McMaster is ranked among the top 100 universities globally.

McMaster ranked 98th in the world and 5th in Canada in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2023. For the 20th year in a row, McMaster University has ranked among the top 100 universities in the world in the Shanghai Rankings.

33^rd 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 2023 Impact Rankings have recognized and ranked McMaster’s achievements as 33^rd in the world. While most of our research is tied directly to the UN SDGs and their targets, we are ranked Top 5 in Canada for our work in:

• Ranked #1 for Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3)
• Ranked #4 for No Poverty (SDG 1)
• Ranked #5 for Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10)
• Ranked #5 for Industry Innovations and Infrastructure (SDG 9)

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

Top 50 in the World for Life Sciences and Medicine

McMaster has once again been recognized as one of the world’s top 50 universities for the study of life sciences and medicine, according to the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject. McMaster also saw significant growth in the areas of engineering and technology, natural sciences and social sciences and management.

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 ranked 4th in Research University of the Year 2023.

McMaster University continues to rank among the country’s most research-intensive universities – for both graduate students and faculty members – in the annual ranking of the country’s Top 50 Research Universities. McMaster placed 3rd in Graduate Student Research Intensity – averaging $68,500 per graduate student, and 2nd in Faculty Research Intensity – averaging $407,300 per faculty member; significantly above the national average for both.

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.