Which are the best colleges or Universities to study in Canada?

Many foreign students, including a large number of Asian students, choose to study in Canada, which is one of the most popular study-abroad destinations in the world.

Many foreign students want to know whether they may continue their education in Canada while they are still studying abroad. To prolong your stay, you should know that you may do so via a study program, but finding the right one might be challenging.

Because of this, we've created this ranking of the best Canadian universities for foreign students, so you can learn more about each school and make an informed selection.

Students from across the world flock to Canadian universities for a variety of reasons, including the high quality of instruction, the welcoming climate inside the institutions, and the abundance of resources available to foreign students. 

We have listed top 100 universities and colleges in Canada ranked from number 100 to number 1. You can select the one that fits your needs, geography, study budget and other situations.

Ranking	College/University	World Rank	Excellence Rank*	Openness Rank*	Impact Rank*
100	Vancouver Community College	7516	7190	7420	3595
99	Langara College	7453	7190	7420	3484
98	Georgian College	7253	7190	7420	3172
97	Bow Valley College	7253	7190	7420	3170
96	Durham College	7253	7190	7420	3167
95	École Nationale d'Administration Publique	7188	7190	6097	5624
94	Dawson College Westmount Montreal	7125	7190	7420	2981
93	Niagara College	7115	7190	7420	2963
92	Nothern Alberta Institute of Technology	7040	7190	7420	2844
91	Emily Carr University of Art + Design	7011	7190	7420	2790
90	Fanshawe College	6988	7190	7420	2738
89	Mohawk College	6973	7190	7420	2721
88	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology	6956	7190	7420	2680
87	Capilano University	6815	7190	7286	2934
86	Douglas College	6464	7190	6822	3081
85	Concordia University of Edmonton	6421	7190	5286	4596
84	Algoma University	6317	7190	4625	4757
83	Algonquin College	6250	7190	7420	1551
82	Tele-Université TÉLUQ	6190	7190	4336	4556
81	Okanagan College	6101	7190	5707	3112
80	Seneca College	6021	7190	7043	1706
79	Conestoga College	6003	7190	6087	2518
78	George Brown College	5989	7190	6987	1715
77	Centennial College Toronto	5790	7190	6085	1904
76	Saint Thomas University	5761	6775	5297	4438
75	University of the Fraser Valley	5720	7190	5984	1826
74	Humber College	5668	7190	6477	1421
73	OCAD University (Ontario College of Art & Design)	5558	7190	5181	1869
72	Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning	5549	7190	4940	1945
71	Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Kwantlen University College)	5518	7190	4575	2093
70	Université Saint Paul	5429	5607	7420	5401
69	Vancouver Island University (Malaspina)	5254	7190	5181	1218
68	Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College	4746	4100	7420	7007
67	Trinity Western University	3888	5221	5304	2448
66	British Columbia Institute of Technology	3868	6283	3512	832
65	Université du Québec Abitibi-Temiscamingue	3649	2692	7420	5123
64	Royal Military College of Canada	3409	2222	7420	5465
63	Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Laurentian University Lakehead University)	3108	2991	3694	6434
62	Cape Breton University	2781	3582	3268	3257
61	Bishop's University	2760	3904	3372	2453
60	Mount Saint Vincent University	2735	3877	3311	2454
59	Royal Roads University	2732	3993	3650	2043
58	Nipissing University	2470	3408	2503	2628
57	University of Lethbridge	2438	1829	7420	2111
56	Université du Québec Rimouski	2317	2569	2347	4174
55	Université du Québec Outaouais	2309	2673	2468	3719
54	MacEwan University (Grant MacEwan College)	2284	3246	2608	2211
53	Brandon University	2243	2897	3636	2288
52	Mount Royal University	2217	3465	2152	1799
51	Université de Moncton	2183	2999	2525	2373
50	Mount Allison University	2094	3267	2331	1634
49	Thompson Rivers University	1784	2884	2199	1264
48	Acadia University	1709	2657	2421	1224
47	Athabasca University	1636	2831	2004	957
46	University of Prince Edward Island	1579	2328	1703	1471
45	University of Northern British Columbia	1569	2136	1924	1652
44	Ontario Tech University	1560	1173	3098	3662
43	Saint Mary's University	1525	2297	1327	1492
42	University of Regina	1483	1140	7420	717
41	(1) Université Laurentienne / Laurentian University	1423	1829	1387	1892
40	Saint Francis Xavier University	1413	2019	1786	1346
39	Université du Québec Chicoutimi	1402	2234	2162	999
38	University of Winnipeg	1345	2309	2095	822
37	Trent University	1266	1873	1229	1217
36	HEC Montréal École de Gestion	1244	1717	799	1544
35	Université du Québec Trois-Rivieres	1186	1851	1426	946
34	Université INRS Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique	1060	956	761	2605
33	École de Technologie Supérieure	1053	1036	865	2213
32	Lakehead University	1037	1393	959	1214
31	Université du Québec	897	295	7420	800
30	Wilfrid Laurier University	882	1387	856	769
29	Brock University	835	1403	754	643
28	École Polytechnique de Montréal	735	883	518	989
27	University of New Brunswick	652	1031	779	471
26	University of Windsor	645	1064	765	444
25	Université de Sherbrooke	599	753	496	736
24	Université du Québec Montréal	477	672	639	408
23	Ryerson University	457	709	502	360
22	Memorial University of Newfoundland	431	606	493	391
21	Concordia University Montréal	360	544	345	294
20	University of Guelph	322	479	294	266
19	Carleton University	319	487	338	233
18	Université Laval	295	407	213	308
17	University of Saskatchewan	291	464	312	207
16	University of Manitoba	284	376	372	284
15	Dalhousie University	241	344	184	221
14	York University	236	448	319	131
13	University of Victoria British Columbia	230	409	320	143
12	Queen's University Kingston	218	402	172	150
11	Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa	198	230	254	239
10	Western University (University of Western Ontario)	180	233	162	190
9	Université de Montréal	167	247	154	145
8	McMaster University	144	210	55	172
7	Simon Fraser University	142	351	189	71
6	University of Calgary	98	154	141	124
5	University of Waterloo	87	174	145	83
4	University of Alberta	69	80	80	93
3	McGill University	60	77	48	70
2	University of British Columbia	27	38	27	40
1	University of Toronto	17	12	34	35