World university rankings 2025: 4 Canadian universities in top 100

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 05:08:36 +0000

A 2025 world university ranking released by global higher education specialists QS Quacquarelli Symonds has placed 4 Canadian universities in the top 100 and 30 in the top 500.

The top 4 are University of Toronto (ranked at 25), McGill University (ranked at 29), University of British Columbia (ranked at 38) and University of Alberta (ranked at 96). The University of Toronto is the country’s premier university for the second consecutive year and commands an outstanding reputation among international academics for sustainability.

However, while 3 Canadian universities make it to the world’s top 10 for sustainability, none of them rank among the top 100 for QS’ measure of class size and teaching resources and faculty/student ratio.

According to QS senior vice president Ben Sowter, “Since QS piloted its sustainability indicator in the last edition, Canadian universities have emerged as global leaders for ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) strategies and SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) initiatives.”

He points out that, on the other hand, “In indicators related to research, employability, reputation and internationalisation, Canadian universities are increasingly losing ground to their global peers.”

The “big four” study destinations – the US, UK, Australia and Canada – are home to 355 of the 1500 ranked universities (24%), and 169 of the top 500 (34%) and host more than 3 million international students; approximately half the global total.

While Canada retains relative strength in employment outcomes,  73% of Canadian institutions have recorded year-on-year declines in this metric. There is also evidence that the rest of the world are improving student employability at a higher rate than Canadian institutions.

Below is the list of Canadian universities ranking in the world’s top 500.

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