McGill University Ranking

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  QS World University Rankings 2026 – 27th globally and 1st in Canada, placing it in the top 2% of universities worldwide; McGill has risen for four consecutive years.
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  Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026 – 41st globally, recognised for research and international outlook.
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  U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities 2026 – 62nd globally and 3rd in Canada.
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  Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU / Shanghai) 2025 – 76th globally, a research-output-driven ranking.
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  Maclean's University Rankings 2026 – 1st in Canada among medical-doctoral universities for over 20 consecutive years.
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  QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 – global top-5 strength in Mineral & Mining Engineering (2nd) and Anatomy & Physiology (5th); 5 subjects rank in the global top 20 and 10 in the top 30.
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  Subject strengths – global standing in Medicine (23rd), Psychology (22nd), Library & Information Management (11th), Music (13th), and Performing Arts (15th).
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  QS broad subject areas – top-50 worldwide across all five faculty areas, led by Life Sciences & Medicine (28th).
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  Research leadership – home to Canada's first faculty of medicine (1829) and one of the country's largest hospital-based research networks, with around $749 million in annual research funding.
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  Reputation & outcomes – top-100 globally for sustainability (15th), employment outcomes (27th), and academic reputation (35th) within the QS indicators.

McGill University Rankings By Category

McGill ranks among the world's leading universities and is consistently Canada's top-placed institution in the QS rankings, with particular global strength in mining engineering, anatomy and physiology, medicine, and the life sciences. Selected current rankings:

Category	Source & Year	Ranking
World University Ranking	QS World University Rankings 2026	27th globally (1st in Canada)
World University Ranking	Times Higher Education 2026	41st globally
Best Global Universities	U.S. News & World Report 2026	62nd globally
World University Ranking	ARWU (Shanghai) 2025	76th globally
Medical-Doctoral University	Maclean's 2026	1st in Canada (20+ years running)
Mineral & Mining Engineering	QS by Subject 2026	2nd globally
Anatomy & Physiology	QS by Subject 2026	5th globally
Medicine	QS by Subject 2026	23rd globally
Psychology	QS by Subject 2026	22nd globally
Life Sciences & Medicine (broad area)	QS by Subject 2026	28th globally
Sustainability	QS World University Rankings 2026	15th globally