Numerous organizations annually rank post-secondary institutions using diverse criteria, including international and national standings and specific subject areas. Their assessments and interpretation of how universities are performing inform our continuous improvement efforts at the University of Saskatchewan. We primarily focus on three international and two national rankings.
Shanghai Ranking Consultancy Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, an organization focusing on higher education, annually publishes an institutional ranking called The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). In total, over 2,500 universities are ranked and the top 1,000 are published. The University of Saskatchewan is typically positioned within the top fifth of all universities ranked.
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Subject Rankings
Shanghai Ranking Consultancy annually publishes a Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) each summer, where more than 1,900 institutions from about 104 countries are ranked across 55 subjects in five broad discipline areas.
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Official website: www.shanghairanking.com
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings
Quacquarelli Symonds, a British company specializing in education and study abroad services, releases their ranking of universities in the world on an annual basis. They consider close to 3,000 universities globally and publish rankings for over 1,500 institutions. The University of Saskatchewan is currently positioned near the top fifth of all universities ranked.
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Sustainability Rankings
QS publishes an annual ranking of universities to determine who is leading the way in social and environmental sustainability. The most recent ranking release features over 1,400 universities, and it includes an overall rank in addition to rankings within each of three categories and nine performance lenses.
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Subject Rankings
QS publishes a World University Rankings by Subject, typically near the end of the first calendar quarter. Overall, close to 1,600 institutions are ranked across 55 subjects in five broad subject areas.
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Official website: www.topuniversities.com/qs-world-university-rankings
Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings
Times Higher Education is a weekly British magazine that reports specifically on news and issues related to higher education. As part of this, they produce an annual ranking of over 1,900 universities from across the world. The University of Saskatchewan is currently situated within the top 400 universities ranked.
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Impact Rankings
THE publishes an annual ranking of over 1,600 universities based on their performance against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An overall global ranking is published along with specific rankings in each of the 17 SDGs.
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Subject Rankings
THE publishes an annual ranking of subjects, typically later in the calendar year, ranking institutions in 11 broader subject areas.
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Official website: www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings
Maclean’s University Rankings (Canadian medical/doctoral)
Maclean’s, a Canadian news magazine, provides an annual release of 50 universities in Canada separated into three categories: medical/doctoral, comprehensive, and primarily undergraduate. Because of its comprehensive set of health science programs (including medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and nutrition, rehabilitation science, public health, physical therapy, and nursing), the University of Saskatchewan is ranked in the medical/doctoral category.
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Program Rankings
Maclean’s releases an annual ranking of programs, typically in the Fall, which assess research and reputation in five popular areas in the sciences and social sciences.
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Official website: education.macleans.ca/rankings
Research Infosource Top 50 Research Universities in Canada
Research Infosource, a company that specializes in providing research and development intelligence, produces an annual ranking of the top 50 research universities in Canada. The University of Saskatchewan is currently ranked 11th in this list Summary of results:
Official website: researchinfosource.com/top50_univ.php
More information
For more information on topics relating to university rankings, please contact the Assessment and Analytics team.