QS World University Rankings(R) 2010: Canadian Universities Show Strong
Performance in Engineering and Technology
LONDON, Sept. 15 /CNW/ -
- Top 300 in Five Broad Subject Areas, and QS Top 500 Universities, Released Today on http://www.topuniversities.com
- 5 Canadian universities in top 100 for engineering & technology, life sciences & medicine, and natural sciences
- University of Toronto top ranked Canadian university in each of the five broad subject areas
- 50 countries represented in the overall Top 500; 19 Canadian universities in QS Top 500
QS World University Rankings(R) subject tables are based on an academic survey completed by 15,050 academics, including 700 university leaders, who were asked to identify the universities producing the best research in their own field of knowledge and within their region of expertise. The overall rankings take into account employer reputation, research strength and teaching and international commitment.
Paul Thurman, a leading statistician and professor at Columbia University says: "The benefit of the academic peer review is it allows comparison of universities at a multi-disciplinary level or by single disciplines, based on the expertise identified by the respondent. The QS rankings methodology is conservative and robust... and the overall results are certainly statistically valid."
Top five Canadian universities by broad subject area
Arts & Humanities Top 5 Institutions |
Global Rank |
University of Toronto | 11 |
McGill University | 28 |
University of British Columbia (UBC) | 31 |
York University | 110= |
University of Alberta | 114= |
Engineering & Technology Top 5 Institutions |
Global Rank |
University of Toronto | 14 |
McGill University | 29 |
University of British Columbia (UBC) | 30 |
University of Waterloo | 39= |
University of Alberta | 74 |
Life Sciences & Medicine Top 5 Institutions |
Global Rank |
University of Toronto | 16 |
University of British Columbia (UBC) | 20 |
McGill University | 22 |
McMaster University | 82= |
University of Alberta | 86= |
Natural Sciences Top 5 Institutions |
Global Rank |
University of Toronto | 14 |
University of British Columbia (UBC) | 18 |
McGill University | 35 |
University of Waterloo | 80 |
University of Alberta | 86= |
Social Sciences & Management Top 5 Institutions |
Global Rank |
University of Toronto | 17 |
University of British Columbia (UBC) | 18 |
McGill University | 27 |
University of Western Ontario | 96= |
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Nunzio Quacquarelli, managing director of QS says: "The growing number of countries represented in the Top 500 demonstrates the highly competitive environment of global higher education, as well as the increasing number of options for over 3 million students who study overseas every year."
Source: QS TopMBA
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