Canada's most innovative university for 21 consecutive years
Once again in 2012, Waterloo has topped the charts in the Maclean's reputational survey of Canadian universities:
- Best Overall – #3 in Canada
- Most Innovative – #1 in Canada for 21 years in a row
- Best Source of Leaders of Tomorrow – #3 in Canada
- Highest Quality – third highest in Canada
When compared with other comprehensive universities, Waterloo placed in the top 3 in several other areas:
- Percentage of operating costs devoted to scholarships and bursaries – #1
- Number of students who have won national awards – #1
- Value and number of research grants in the social sciences and humanities – #1
- Number of professors who win national awards – #1
- Value and number of research grants in the medical/science field – #3
- Total research dollars - #2
A+ reputation
In the Globe and Mail's survey, current Waterloo students
- Rank us #1 for career preparation among Canada's large universities
- Give us a grade of A+ for reputation among employers
- Give us a grade of A for co-op/internships
- Give us a grade of A- for information technology
- Give us a grade of A- quality of teaching and learning
#1 Research University
Waterloo has been ranked Canada's #1 comprehensive research university in the annual Canada Top 50 Research Universities survey. This means that Waterloo is one of the best places in the country for learning about leading-edge discoveries directly from the people who are making them – your professors.
International reputation
In international surveys, Waterloo ranks
- among the top 10 universities in Canada and the top 30% in the world (Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities)
- among the 100 universities in the world (Britain's Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2011)
