CourseCompare releases ranking of universities in Canada

Education marketplace CourseCompare has released a ranking of Canada’s top universities in 2026. Rankings were based on a weighted average of institutional performance in categories such as student satisfaction, career preparation, and teaching. CourseCompare said that it placed particular emphasis on evaluating how well universities create career-ready graduates. The top five universities were the University of Toronto (#1), McGill University (#2), the University of British Columbia (#3), the University of Alberta (#4), and the University of Calgary (#5).

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