Several universities in Canada have ranked among the top 50 best academic institutions in the world.

Times Higher Education (THE) released its World University Rankings for 2026 on Wednesday. The list ranked 2,191 institutions from 115 countries and territories, including 34 universities in Canada.

Of those 34 schools, only three universities in Canada ranked within the top 50.

The University of Toronto ranked the highest among Canadian institutions, placing 21st, just below Columbia University.

THE evaluated universities based on five key factors: teaching (the learning environment), research environment (volume, income, and reputation), research quality (citation impact, research strength, research excellence and research influence), international outlook (staff, students and researc

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