Maclean’s has released several more 2027 Canadian university rankings, focusing on a variety of metrics. By retention rate, the top large universities were McGill University (#1), Queen’s University (#2), and the University of Waterloo and Western University (tied for #3); the top mid-sized universities were the University of Guelph (#1), Université de Sherbrooke (#2), and University of Victoria (#3); and the top small universities were Bishop’s University (#1), Nipissing University (#2), and Lakehead University (#3). By graduation rate, the top large universities were McGill (#1), Queen’s (#2), and UWaterloo (#3); the top mid-sized universities were the UoGuelph (#1), USherbrooke (#2), and UVic (#3); and the top small universities were Bishop’s (#1), Nipissing (#2), and Lakehead (#3).
