Maclean's The Ultimate Guide To Canadian Universities 2026

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Guide to applying to Canadian universities, covering the admissions process from Grade 9 to campus entry, student preparedness and stress, scholarship and program selection strategies, and campus life costs and residence options. Includes sections on study areas such as business, computer science, education, engineering, nursing, health sciences, psychology, environmental studies, and economics, plus a methodology overview of how Maclean’s evaluates universities using long-collected data.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages180

Reading Time7 h 34 min

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Photograph courtesy of David Lipnowski/University of Manitoba 􀀞􀀝 􀀛􀀚 􀀙􀀘􀀗 􀀝 􀀖􀀛􀀙􀀕􀀝 􀀔􀀓􀀗􀀒􀀗􀀕􀀙􀀗􀀒 􀀛􀀒􀀙􀀑􀀝􀀐􀀏􀀙 􀀙􀀝􀀏 􀀏􀀖􀀛􀀝􀀞􀀛􀀝􀀎 ~~ ~~ University of Manitoba 􀀞􀀝􀀝􀀜􀀛􀀚 􀀘􀀛 12 HOW TO APPLY A step-by-step guide to getting from Grade 9 to setting foot on campus 16 THE SURGE OF A+ STUDENTS High school averages are higher than ever. But are students prepared for university? By Jadine Ngan 22 EARNING A SPOT How these students got into some of Canada’s most competitive programs 28 UNDER PRESSURE Canada’s university admissions process is burning students out. Here’s what I think needs to change. By Ruby Sinclair 􀀗􀀖􀀕 􀀝􀀖 􀀔􀀓􀀒 􀀑􀀖􀀐 􀀘􀀝 32 WHAT I SPENT LAST MONTH A peek inside the budgets of three undergraduate students 38 HOW I WON MY SCHOLARSHIP Meet three students who stood out and cashed in 􀀞􀀝􀀜􀀛 􀀙􀀘􀀘􀀗􀀖􀀕􀀛􀀔􀀕􀀙􀀞􀀓 􀀔􀀓􀀒 􀀙􀀘􀀘􀀗􀀖􀀕􀀛􀀔􀀕􀀙􀀞􀀓􀀖 􀀕􀀑􀀛􀀞􀀗􀀐􀀑􀀞􀀗􀀕 􀀏􀀎 􀀞􀀝􀀞􀀜 􀀚􀀙􀀘􀀝􀀞􀀗 THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES 2026 3 CONTENTS 42 MORE THANA PAYCHEQUE A job on campus has plenty of perks By Hannah Alper 􀀞􀀝􀀝􀀜􀀛􀀚 􀀘􀀞􀀗􀀖􀀕 46 DECKED-OUT DORMS The key to residence living is maximizing space while creating a personalized vibe 48 THE COST OF CAMPUS LIVING Residence and meal plan prices are a surprise to many families By Erin Pepler 52 DORM ALTERNATIVES Two students found novel digs off-campus By Carly Pews 56 MY LIFE-CHANGING GAP YEAR My year-long adventure outside the classroom prepared me for university By Rosalie James 􀀔􀀓􀀞 􀀒􀀞􀀑􀀝􀀐􀀏􀀎􀀚􀀏􀀗􀀍􀀑 62 BUSINESS Today’s business programs prepare students for a data-driven future 64 COMPUTER SCIENCE Computer science programs are adapting as AI transforms the field 66 EDUCATION Teaching is a challenging and rewarding career with opportunities inside and outside the classroom ~~ ~~ Toronto Metropolitan University 68 ENGINEERING Rigorous programs prepare the next generation of problem-solvers 70 NURSING Nursing programs offer hands-on training for an in-demand career 72 HEALTH SCIENCES Health sciences students fill health-care gaps in Canada 74 PSYCHOLOGY A focus on mental health across industries places psychology grads in high demand 76 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Students interested in the environment gain skills transferable across industries 78 ECONOMICS A turbulent world creates opportunities for students with math chops 􀀘􀀗􀀛􀀌􀀜􀀛􀀚􀀑 83 METHODOLOGY For more than three decades, Maclean’s has collected the data and crunched the numbers to evaluate Canadian universities 86 Medical Doctoral 88 Comprehensive 90 Primarily Undergraduate 􀀉􀀈􀀇􀀆􀀆􀀋􀀐􀀘􀀆􀀅􀀄􀀋􀀃􀀉 􀀞􀀝 An in-depth tour of universities across the country 178 􀀋􀀗􀀑􀀝 􀀊􀀎􀀏􀀖 How business school helped me land my dream job at Google By Lydia Yoon Photograph courtesy of Mark Bl inch/Toronto Met ropol itan University Find out how at EducationPlannerBC, the provincial resource to easily education and careers, and apply to study in British Columbia. It’s the centralized

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