World's Best Colleges: Canadian Universities

Posted June 18, 2009

U.S. News & World Report's World's Best Colleges and Universities rankings based on the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings identified these to be the world's top universities in 2008.

Rank					Overall Score
1	McGill University Canada				89.7
Academic Peer Review Score100	Employer Review Score97	Student to Faculty Score99	International Faculty Score62	International Students Score95	Citations per Faculty Score 51
2	University of British Columbia Canada				83.0
Academic Peer Review Score100	Employer Review Score93	Student to Faculty Score69	International Faculty Score33	International Students Score61	Citations per Faculty Score 67
3	University of Toronto Canada				81.1
Academic Peer Review Score100	Employer Review Score94	Student to Faculty Score18	International Faculty Score80	International Students Score46	Citations per Faculty Score 100
4	University of Alberta Canada				72.9
Academic Peer Review Score91	Employer Review Score48	Student to Faculty Score56	International Faculty Score92	International Students Score64	Citations per Faculty Score 55
5	Université de Montréal Canada				69.6
Academic Peer Review Score89	Employer Review Score36	Student to Faculty Score36	International Faculty Score83	International Students Score74	Citations per Faculty Score 70
6	McMaster University Canada				66.2
Academic Peer Review Score86	Employer Review Score42	Student to Faculty Score26	International Faculty Score27	International Students Score32	Citations per Faculty Score 91
6	Queen's University Canada				66.2
Academic Peer Review Score77	Employer Review Score82	Student to Faculty Score45	International Faculty Score79	International Students Score34	Citations per Faculty Score 55
8	University of Waterloo Canada				64.6
Academic Peer Review Score86	Employer Review Score69	Student to Faculty Score18	International Faculty Score60	International Students Score54	Citations per Faculty Score 62
9	The University of Western Ontario Canada				59.4
Academic Peer Review Score67	Employer Review Score61	Student to Faculty Score26	International Faculty Score63	International Students Score31	Citations per Faculty Score 77
10	Simon Fraser University Canada				58.5
Academic Peer Review Score76	Employer Review Score57	Student to Faculty Score19	International Faculty Score93	International Students Score48	Citations per Faculty Score 51
11	University of Calgary Canada				57.9
Academic Peer Review Score70	Employer Review Score52	Student to Faculty Score41	International Faculty Score24	International Students Score29	Citations per Faculty Score 63
12	Dalhousie University Canada				54.8
Academic Peer Review Score59	Employer Review Score26	Student to Faculty Score43	International Faculty Score61	International Students Score40	Citations per Faculty Score 69
13	University of Ottawa Canada				52
Academic Peer Review Score62	Employer Review Score30	Student to Faculty Score17	International Faculty Score88	International Students Score29	Citations per Faculty Score 69
14	University of Victoria Canada				49.1
Academic Peer Review Score50	Employer Review Score43	Student to Faculty Score21	International Faculty Score70	International Students Score65	Citations per Faculty Score 65
15	York University Canada				48.4
Academic Peer Review Score67	Employer Review Score70	Student to Faculty Score22	International Faculty Score52	International Students Score29	Citations per Faculty Score 26
16	Laval University Canada				46.9
Academic Peer Review Score53	Employer Review Score34	Student to Faculty Score18	International Faculty Score58	International Students Score50	Citations per Faculty Score 61
17	University of Manitoba Canada				42.1
Academic Peer Review Score43	Employer Review Score28	Student to Faculty Score39	International Faculty Score56	International Students Score44	Citations per Faculty Score 41
18	Université du Québec Canada				40.3
Academic Peer Review Score57	Employer Review Score35	Student to Faculty Score12	International Faculty Score58	International Students Score48	Citations per Faculty Score 27
19	Carleton University Canada				38.8
Academic Peer Review Score44	Employer Review Score26	Student to Faculty Score23	International Faculty Score43	International Students Score74	Citations per Faculty Score 36
20	Concordia University Canada				38.2
Academic Peer Review Score49	Employer Review Score33	Student to Faculty Score26	International Faculty Score29	International Students Score51	Citations per Faculty Score 27