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Check out Maclean's rankings for the best computer science programs in Canadian universities in 2021!

Maclean's rankings are based on the program's reputation, research reputation, and a measure of the program's publications and citations.

School Overall Ranking Rank Last Year
University of British Columbia 1* [2]
University of Toronto 1* [1]
University of Waterloo 1* [3]
McGill University 4 [5]
University of Alberta 5 [6]
Université de Montréal 6 [4]
Simon Fraser University 7 [8]
University of Victoria 8 [12*]
University of Calgary 9 [14]
McMaster University 10 [7]
Queen's University 11 [11]
University of Ottawa 12 [12]
Western University 13 [15]
University of Manitoba 14 [16]
Dalhousie University 15 [N/A]
Carleton University 16 [10]
Université Laval 17* [N/A]
Ryerson University 17* [N/A]
Concordia University 19 [9]
Lakehead University 20* [19*]
Université du Québec à Montréal 20* [N/A]

An * indicates a tie.


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