University Rankings 2023: Top Ranked Universities in Canada To Study

University Rankings 2023: Top Ranked Universities in Canada To Study

  • The University of Toronto has topped the list of best universities in Canada for the year 2023
  • This was made known after the Times Higher Education Rankings (THE) released its annual university rankings
  • Sadly, no Canadian university made it to the top ten list in the world but was able to scrabble into the top 20 settling for number 18 in the world

The best universities in Canada have been released by the Times Higher Education Rankings data for 2023.

The foremost magazine released its data on Wednesday, October 12, ranking over a thousand five hundred universities and colleges across the globe.

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University of Toronto, Canada
Toronto University's front walkway is lined with old-fashioned street lights during the day. Photo: Roberto Machado
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In Canada, the University of Toronto solidified its place as the country's best higher academic institution. The university, however, failed to make the top 10 in the global standings and had to settle for 18th place in the world.

Meanwhile, the University of British Columbia in Vancouver is the second-best university in Canada and number 40 globally.

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Other notable universities to make the top 10 standings include McGill University, the University of Alberta, the University of Ottawa, and many others.

Below are the top-ranked universities in Canada.

Canada Rank 2023Global Rank 2023UniversityCity
118University of TorontoToronto
240University of British ColumbiaVancouver
346McGill UniversityMontreal
485McMaster UniversityHamilton
5111University of MontrealMontreal
6118University of AlbertaEdmonton
7137University of OttawaOttawa

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Meanwhile, the new global ranking for the best universities in the United Kingdom has ranked Oxford University as number one.

Oxford University also holds the number one spot for the global rankings that were dominated by the United States.

Other universities like the University of Cambridge, Imperial College, University of Edinburgh, and a host of others.

List of top 10 varsities in Nigeria emerges

In another development, the University of Ibadan has maintained its number-one spot as the best university in Nigeria for the year 2023.

According to Times Higher Education, the University of Lagos occupies the second spot but ties the UI in the world ranking.

Covenant University held on to the third spot as it did in the previous and was ranked between 601-800 in the world.

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