Rankings and accolades
National and global academic rankings
UCalgary by the numbers
The University of Calgary is one of Canada’s top comprehensive research universities, combining the best of university tradition with the city of Calgary’s vibrant energy and diversity. UCalgary’s main campus occupies a beautiful setting with a view of the Rocky Mountains, covering more than 200 hectares — an area larger than Calgary’s entire downtown.
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with origins in the early 1900s
26,000+ undergraduate students and 6000+ graduate students
Univeristy motto (in Gaelic) – I will lift up my eyes
actively engaged in research, scholarship and teaching
focused on operating the institution and delivering against our core mandate
2/3 live or work in the Calgary area
contributes at least $8 billion annually to Alberta's economy
National and global academic rankings
The University of Calgary ranked in the 151-200 range internationally, and #6-9 nationally, ranked by Academic Ranking of World Universities for 2020.
The University of Calgary ranked 8th in Canada and 188th by the Center for World University Rankings for 2020-2021.
In Maclean’s 2020 university rankings, the University of Calgary ranked 9th overall in the Medical / Doctoral category, up from 11th place last year.
In June 2020, the QS World University Rankings 2021 were released. In this ranking, the University of Calgary placed 9th in Canada, and 246th in the world.
The University of Calgary ranked in 6th place in Canada by Re$earch Infosource in 2020.
The University of Calgary ranked in the 200 category internationally, and 8th nationally by the Times Higher Education 2020 rankings.
In June 2020, the University of Calgary ranked in No. 1 in Canada and 25th in the world by the Times Higher Education Golden Age ranking.
The University of Calgary ranked in 174th place globally, (7th place in Canada) by U.S. News and World Report for 2020.
Alberta’s first Fair Trade Campus
Alberta’s top employers
(2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Canada's best diversity employers
(2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
WorldatWork Alliance for WorkLife Progress Seal of Distinction
(2015, 2016, 2017)
UCalgary in top 200 universities globally | Oct. 28, 2019
University of Calgary ranks among the world’s top 200 universities | Oct. 4, 2019
UCalgary top 5 nationally in ARWU Shanghai Subject Rankings | July 12, 2019
QS and THE Golden Age rankings released | June 27, 2019
UCalgary ranked 128th in the world by Leiden University | May 31, 2019
UCalgary sports-related and veterinary sciences subjects among top in the world | March 1, 2019
compete on varsity teams each year
Academic All-Canadian student-athletes
Brought home by Dinos student-athletes since 1976
Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning
for sponsored research funding
in sponsored research funding (2018-2019)
Research chairs
new inventions and innovations since 2017
Six focal areas address global priorities in:
UCalgary also supports two emerging cross-cutting research areas:
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