McMaster is highly ranked by Times Higher Education, QS, Shanghai Jiao Tong, CWS Leiden, Maclean’s magazine and others. Learn more about our consistently high performance and international reputation when it comes to global impact, teaching, research, top 100 programs, equity, diversity and sustainability.
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| Times Higher Education World University 2022 | Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021 | Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021 | QS World University Rankings 2022 | |
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McMaster ranked 14th in the world and second in Canada by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings assess universities against the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
McMaster researcher Gerry Wright is a trailblazer in antimicrobial discovery, leading the global fight against superbugs and antibiotic resistance. He leads a global network that is working to prevent future pandemics as part of SDG 3.
Anthropologist Dawn Martin-Hill is known for her work tackling water insecurity and water safety issues that affect Indigenous peoples. Learn how her emphasis on community-driven research is driving change and bringing us closer to achieving SDG 6.
Sustained and inclusive economic growth can create decent jobs for all. Find out how a McMaster health sciences researcher is driving progress on SDG 8.
Sustainable Development Goal 10 SDG 10 is a call to action to reduce inequalities within and among countries. The United Nations has appointed this McMaster expert to help.
SDG 17 is about strengthening global partnerships to support and implement the goals. To this McMaster physician, that means making evidence accessible to those with the power to act on it.
McMaster is ranked #19 in the world in Clinical and Health by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022.
McMaster was ranked #4 in Canada in the “medical-doctoral” category by Maclean’s University Rankings 2021. (Universities in this category have a broad range of research opportunities and PhD programs, as well as medical schools).
McMaster is ranked #15 in Nursing, #41 in Medicine and #52 in the “Broad Subject Area” of Life Sciences & Medicine by the QS World University Rankings 2022.
McMaster is ranked #19 in Sports-Related Subjects, #37 in Anatomy & Physiology, #47 in Library & Information Management and #82 in Mathematics by the QS World University Rankings 2022.
McMaster is ranked #106 in the world in Life Sciences by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022.
McMaster was ranked #40 in the world in Civil Engineering and #42 in the world in Clinical Medicine by the ShanghaiRankings Consultancy Academic Rankings of World Universities (ARWU) 2021.
