AHN Staff
Oshawa, Ontario (AHN) - While the naming by a major Canadian magazine of McGill University as top medical school no longer surprised Canadians, what caught their attention of this year's ranking of higher educational institutions is the fast rise of the University of Ontario's Institute of Technology.
The Oshawa-based UOIT was ranked 12th in the primarily undergraduate category of Maclean's magazine, which came out with its university issue Thursday. It is the first time UOIT got a ranking in the magazine.
In contrast, Montreal-based McGill University has held the top spot in the medical doctoral category for the fifth consecutive year. Likewise, second-placer University of Toronto held on to the same spot for the second straight year. Last year, the University of Toronto was tied on the second place with Queen's University, but the latter slipped to third place this year.
McGill is the oldest university in Montreal. It was established in 1821 by James McGill, a Scottish merchant. From a small college, McGill has grown to a large university with more than 34,000 students spread in two campuses. Its students come from about 160 nations, making McGill one of the most internationally diverse medical-doctoral universities in Canada.
In fourth and fifth place for the medical doctoral category are the University of British Columbia and the University of Alberta, which maintained their 2008 standing.
For the comprehensive category, British Columbia's Simon Fraser University topped the ranking for the second straight year. On second place was the University of Victoria.
The reason behind UOIT's fast rise is its topping in the fields of social sciences and humanities grants and expenditures on student services and library purchases. UOIT, known for its small classes, has 6,265 undergraduate students.
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