The Maple Listby AdmissionPrep

Best value universities

Quality balanced against cost, not simply the cheapest tuition.

Methodology v2.3 · objective public data · how we rank

  1. 1
    University of British Columbia
    Vancouver, British Columbia · $6,230/yr · 90% avg
    A
  2. 2
    University of Toronto
    Toronto, Ontario · $6,590/yr · ~91% est. avg
    A-
  3. 3
    Université de Montréal
    Montreal, Quebec · $3,900/yr* · ~84% est. avg
    B+
  4. 4
    Queen's University
    Kingston, Ontario · $6,900/yr · 82-91% avg
    B
  5. 5
    Western University
    London, Ontario · $6,800/yr · 91% avg
    B
  6. 6
    University of Alberta
    Edmonton, Alberta · $6,800/yr · ~85% est. avg
    B
  7. 7
    University of Calgary
    Calgary, Alberta · $6,600/yr · 70-96% avg
    B
  8. 8
    University of Victoria
    Victoria, British Columbia · $6,100/yr · 75-92% avg
    B
  9. 9
    McMaster University
    Hamilton, Ontario · $7,000/yr · 86-96% avg
    B-
  10. 10
    University of Waterloo
    Waterloo, Ontario · $7,400/yr · ~90% est. avg
    B-
  11. 11
    University of Ottawa
    Ottawa, Ontario · $7,200/yr · ~84% est. avg
    C+
  12. 12
    McGill University
    Montreal, Quebec · $9,000/yr · 78-96% avg
    C+
  13. 13
    University of Guelph
    Guelph, Ontario · $6,900/yr · 75-91% avg
    C
  14. 14
    Concordia University
    Montreal, Quebec · $4,200/yr* · ~80% est. avg
    C
  15. 15
    Simon Fraser University
    Burnaby, British Columbia · $6,400/yr · 80-92% avg
    C
  16. 16
    Toronto Metropolitan University
    Toronto, Ontario · $7,300/yr · ~82% est. avg
    C
  17. 17
    University of Manitoba
    Winnipeg, Manitoba · $5,400/yr · ~80% est. avg
    C
  18. 18
    York University
    Toronto, Ontario · $7,200/yr · 70-92% avg
    C
  19. 19
    Carleton University
    Ottawa, Ontario · $7,100/yr · 70-85% avg
    C-
  20. 20
    University of Saskatchewan
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · $6,800/yr · ~80% est. avg
    C-
  21. 21
    Memorial University of Newfoundland
    St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · $3,300/yr* · ~78% est. avg
    C-
  22. 22
    Dalhousie University
    Halifax, Nova Scotia · $9,200/yr · ~82% est. avg
    C-