Canada's universities drop slightly in global rankings

A professor says rankings do not tell us much about education.

Canada's top universities have dropped in the global rankings, but experts say this is not a big deal.

The Center for World University Rankings made a list of the top 2,000 universities in the world. They looked at four areas: education, employability, faculty, and research.

The rankings consider factors like research and the quality of the school's staff.

The University of Toronto stayed at 23rd place, but other Canadian universities dropped one spot.

Here are the top 10 Canadian universities in the rankings:

University of Toronto is 23rd.

McGill University is 28th.

UBC is 49th.

University of Alberta is 82nd.

University of Montreal is 126th.

Western University is 187th.

McMaster University is 190th.

University of Calgary is 203rd.

University of Waterloo is 216th.

University of Ottawa is 226th.

Thirty-eight Canadian universities made the list this year.

Harvard University is number one in the world rankings again.

Here is the global top 10 list for 2026:

Harvard University is first.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is second.

Stanford University is third.

University of Cambridge is fourth.

University of Oxford is fifth.

Princeton University is sixth.

University of Pennsylvania is seventh.

Columbia University is eighth.

Yale University is ninth.

University of Chicago is tenth.

China has the most universities in the top 2,000, with 360 schools.

School rankings are a big business, says a professor at UBC.

Rankings can have a big impact on students and governments.

It is essential to look at what factors are used to make the rankings.

The top-ranked universities are often the wealthiest ones.

Rankings do not tell us much about education.

A CEO thinks rankings are important but not everything.

Canada's post-secondary sector has been affected by fewer international students.

Fewer international students mean less money for schools and less research.

Research universities need talent from outside Canada.

If a university does not get PhD students, it will struggle.

Some Canadian students say rankings are not the most important factor.

A student chose her university based on convenience and education.

Another student chose the university that fit him best.

It is crucial to choose a university that is the best fit for you, not just based on rankings.

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