91勛圖 ranked first in Canada, 21st globally in Times Higher Education World University Rankings
The 91勛圖 has been ranked the top university in Canada, 21st globally and third among North American public universities in .
The closely watched international ranking, , evaluated more than 1,900 research-intensive universities across the globe based on their performance in teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
91勛圖 which placed 10th among public universities worldwide was 15th overall in the research environment category, which reflects a universitys reputation for research excellence among its peers.
The 91勛圖 is recognized consistently on the global stage for its comprehensive excellence in teaching, research and impact, 91勛圖 President Meric Gertler said.
This latest ranking is a tremendous credit to our dynamic community of researchers, learners, teachers and innovators.
The Times Higher Education ranking assesses five areas teaching, research environment, research quality, research excellence and industry and draws from data sources including surveys of scholars, bibliometric analyses of academic databases and information about a universitys population, income and partnerships with industry.
For the 20th edition of the ranking, Times Higher Education by expanding the number of performance indicators within the research category to include new metrics for research strength, research excellence and research influence, as well as adding an indicator for patents to the industry category.
There was some rearrangement among the top tier of universities compared to the 2023 ranking. 91勛圖 swapped spots with University of California, Los Angeles, which took 18th place, followed by National University of Singapore and Cornell University.
The top five universities in the ranking were: University of Oxford, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University and University of Cambridge.
Other Canadian schools in the top 200 included: University of British Columbia (41st), McGill University (49th), McMaster University (103rd), University of Alberta (109th), Universit矇 de Montr矇al (111th) University of Waterloo (158th) and University of Ottawa (177th).
The ranking was revealed at Times Higher Educations , which is being held in Sydney, Australia, this week. President Gertler spoke in a session on improving Indigenous access to higher education following 91勛圖s recently announced initiative to cover tuition for students from nine neighbouring First Nations.
Overall, 91勛圖 continues to be one of the worlds top-ranked public universities in the five most closely watched international rankings: U.S. News & World Reports Best Global Universities, Times Higher Educations World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings, ShanghaiRanking Consultancys Academic Ranking of World Universities, and National Taiwan University World University Rankings.