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Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2024

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Rank		University	Sponsored Research Income			Research Intensity		Tier*	Province
2023	2022	University	FY2023 $000	FY2022 $000	% Change 2022-2023	$ per Faculty $000	$ per Graduate Student $000	Tier*	Province
1	1	University of Toronto⁺	$1,433,636	$1,341,082	6.9	$514.0	$66.6	M	ON
2	2	University of British Columbia	$712,601	$737,129	-3.3	$276.6	$55.6	M	BC
3	4	Université de Montréal	$709,640	$660,041	7.5	$339.1	$38.8	M	QC
4	3	McGill University	$685,814	$699,204	-1.9	$380.0	$68.4	M	QC
5	5	University of Alberta	$620,850	$597,428	3.9	$309.3	$74.3	M	AB
6	6	University of Calgary	$545,339	$506,139	7.7	$365.0	$67.7	M	AB
7	8	University of Ottawa	$494,587	$432,275	14.4	$376.4	$57.6	M	ON
8	7	Université Laval	$472,110	$469,362	0.6	$294.7	$37.3	M	QC
9	9	McMaster University	$465,984	$369,861	26.0	$489.0	$83.3	M	ON
10	12	Western University	$281,473	$232,620	21.0	$173.2	$38.9	M	ON
11	10	Université de Sherbrooke	$240,337	$248,613	-3.3	$183.7	$21.9	M	QC
12	11	University of Saskatchewan	$229,900	$239,652	-4.1	$227.4	$64.5	M	SK
13	14	University of Waterloo	$224,345	$196,267	14.3	$181.2	$36.1	C	ON
14	13	University of Manitoba	$211,411	$210,975	0.2	$168.5	$52.6	M	MB
15	16	Queen's University	$210,404	$182,607	15.2	$243.2	$32.0	M	ON
16	15	Dalhousie University	$188,779	$190,796	-1.1	$149.9	$43.5	M	NS
17	18	University of Guelph	$186,211	$163,541	13.9	$224.6	$59.4	C	ON
18	20	Simon Fraser University	$150,179	$141,177	6.4	$162.9	$31.4	C	BC
19	17	Memorial University of Newfoundland	$142,847	$175,792	-18.7	$148.2	$32.9	M	NL
20	19	University of Victoria	$139,669	$146,650	-4.8	$177.9	$44.9	C	BC
21	24	Concordia University	$129,096	$87,452	47.6	$143.9	$16.8	C	QC
22	21	York University	$120,473	$111,459	8.1	$84.0	$19.4	C	ON
23	23	Carleton University	$113,531	$90,238	25.8	$126.3	$25.1	C	ON
24	22	Université du Québec à Montréal	$107,645	$92,436	16.5	$97.0	$12.6	C	QC
25	25	Toronto Metropolitan University	$91,237	$85,491	6.7	$96.2	$31.5	C	ON
26	26	Institut national de la recherche scientifique	$76,825	$80,361	-4.4	$468.4	$105.4	S	QC
27	29	École de technologie supérieure	$54,385	$42,385	28.3	$194.9	$18.6	S	QC
28	28	Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	$53,901	$47,480	13.5	$115.2	$15.3	C	QC
29	27	University of New Brunswick	$50,750	$54,420	-6.7	$112.0	$24.7	C	NB
30	34	University of Regina	$49,364	$31,649	56.0	$115.3	$21.1	C	SK
31	31	Université du Québec à Rimouski	$35,252	$36,144	-2.5	$148.7	$25.2	U	QC
32	33	Université du Québec à Chicoutimi	$34,762	$34,158	1.8	$125.9	$14.4	U	QC
33	32	University of Windsor	$32,485	$34,831	-6.7	$66.2	$5.6	C	ON
34	30	Laurentian University	$31,439	$39,784	-21.0	$154.1	$28.5	U	ON
35	35	Lakehead University	$27,002	$23,887	13.0	$81.6	$18.3	U	ON
36	37	Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue	$24,731	$19,959	23.9	$158.5	$28.8	U	QC
37	36	Ontario Tech University	$22,944	$23,776	-3.5	$94.4	$22.6	U	ON
38	39	University of Lethbridge	$20,893	$17,821	17.2	$64.7	$29.9	U	AB
39	38	Wilfrid Laurier University	$18,974	$18,777	1.0	$34.7	$8.4	U	ON
40	42	Brock University	$18,164	$16,292	11.5	$30.8	$10.5	U	ON
41	40	University of Northern British Columbia	$17,710	$17,718	-0.05	$87.2	$27.2	U	BC
42	45	Saint Mary's University	$16,294	$12,123	34.4	$63.2	$21.5	U	NS
43	43	Royal Military College of Canada⁺⁺	$15,093	$14,843	1.7	$72.6	$21.7	U	ON
44	41	University of Winnipeg	$15,070	$16,612	-9.3	$50.9	$57.7	U	MB
45	46	Université du Québec en Outaouais	$14,166	$12,028	17.8	$59.0	$9.6	U	QC
46	48	University of Prince Edward Island	$14,137	$10,586	33.5	$49.3	$25.9	U	PE
47	44	Trent University	$14,119	$13,051	8.2	$49.4	$16.6	U	ON
48	47	Université de Moncton	$13,226	$10,610	24.7	$39.2	$21.3	U	NB
49		St. Francis Xavier University	$10,892	$8,394	29.8	$41.3	$18.3	U	NS
50		Acadia University	$8,082	$7,223	11.9	$41.0	$18.6	U	NS

Notes:

Sponsored research income includes all funds to support research received in the form of a grant, contract or contribution from all sources external to the institution.
Financial data were obtained from Statistics Canada, except where noted.
Fiscal 2022 figures may have been adjusted as more accurate information became available.
Faculty headcounts for academic year 2022-2023 were used to calculate Research Intensity-$ per Faculty. Includes full/part-time: full, associate and assistant ranks as provided/available. Data were obtained from Research Infosource’s Canadian University R&D Database.
Graduate student enrollment headcounts for academic year 2022-2023 were used to calculate Research Intensity-$ per Graduate Student. Includes full and part-time students enrolled in graduate level (master’s and doctorate) programs and courses leading to degrees, certificates or diplomas. Excludes students enrolled in health-related internships/residencies and first professional programs. Data were obtained from Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission, Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur, Ontario Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development, Manitoba Advanced Learning Division, Alberta Advanced Education, BC HEADSet and some individual universities.
All data are provided for the main university including its affiliated institutions, where applicable.
All main institutions are members of the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO).

*Tier: M - Medical, C - Comprehensive, U - Undergraduate, S - Specialized (not full-service)
⁺Sponsored research income administered by affiliated hospitals was reported one fiscal year in arrears
⁺⁺Sponsored research income figures were obtained directly from the university

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