Established over 50 years ago, the University of Calgary is a top-notch public research university. Speaking of global university rankings, University of Calgary rankings are regarded as one of the top 200 universities across the world by CWUR, US News Rankings, and QS Rankings. On the other hand, Shanghai Rankings and THE Rankings have currently placed it in the rank bands #201-300 and #201-250, respectively.
The US News has placed University of Calgary’s ‘Surgery’ and ‘Gastroenterology and Hepatology’ courses below #50. Some of the top courses at the institution include ‘Nursing’, ‘Petroleum Engineering’, ‘Clinical Medicine’, and ‘Hospitality and Tourism Management’. As per the US News and CWUR, the university is even considered among the top 10 Canadian institutions.
University of Calgary Ranking: World Ranking Trends
The following table caters to the previous years’ ranking data of University of Calgary as per some of the top-ranking bodies:-
| Ranking Body | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QS Rankings | #233 | #246 | #235 | #242 | #182 |
| US News Rankings | #178 | #174 | #169 | #175 | – |
| CWUR | #184 | #188 | #190 | #192 | – |
| THE Rankings | #201-250 | #200 | #201-250 | #201-250 | #201-250 |
| Shanghai Rankings | – | #151-200 | #151-200 | #201-300 | – |
University of Calgary Ranking: Engineering Rankings
The University of Calgary offers a wide variety of top engineering courses across the globe, especially its ‘Petroleum Engineering’ which is currently ranked 31st in the QS World Subject Rankings. More such interesting ranking trends for similar courses are demonstrated by table below:-
| Ranking Body | Program | Ranking 2024 | Ranking 2023 | Ranking 2022 | Ranking 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QS World Subject Rankings |
Chemical Engineering | – | #101-150 | #101-150 | #101-150 |
| Mechanical Engineering | – | #201-250 | #201-250 | #201-250 | |
| Petroleum Engineering | – | #31 | #38 | #46 | |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | – | #151-200 | #151-200 | – | |
| Engineering and Technology | – | #147 | #177 | #176 | |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | – | #151-200 | #151-200 | #201-250 | |
|
Shanghai Rankings |
Biotechnology | – | #201-300 | #201-300 | #201-300 |
| Biomedical Engineering | – | #201-300 | #201-300 | #201-300 | |
| Environmental Science and Technology | – | #201-300 | #201-300 | #201-300 | |
| Materials Science and Technology | – | #401-500 | #401-500 | – | |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | – | #401-500 | #151-200 | #151-200 | |
| Instrument Science and Technology | – | #201-300 | #201-300 | #201-300 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | – | #301-400 | #201-300 | #201-300 | |
| Chemical Engineering | – | #101-150 | #101-150 | #101-150 | |
| Energy Science and Technology | – | #201-300 | #201-300 | #201-300 | |
| THE Rankings | Engineering and Technology | #176-200 | #201-250 | #201-250 | #201-250 |
University of Calgary Ranking: Computer Science Rankings
The University of Calgary also caters to well-structured academic programs in the field of computer science, which is evident from the following ranking trends:-
| Ranking Body | Program | Ranking 2024 | Ranking 2023 | Ranking 2022 | Ranking 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QS World Subject Rankings | Computer Science and Information Systems | – | #150-200 | #150-200 | #201-250 |
| THE Rankings | Computer Science | #301-400 | #401-500 | #401-500 | #301-400 |
University of Calgary Rankings: Natural Science Courses
A plethora of Natural Science-related programs are available at the University of Calgary and the table below summarises the subject-wise ranking trends of such courses:-
| Ranking Body | Program | Ranking 2024 | Ranking 2023 | Ranking 2022 | Ranking 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shanghai Rankings |
Earth Sciences | – | #101-150 | #101-150 | #101-150 |
| Ecology | – | #301-400 | #301-400 | #301-400 | |
| Chemistry | – | #301-400 | #301-400 | #301-400 | |
|
QS World Subject Rankings |
Biological Sciences | – | #151-200 | #151-200 | #151-200 |
| Physics and Astronomy | – | #251-300 | #251-300 | #251-300 | |
| Materials Sciences | – | #201-250 | #201-250 | #251-300 | |
| Mathematics | – | #251-300 | #201-250 | #251-300 | |
| Natural Science | – | #182 | #241 | #226 | |
| Environmental Sciences | – | #151-200 | #151-200 | #151-200 | |
| Psychology | – | #151-200 | #151-200 | #201-250 | |
| Chemistry | – | #151-200 | #151-200 | #151-200 | |
| Earth and Marine Sciences | – | #101-150 | #101-150 | #101-150 | |
|
THE Rankings |
Psychology | #126-150 | #126-150 | #126-150 | #201-250 |
| Life Sciences | #201-250 | #251-300 | #301-400 | #201-250 | |
| Physical Sciences | #301-400 | #301-400 | #301-400 | #301-400 |
University of Calgary Rankings: Medical Science Courses
University of Calgary’s ‘Nursing’ program has maintained its rank in the list of top 50 such global courses from the last 3 years in QS World Subject Rankings. Here’s how more courses in the field of medical sciences have been ranked over the years:-
