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[eirrehs]

hey a student wants to know what the best university in canada is. what do you think? he likes history

thanx

[RACETRAITOR]

There's no one top university. This might help, taken from Wikipedia.

Best overall

In its 2006 survey, Maclean�s, a leading Canadian news magazine, rates the University of Alberta the best overall by National Reputational Ranking.[28][29] The top five in this category were:[30]

1. University of Alberta
2. University of Waterloo
3. McGill University
4. University of British Columbia
5. University of Toronto

[edit] Top 5

Webometrics Ranking of World Universities in 2007 rates the top 5 Canadian universities (world rankings in brackets):[31]

1. University of Toronto (23)
2. University of British Columbia (36)
3. University of Alberta (49)
4. Simon Fraser University (62)
5. Universit� de Montr�al (7

Newsweek (International Edition) in 2006 rates the top 5 Canadian universities (world rankings in brackets):[32]

1. University of Toronto (1
2. University of British Columbia (31)
3. McGill University (42)
4. University of Alberta (55)
5. University of Waterloo (84)

The Times Higher Education Supplement in 2006 rates the top 5 Canadian universities (world rankings in brackets):[33]

1. McGill University (21)
2. University of Toronto (27)
3. University of British Columbia (50)
4. University of Alberta (133)
5. McMaster University (155)

Research Infosource in 2006 ranks the top 5 Canadian universities by research criteria:[34]

1. University of Toronto
2. Universit� de Montr�al
3. McGill University
4. University of Alberta
5. University of British Columbia

[K-in-C]

http://www.trentu.ca/history/

[RACETRAITOR]

[IncognitoHFX]

Racetraitor, why isn't Saint Francis Xavier on that list? From what I remember back when I was checking out universities, it was ranked the #1 undergraduate university in the country. Especially in liberal arts. I'd recommend that school to everyone, as well as Dalhousie in Halifax.

[Underwaterbob]

My first few years at Acadia University it was ranked number one undergraduate in Canada by MacLeans. Too bad the place has gone to hell in a handbasket since then.

[IncognitoHFX]

[Underwaterbob]

[biggpoppa]

lists like this are really irrelevant...it depends on what you are going to study...

[RACETRAITOR]

[Lekker]

Harvard.

[mnhnhyouh]

Before accepting a list like this, you should ask yourself what you want from a university.

Are you there for a postgraduate course that has mostly research content? Then pick a good supervisor and go to their university.

Want a good undergraduate program? Look for class size information, and number of tutorials, etc. Look at job placement after graduation statistics.

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[crazy_arcade]

I think universities in Canada are quite a bit more standardized than in the States.

Anyways, different universities have their own strengths (and their ranking has nothing to with inflating grades....ahem....ivy league.)

Some schools utilize more seminar/socratic learning in the liberal arts (Simon Fraser) and these schools are considered harder.

Simon Fraser is known for being strong in undergraduate studies and has been ranked number 1 many times (for an undergrad school).

UBC and Toronto are both very well known for their extensive graduate programs.

Carlton University in Ottawa is especially noted as having a strong history department.

McGill is known for elitist b.s.

etc.

Every school has it's strong and weak points. Rankings are abritrary and meaningless. Harvard is good not because it's a good school...but because people think it's a good school. Pure crap.

[Pyongshin Sangja]

[schwa]

I'm going to put in a word for my alma mater, UVic.

Its got a solid reputation among Canadian schools, attracts some top faculty, & from the first year of undergrad you find yourself studying in small classes with noted authorities in their fields.

Attractive campus & a comfortable size, & Victoria's a pretty nice city too.

Check out these evaluations: http://uvic.ca/about/rankings.html