Queen’s continues to be ranked as one of Canada’s leading medical-doctoral universities according to Maclean’s 2017 university rankings, placing fourth overall in the category.

Queen’s also ranked third amongst the 15 medical-doctoral schools in terms of student satisfaction.

Queen’s ranked in the top five medical doctoral universities in all of the 10 categories, including satisfaction with course instructors, mental health services, experiential learning, residence living, and steps taken by the university to prevent sexual assault. 

Maclean’s also provided statistics that showed Queen’s leads the way in the percentage of undergraduate students who graduate while also being among the top schools for highest entering average and student retention from first to second year.

“The results of the Maclean’s rankings speak to the quality of a Queen’s education and I am very pleased to see such a positive response in student satisfaction, which reflects the priority Queen’s puts on creating a transformative student learning experience within a supportive and inclusive campus environment,” says Principal Daniel Woolf. “Through the excellent work of our faculty and researchers Queen’s continues to provide the educational opportunities that students are seeking.”

Queen’s maintained its standing in several categories, placing second in terms of faculty awards, seventh in social sciences and humanities grants, fourth in medical/science grants and 12^th in citations.

“The results of the Maclean’s rankings speak to the quality of a Queen’s education and I am very pleased to see such a positive response in student satisfaction, which reflects the priority Queen’s puts on creating a transformative student learning experience within a supportive and inclusive campus environment.”

– Principal Daniel Woolf

Other strong results in the overall rankings included placing second in terms of faculty awards, third in scholarships and bursaries, and fourth in student awards. Improvements were seen for total research dollars (seventh from 10th) and in library expenses (third from fourth).

Queen’s also placed sixth when it came to the national reputational ranking, which incorporates 49 universities from all three categories into one group. For this ranking, Maclean’s surveyed high school guidance counsellors and businesspeople as well as university faculty and senior administrators. In the three categories of the reputational ranking, Queen’s placed fifth for highest quality, seventh for most innovative and sixth for leaders of tomorrow.