Canada’s best Medical Doctoral universities: Rankings 2021

Schools in this category have a broad range of research opportunities and Ph.D. programs, as well as medical schools

Postdoctoral Fellow in the Energy Bioengineering Group Christine Sharp, Research Assistant Karen Andrea Canon-Rubio, and undergraduate student Zack Urquhart have been bringing bioreactors into elementary school classrooms. (Courtesy of University of Calgary)

Postdoctoral Fellow in the Energy Bioengineering Group Christine Sharp, Research Assistant Karen Andrea Canon-Rubio, and undergraduate student Zack Urquhart have been bringing bioreactors into elementary school classrooms. (Courtesy of University of Calgary)

For a second year, McGill University is alone in the top spot, with the University of Toronto once again in second. Universities in the Medical Doctoral category have a broad range of Ph.D. programs and research, as well as medical schools.

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Canada’s Top Medical Doctoral Schools 2021

Overall Ranking University Last Year Student Awards Student/ Faculty Ratio Student Satisfaction Faculty Awards Social Sciences & Humanities Grants Medical/ Science Grants Total Research Dollars Operating Budget Library Expenses Library Acquisitions Scholarships & Bursaries Student Services Reputational Survey
1 McGill [1] 1 4 *8 3 1 4 3 10 *2 1 1 11 3
2 Toronto [2] 3 13 13 1 3 1 1 6 4 10 7 3 1
3 UBC [3] 2 5 7 5 2 5 7 4 *14 14 *11 12 2
4 McMaster [4] *8 15 5 8 5 2 2 8 13 3 14 1 4
5 Queen's [*5] 5 14 3 2 8 6 10 11 *5 12 5 8 6
6 Alberta [*5] *6 8 11 7 10 7 4 1 *5 11 9 15 5
7 Dalhousie [8] 4 2 *8 4 7 13 14 5 *10 8 *3 9 10
*8 Calgary [9] *8 3 14 *13 11 11 8 3 *10 6 6 7 9
*8 Ottawa [11] *6 12 15 6 9 3 9 9 *10 4 2 4 12
*8 Western [7] 10 10 10 9 12 8 11 12 *8 7 *3 6 7
*11 Laval [12] 12 9 2 11 6 10 6 15 *5 5 *11 10 11
*11 Montréal [10] 11 11 4 10 4 9 5 13 *8 15 10 13 8
13 Sherbrooke [13] 13 1 1 15 14 15 15 14 *14 2 15 5 13
*14 Manitoba [14] 14 7 12 12 13 14 12 7 1 13 8 2 15
*14 Saskatchewan [15] 15 6 6 *13 15 12 13 2 *2 9 13 14 14

* Indicates a tie