary, Alberta, and one in Doha, Qatar. The university’s main campus spans more than 490 acres, making it larger than Calgary’s entire downtown area, according to the university’s website.
6. University of Alberta
In 2016-2017, the University of Alberta enrolled more than 38,000 students, according to the university’s website. With students hailing from 148 countries, more than 28,000 students were full-time undergraduates. Throughout its history, according to the school, 75 Rhodes scholars have been affiliated with the university.
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5. The University of Montreal
The University of Montreal was founded in 1878 and the primary language of instruction is French. The university enrolls about 9,500 international students, according to its website.
4. McMaster University
McMaster University was founded in 1887 in Toronto, but today is located in Hamilton, Ontario. Full-time faculty members at the university hail from 55 countries, excluding Canada, according to the institution’s website.
3. McGill University
McMaster University was founded in 1887 in Toronto, but today is located in Hamilton, Ontario. Full-time faculty members at the university hail from 55 countries, excluding Canada, according to the institution’s website.
2. The University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia has two main campuses, the larger of which is located in Vancouver, British Columbia. According to the school’s website, the university associates with a total of eight Nobel Prize winners across the fields of chemistry, economic sciences, physics, and physiology or medicine.
1. The University of Toronto
The University of Toronto, founded in 1827, offers more than 700 undergraduate programs and around 280 master’s and doctoral programs, as stated on its website. The university is also home to one of the biggest library systems in North America, according to its website, with more than 19.5 million physical holdings.