Top 70 in the World

Consistently ranked in the world’s Top 100, McMaster placed 69^th out of more than 1,500 institutions and fourth in Canada in the 2021 Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings. We ranked 11^th globally in Clinical and Health.

14^th in the World for Global Impact

At McMaster, we are working together to create a healthier, brighter world.

The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings recognize the role that universities, such as McMaster, play in supporting the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In our commitment to creating a brighter world, the THE 2021 Impact Rankings have recognized and ranked McMaster’s achievements as 14^th in the world. While most of our research is tied directly to the UN SDGs and their targets, we are ranked 1^st in Canada for our work in:

• Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3)
• Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8)
• Partnerships for the Goals (SDG 17)

To learn how McMaster is  meeting the SDG goals, please visit our UN SDG Website.

McMaster named 38th most international university in the world

Teaching Excellence

For our commitment to high-quality instruction, McMaster was recognized with the 2018 Global Teaching Excellence Award. Judges singled out McMaster for our strong vision and commitment to high-quality teaching and global engagement through international partnerships and programs, and opportunities for hands-on, experiential learning.

Research Intensity

McMaster has been named Canada’s most research-intensive institution for three years in a row by Toronto-based Research Infosource. Our researchers attract an average of $439,500 in research income per full-time faculty member, more than double the national average. In the Medical-Doctoral category, McMaster ranked second, earning us the Research University of the Year designation.

World-class Research Innovators

McMaster counts four Nobel Prize laureates among our alumni and faculty, as well as 129 endowed chairs and professorships, 70 Canada Research Chairs, six Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Industrial Research Chairs, two Canadian Institutes of Health Research Chairs, two Ontario Research Chairs and one Canada 150 Research Chair.

Global Rankings at a Glance

McMaster is highly ranked by Times Higher Education, QS, Shanghai Jiao Tong, CWS Leiden, Maclean’s magazine and others. Learn more about our consistently high performance and international reputation when it comes to global impact, teaching, research, top 100 programs, equity, diversity and sustainability.