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As they pick their Canadian educational institution, it is common for international students to consult trusted rankings and evaluators to help choose the best school for their needs.
One of those trusted evaluators is Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), viewed globally as a leader in analyzing higher education institutions around the world.
In fact, back in 2013, QS was 鈥済lobal and regional university rankings鈥� organization to be 鈥淚nternational Ranking Expert Group (IREG)-approved for three of its research outputs鈥�. is 鈥渁n international institutional non-profit association of ranking organizations, universities and other bodies interested in university rankings and academic excellence.
This article will focus on the standing of three Canadian schools (the University of Toronto, McGill University, and the University of British Columbia) in the updated .
Results: QS鈥� World University Rankings 2024
In their recently published World University Rankings for 2024, QS identified three schools across Canada as being among the best in the world. Specifically, QS has ranked one school in Ontario, one in Quebec and one in British Columbia 鈥� Canada鈥檚 three most popular newcomer destination provinces 鈥� all inside the top 34 educational institutions in the world.
Note: QS鈥� 2024 rankings include over 1400 educational institutions across the globe, with the highest score awarded being 100.
Under each school below, this article will include the institution鈥檚 overall score as well as its individual score in each of the five key factors (more on QS methodology later in the article) that make up the final score.
21: University of Toronto (overall score: 86.3)
Up from 34th on QS鈥� World University Rankings in 2023, (UofT) is Canada鈥檚 highest-ranking educational institution for the 2024 list. Receiving great scores for academic reputation, employer reputation and for both international ratios, the University of Toronto has three campuses in Ontario and is regarded as one of the top post-secondary institutions in the world.
This is the highest that UofT has been ranked by QS since 2015 (20th).
- Academic Reputation: 99.7
- Faculty/Student Ratio: 54.2
- Citations per Faculty: 57.2
- Employer Reputation: 96
- International Faculty/Student Ratio: 95.7 (Faculty) and 96.4 (Student)
30: McGill University (overall score: 83.7)
In 2023, (McGill) was 31st on QS鈥� World University Rankings.
For 2024, McGill was given high scores 鈥� all above 87.5 鈥� for academic reputation, employer reputation and for both international ratios. McGill has two campuses in the province of Quebec and has now ranked in QS鈥� top 35 universities in the world every year since 2012.
- Academic Reputation: 93.7
- Faculty/Student Ratio: 64
- Citations per Faculty: 62.1
- Employer Reputation: 87.6
- International Faculty/Student Ratio: 88.9 (Faculty) and 93.3 (Student)
34: University of British Columbia (overall score: 81.5)
After ranking 47th on QS鈥� World University Rankings in 2023, (UBC) has made the same 13-position jump as UofT this year. UBC has been given great scores for academic reputation, employer reputation and for the school鈥檚 international faculty ratio this year. UBC has two campuses in the province, one in Vancouver and another in Kelowna.
Until this year, UBC has never been ranked higher than 43rd by QS鈥� World University Rankings.
- Academic Reputation: 98.2
- Faculty/Student Ratio: 44.4
- Citations per Faculty: 57
- Employer Reputation: 93.5
- International Faculty/Student Ratio: 96.4 (Faculty) and 74.1 (Student)
About QS鈥� World University Rankings
The five-factor methodology that is used to formulate QS鈥� World University Rankings is described below.
1. Academic reputation (40%): Obtained by surveying thousands of those 鈥渨ho teach and research鈥� in higher education
2. Faculty/student ratio (20%): Low student-to-faculty ratios and small class sizes are rewarded because 鈥渁 more personalized and collaborative learning environment鈥� is considered advantageous by QS
3. Citations per faculty (20%): The number of times papers produced by a particular institution鈥檚 faculty members (in the last five years) are cited by different publications; considered a measure of the school鈥檚 reliability with respect to academic writings
4. Employer reputation (10%): Employers around the world are asked to 鈥渘ame [up to 10 (local) and 30 (international) universities that] they believe tend to produce some of the most employable graduates鈥�
5. International faculty/student ratio (10%): The ratios of international faculty members to domestic faculty members and international students to domestic students (as reported by the university and verified against government data where possible), each one with a 5% weight