Canadas Top 50 Research Universities 2015

Rank

Sponsored Research Income

2014
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

2013
1
3
2
4
5
8
6
7
9
10
14
12
16
11
13
15
19
20
18
17
21
22

23
24
25
26
27
28

23
24
26
25
27
28

University
University of Toronto* ++
Universit de Montral* (a)
University of British Columbia*
McGill University*
University of Alberta*
Universit Laval*
University of Calgary*
McMaster University*
University of Ottawa*
Western University*
University of Saskatchewan*
University of Waterloo
University of Manitoba*
Queen's University*
University of Guelph
Dalhousie University*
Universit de Sherbrooke*
Simon Fraser University
University of Victoria
Memorial University of Newfoundland* (b)
York University
Universit du Qubec Montral
Institut national de la recherche
scientifique+
Carleton University
Concordia University
University of New Brunswick
Ryerson University
University of Windsor

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FY2014
$000
$1,041,374
$548,849
$547,027
$477,843
$462,891
$324,803
$324,212
$310,608
$275,266
$237,894
$195,264
$177,425
$154,280
$148,486
$146,657
$128,084
$121,938
$103,130
$95,428
$87,782
$78,719
$70,384

Faculty**

Research
Intensity

FY2013
% Change 2013-2014 $ per Faculty
$000
2013-2014
#
$000
Province
$1,110,663
-6.2
2,600
$400.5 Ontario
$527,971
4.0
1,879
$292.1 Quebec
$566,789
-3.5
2,395
$228.4 British Columbia
$465,209
2.7
1,696
$281.7 Quebec
$417,757
10.8
1,703
$271.8 Alberta
$306,831
5.9
1,519
$213.8 Quebec
$328,736
-1.4
1,525
$212.6 Alberta
$322,502
-3.7
915
$339.5 Ontario
$297,813
-7.6
1,281
$214.9 Ontario
$254,457
-6.5
1,245
$191.1 Ontario
$157,976
23.6
1,117
$174.8 Saskatchewan
$166,920
6.3
1,106
$160.4 Ontario
$137,281
12.4
1,252
$123.2 Manitoba
$189,990
-21.8
768
$193.3 Ontario
$158,255
-7.3
738
$198.7 Ontario
$148,879
-14.0
1,037
$123.5 Nova Scotia
$120,969
0.8
1,134
$107.5 Quebec
$102,643
0.5
831
$124.1 British Columbia
$124,779
-23.5
700
$136.3 British Columbia
$127,816
-31.3
935
$93.9 Newfoundland
$72,040
9.3
1,348
$58.4 Ontario
$71,262
-1.2
1,139
$61.8 Quebec
$55,778
$55,160
$44,358
$49,115
$32,400
$29,734

$61,903
$59,144
$45,670
$42,505
$40,782
$30,486
1

11.0
7.2
3.0
-13.5
25.9
2.5

149
748
777
440
794
471

$415.5 Quebec
$79.1 Ontario
$58.8 Quebec
$96.6 New Brunswick
$51.4 Ontario
$64.7 Ontario

Canadas Top 50 Research Universities 2015

Rank

Sponsored Research Income

2014
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39

2013
29
31
30
32
34
33
36
38
41
39
40

40
41
42
43
44

37
35
42
44
47

45
46
47
48
49
50

43
48
45
46
49
50

University
Universit du Qubec Chicoutimi
cole de technologie suprieure+
Universit du Qubec Trois-Rivires
Lakehead University*
Universit du Qubec Rimouski
University of Regina
University of Lethbridge
Laurentian University*
Brock University
Royal Military College of Canada
Trent University
Universit du Qubec en AbitibiTmiscamingue
University of Prince Edward Island
Wilfrid Laurier University
University of Northern British Columbia
Universit de Moncton
University of Ontario Institute of
Technology
Saint Mary's University
St. Francis Xavier University
Universit du Qubec en Outaouais
University of Winnipeg
Acadia University

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FY2014
$000
$27,436
$26,614
$22,942
$22,717
$18,742
$18,472
$18,227
$17,139
$16,391
$16,021
$14,575

Faculty**

Research
Intensity

FY2013
% Change 2013-2014 $ per Faculty
$000
2013-2014
#
$000
Province
$27,418
0.1
236
$116.3 Quebec
$23,883
11.4
155
$171.7 Quebec
$24,039
-4.6
418
$54.9 Quebec
$22,465
1.1
325
$69.9 Ontario
$20,580
-8.9
200
$93.7 Quebec
$20,778
-11.1
398
$46.4 Saskatchewan
$17,228
5.8
335
$54.4 Alberta
$16,442
4.2
400
$42.8 Ontario
$14,285
14.7
568
$28.9 Ontario
$14,962
7.1
186
$86.1 Ontario
$14,310
1.9
257
$56.7 Ontario

$14,343
$13,236
$12,737
$12,323
$10,763

$16,511
$17,391
$12,961
$10,105
$8,596

-13.1
-23.9
-1.7
21.9
25.2

102
239
534
173
353

$9,820
$8,735
$8,643
$8,067
$7,851
$7,017

$10,562
$8,306
$8,845
$8,704
$8,177
$6,966

-7.0
5.2
-2.3
-7.3
-4.0
0.7

187
247
221
219
265
202

$140.6 Quebec
$55.4 Prince Edward Island
$23.9 Ontario
$71.2 British Columbia
$30.5 New Brunswick
$52.5 Ontario
$35.4 Nova Scotia
$39.1 Nova Scotia
$36.8 Quebec
$29.6 Manitoba
$34.7 Nova Scotia

Notes:
1. Sponsored research income includes all funds to support research received in the form of a grant, contribution or contract from all sources external to the institution.
2. Financial data were obtained from Statistics Canada.
3. Fiscal 2013 research income figures may have been adjusted as more accurate information became available.
4. Faculty data were obtained from RE$EARCH Infosource Canadian University R&D Database.
5. All data are provided for the main university/college including its affiliated institutions, where applicable.
6. All institutions are members of the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO).
* Has a medical school
** Includes full, associate and assistant faculty
+
Not a full-service university
++
Sponsored research income administered by affiliated hospitals was reported one fiscal year in arrears
(a)
(b)

Faculty count based on 2011-2012 data as 2013-2014 data were not available.
Faculty count based on 2012-2013 data as 2013-2014 data were not available.

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