| Ranking Body | Program | Ranking 2024 | Ranking 2023 | Ranking 2022 | Ranking 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QS World Subject Rankings |
Medicine | – | #108 | #83 | #89 |
| Nursing | – | #44 | #40 | #50 | |
|
Shanghai Rankings |
Public Health | – | #101-150 | #101-150 | #101-150 |
| Nursing | – | #201-300 | #201-300 | #151-200 | |
| Clinical Medicine | – | #76-100 | #51-75 | #51-75 | |
| Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science | – | #101-150 | #51-75 | #45 | |
| Medical Technology | – | #76-100 | #101-150 | #76-100 | |
| THE Rankings | Clinical, pre-clinical, and health | #101-125 | #126-150 | #101-125 | #126-150 |
University of Calgary Rankings: Business Courses
The US News has placed the business program of the University of Calgary at #205 in its recent rankings. Here’s how the leading ranking agencies have ranked the courses offered by the University of Calgary’s Business School:-
| Ranking Body | Program | Ranking 2024 | Ranking 2023 | Ranking 2022 | Ranking 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QS World Subject Rankings |
Business and Management Studies | – | #201-250 | #201-250 | #201-250 |
| Accounting and Finance | – | #151-200 | #151-200 | #201-250 | |
| Economics and Econometrics | – | #201-250 | #201-250 | #251-300 | |
| THE Rankings | Business and Economics | #251-300 | #251-300 | #301-400 | #251-300 |
|
Shanghai Rankings |
Management | – | #201-300 | #151-200 | #151-200 |
| Economics | – | #201-300 | #151-200 | #151-200 | |
| Business Administration | – | #201-300 | #201-300 | #201-300 |
University of Calgary Rankings: Humanities Courses
According to the QS World Subject Rankings, University of Calgary’s ‘Education and Training’ program ranks at #53 while its ‘Hospitality and Tourism Management’ resides in the rank band #51-100. For more details, refer to the following ranking table:-
| Ranking Body | Program | Ranking 2024 | Ranking 2023 | Ranking 2022 | Ranking 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shanghai Rankings |
Education | – | #101-150 | #101-150 | #151-200 |
| Political science | – | #301-400 | #301-400 | #201-300 | |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management | – | #201-300 | #151-200 | #151-200 | |
|
THE Rankings |
Education | #126-150 | #151-175 | #126-150 | #151-175 |
| Social Sciences | #301-400 | #501-600 | #501-600 | #501-600 | |
| Law | #126-150 | #90 | #176-200 | #151-175 | |
| Arts and Humanities | #301-400 | #251-300 | #251-300 | #201-250 | |
|
QS World Subject Rankings |
Linguistics | – | #251-300 | #201-250 | #151-200 |
| Modern Languages | – | #251-300 | #201-250 | #251-300 | |
| Arts and Humanities | – | #204 | #210 | #182 | |
| Communication and Media Studies | – | #201-250 | – | – | |
| Philosophy | – | #151-200 | #101-150 | #101-150 | |
| Education and Training | – | #53 | #56 | #71 | |
| Social Sciences and Management | – | #209 | #238 | #215 | |
| English Language and Literature | – | #151-200 | #101-150 | #101-150 | |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management | – | #51-100 | #43 | #44 |
US News Subject Rankings
Six of academic programs available at University of Calgary have been placed below #100 in the US News rankings, such as:-
| Subject | Rankings 2022-23 |
|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities | #231 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | #279 |
| Gastroenterology and Hepatology | #32 |
| Clinical Medicine | #90 |
| Engineering | #268 |
| Energy and Fuels | #187 |
| Economics and business | #205 |
| Computer Science | #342 |
| Chemistry | #258 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | #187 |
| Surgery | #49 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | #223 |
| Cell Biology | #200 |
| Geosciences | #129 |
| Immunology | #94 |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics | #247 |
| Psychology | #102 |
| Neuroscience and Behaviour | #64 |
| Infectious Diseases | #96 |
| Physics | #590 |
| Physical Chemistry | #353 |
University of Calgary Rankings: Miscellaneous
Some of the non-academic and miscellaneous rankings for University of Calgary is incorporated in the table below:-
| Ranking Body | Parameter | Ranking 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|
|
QS WUR |
Sustainability Ranking | #68 |
| QS WUR By Subject | #151-200 | |
|
US News |
Best Global Universities | #175 |
| Best Global Universities in Canada | #7 | |
|
THE World University Rankings |
World University Rankings | #201-250 |
| Impact Rankings: Climate Actions | #101-200 | |
| Impact Rankings: Life on Land | #28 | |
| Impact Rankings: Reducing Inequalities | #79 | |
| Impact Rankings | #34 | |
|
CWUR |
National Rank | #8 |
| Employability Rank | #232 | |
| Research Rank | #152 |
The Forbes has placed ‘University of Calgary’ at #116 in Canada for its good employment rate. Furthermore, THE Impact Rankings have placed the institution at #28 for “Life on Land” and at #33 for “Peace, Justice, and strong institutions”.
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