UW's historical rankings in Macleans magazine
The following is a historical record of UW's place in the Macleans rankings.
- Numerical rankings
- Reputational survey for 'comprehensive' universities
- Reputational rankings for all universities
- Value added
- 1991 general ranking
- Background information
Numerical rankings
| Medical-doctoral | Comprehensive | Primarily undergraduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1. McGill 2. Toronto 3. Queen's |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser 3. Guelph |
1. Mount Allison 2. Trent 3. Acadia |
| 1993 | 1. McGill 2. Queen's 3. Toronto |
1. Simon Fraser 2. Waterloo 3. Victoria |
1. Mount Allison 2. Trent 3. Acadia |
| 1994 | 1. Toronto 2. Queen's 3. McGill |
1. Waterloo and Victoria (tie) 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Mount Allison 2. Trent 3. Acadia |
| 1995 | 1. Toronto 2. Queen's 3. McGill |
1. Victoria 2. Simon Fraser 3. Waterloo |
1. Mount Allison 2. Trent 3. Acadia |
| 1996 | 1. Toronto 2. Queen's 3. McGill |
1. Simon Fraser 2. Waterloo 3. Victoria |
1. Mount Allison 2. Acadia 3. Trent |
| 1997 | 1. Toronto 2. Queen's 3. McGill |
1. Simon Fraser 2. Guelph 3. Victoria 4. Waterloo |
1. Mount Allison 2. Acadia 3. Trent |
| 1998 | 1. Toronto 2. Queen's 3. McGill |
1. Simon Fraser 2. Guelph 3. Waterloo |
1. Mount Allison 2. Acadia 3. St. Francis Xavier |
| 1999 | 1. Toronto 2. UBC 3. Queen's |
1. Guelph 2. Simon Fraser and Waterloo (tie) |
1. Mount Allison 2. Acadia 3. Trent |
| 2000 | 1. Toronto 2. UBC 3. Queen's |
1. Simon Fraser 2. Guelph 3. Waterloo |
1. Mount Allison 2. Acadia 3. St. Francis Xavier |
| 2001 | 1. Toronto 2. UBC 3. Queen's |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser 3. Guelph |
1. Mount Allison 2. St. Francis Xavier 3. Trent |
| 2002 | 1. Toronto 2. Queen's 3. McGill and Western |
1. Guelph 2. Waterloo 3. Simon Fraser |
1. St. Francis Xavier 2. Mount Allison 3. Acadia |
| 2003 | 1. Toronto 2. McGill 3. Queen's and Western |
1. Guelph 2. Waterloo 3. Victoria |
1. St. Francis Xavier 2. Mount Allison 3. Acadia |
| 2004 | 1. Toronto 2. McGill 3. Western |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Victoria |
1. St. Francis Xavier 2. Mount Allison 3. Acadia |
| 2005 | 1. McGill and Toronto 3. Western |
1. Waterloo 2. Victoria 3. Guelph and Simon Fraser |
1. St. Francis Xavier 2. Mount Allison 3. Acadia |
| 2006 | 1. McGill |
1. Guelph 2. Waterloo 3. Victoria |
1. St. Francis Xavier 2. Mount Allison 3. Acadia |
| 2007 | 1. McGill |
1. Victoria 2. Simon Fraser 3. Waterloo |
1. Acadia and Mount Allison 3. St. Francis Xavier |
| 2008 | 1. McGill |
1. Simon Fraser and Victoria 3. Waterloo |
1. Mount Allison 2. U of Northern BC 3. Acadia |
| 2009 | 1. McGill |
1. Simon Fraser 2. Victoria 3. Waterloo |
1. Mount Allison 2. Acadia 3. U of Northern BC |
Reputational survey for 'comprehensive' universities
| Highest quality | Most innovative | Leaders of tomorrow | Best overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1. Waterloo 2. Guelph |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph |
| 1993 | 1. Waterloo 2. Guelph |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph |
| 1994 | 1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser |
| 1995 | 1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser |
| 1996 | 1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser |
| 1997 | 1. Waterloo 2. Guelph |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph |
| 1998 | 1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser 3. Guelph |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
| 1999 | 1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser 3. Guelph |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser 3. Guelph |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser 3. Guelph |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser 3. Guelph |
| 2000 | 1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser 3. Guelph |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
| 2001 | 1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
| 2002 | 1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
| 2003 | 1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
| 2004 | 1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Victoria |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
| 2005 | 1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Victoria |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
| 2006 | 1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Victoria |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Victoria |
| 2007 | 1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Victoria |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Victoria |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Victoria |
| 2008 | 1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Victoria |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Victoria |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
| 2009 | 1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Victoria |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Guelph 3. Simon Fraser |
Reputational rankings for all universities
| Highest quality | Most innovative | Leaders of tomorrow | Best overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1. Toronto 2. Queen's 3. McGill 4. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. Queen's 3. Toronto 4. McMaster |
1. Waterloo 2. Queen's 3. Toronto 4. McMaster |
1. Waterloo 2. Queen's 3. Toronto 4. McMaster |
| 1993 | 1. McGill 2. Queen's 3. UBC 4. Toronto 5. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. McMaster 3. Guelph 4. Queen's |
1. Waterloo 2. UBC 3. Calgary 4. McMaster |
1. Waterloo 2. UBC 3. McMaster 4. McGill |
| 1994 | 1.Queen's 2. McGill 3. UBC 4. Toronto 5. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser 3. McMaster 4. McGill |
1. Waterloo 2. UBC 3. Simon Fraser 4. McGill |
1. Waterloo 2. UBC 3. McGill 4. Simon Fraser |
| 1995 | 1. Queen's 2. McGill 3. UBC 4. Toronto 5. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser 3. McMaster 4. Queen's |
1. Waterloo 2. Simon Fraser 3. Queen's 4. UBC |
1. Waterloo 2. Queen's 3. Simon Fraser 4. UBC |
| 1996 | 1. Queen's 2. Toronto 3. McGill 4. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. Queen's 3, McMaster 4. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. UBC 3. Queen's 4. Toronto |
1. Waterloo 2. Queen's 3. UBC 4. Toronto |
| 1997 | 1. Queen's 2. McGill 3. Toronto 4. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. McMaster 3. UBC 4. Simon Fraser |
1. Waterloo 2. Alberta 3. Guelph 4. UBC |
1. Waterloo 2. UBC 3. Toronto 4. McMaster |
| 1998 | 1. Toronto 2. Queen's 3. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. McMaster 3. Alberta |
1. Waterloo 2. Toronto 3. McMaster |
1. Waterloo 2. Toronto 3. McMaster |
| 1999 | 1. Toronto 2. Queen's 3. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. McMaster 3. Toronto |
1. Waterloo 2. Toronto 3. UBC |
1. Waterloo 2. Toronto 3. Queen's |
| 2000 | 1. Queen's 2. Toronto 3. McGill 4. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. McMaster 3. Toronto |
1. Waterloo 2. Toronto 3. Alberta |
1. Waterloo 2. Toronto 3. Queen's |
| 2001 | 1. Queen's 2. Toronto 3. McGill 4. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. McMaster 3. Guelph |
1. Toronto 2. Waterloo 3. Alberta |
1. Waterloo 2. Toronto 3. McGill |
| 2002 | 1. McGill 2. Toronto 3. Queen's 4. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. Toronto 3. McMaster |
1. Toronto 2. Waterloo 3. McGill |
1. Waterloo 2. Toronto 3. McGill |
| 2003 | 1. Queen's 2. McGill 3. Toronto 4. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. Toronto 3. McMaster |
1. Toronto 2. Waterloo 3. Alberta |
1. Toronto 2. Waterloo 3. Queen's |
| 2004 | 1. Queen's 2. McGill 3. Toronto 4. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. McMaster 3. Guelph |
1. Toronto 2. Waterloo 3. Alberta |
1. Waterloo 2. Toronto 3. Queen's |
| 2005 | 1. McGill 2. Queen's 3. Toronto 4. Waterloo |
1. Waterloo 2. McMaster 3. Alberta |
1. Toronto 2. Waterloo 3. British Columbia |
1. Waterloo 2. Toronto 3. McGill |
| 2006 | 1. McGill |
1. Waterloo |
1. Alberta |
1. Alberta 2. Waterloo 3. McGill |
| 2007 | 1. McGill 2. Waterloo 3. Queen's |
1. Waterloo 2. Alberta 3. McMaster |
1. Waterloo 2. Toronto 3. Alberta |
1. Waterloo 2. McGill 3. Alberta |
| 2008 | 1. McGill 2. Waterloo 3. Queen's |
1. Waterloo 2. McMaster 3. McGill |
1. Waterloo 2. Alberta 3. McGill |
1. Waterloo 2. McGill 3. Alberta |
| 2009 | 1. McGill 2. Waterloo 3. Queen's |
1. Waterloo 2. McGill 3. Alberta |
1. Waterloo 2. McGill 3. Alberta |
1. Waterloo 2. McGill 3. Alberta |
Value added
| 1998 | 1. Québec à Montréal 2. Manitoba 3. Lakehead |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1. Trent 2. Lakehead 3. Québec à Montréal |
| 2000 | 1. Trent 2. Windsor 3. Lakehead |
| 2001 | 1. Lakehead 2. Trent 3. Moncton |
| 2002 | 1. Trent 2. Windsor 3. Lakehead |
| 2003 | 1. Lakehead 2. Trent 3. Nipissing |
| 2004 | 1. Lakehead 2. Trent 3. St. Mary's |
| 2005 | 1. Lakehead 2. Trent 3. Windsor |
| 2006 | 1. Lakehead 2. Trent 3. Windsor |
1991 general ranking
| General ranking | Reputational ranking by company presidents |
|---|---|
| 1. McGill 2. Queen's 3. Mount Allison 4 Toronto 22. Waterloo |
1. Queen's 2. Toronto 3. McGill 4. UBC 12. Waterloo |
Background information
- Maclean's Universities web site
- Daily Bulletin reports: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
- UW Gazette reports: 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992
Chris Redmond
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