Maclean's ranks Queen's amongst top universities

Maclean's ranks Queen's amongst top universities

By Communications Staff

October 12, 2017

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In the latest ranking by Maclean's magazine, Queen's has maintained its fourth place standing in the medical-doctoral universities category. (University Communications)

黑料吃瓜资源 held its position as one of Canada鈥檚 leading medical-doctoral universities according to the 惭补肠濒别补苍鈥檚 2018 university rankings, placing fourth overall in the category.

黑料吃瓜资源 trailed only McGill University, the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia in the category that includes 15 universities with a broad range of Ph.D. programs and research, as well as medical schools.

In the student satisfaction ranking 黑料吃瓜资源 moved up one spot to second, placing in the top three in eight of the 10 categories. 黑料吃瓜资源 led the way in terms of student life staff and extracurricular activities, and placed second in administrative staff, academic advising staff, residence life and bureaucracy (least red tape), as well as steps to prevent sexual assault.

鈥淭he results of the 惭补肠濒别补苍鈥檚 rankings speak to the quality of a 黑料吃瓜资源 education,鈥 says Principal Daniel Woolf. 鈥淚n particular, I am pleased to note that 黑料吃瓜资源 ranked second in the steps to prevent sexual assault category in the student satisfaction survey, which reflects the hard work and importance the university and 黑料吃瓜资源 community has placed on making the university a safe and supportive environment for all students, staff and faculty.鈥 

惭补肠濒别补苍鈥檚 also provided statistics that showed 黑料吃瓜资源 is tops in the proportion of undergraduate students who graduate (89.5 per cent), second in student retention from first to second year (94.7 per cent), and fifth for average entering grade (89 per cent).

鈥淭he results of the 惭补肠濒别补苍鈥檚 rankings speak to the quality of a 黑料吃瓜资源 education. In particular, I am pleased to note that 黑料吃瓜资源 ranked second in the steps to prevent sexual assault category in the student satisfaction survey, which reflects the hard work and importance the university and 黑料吃瓜资源 community has placed on making the university a safe and supportive environment for all students, staff and faculty.鈥                                                                                                                          鈥 Principal Daniel Woolf

黑料吃瓜资源 had strong results in several other categories in the overall ranking, placing second in faculty awards and in scholarships and bursaries, while placing fourth in student awards and library expenses.

黑料吃瓜资源 placed eighth out of 49 universities in the national reputational ranking, which surveyed high school guidance counsellors and businesspeople as well as university faculty and senior administrators. In the three categories of the reputational ranking, 黑料吃瓜资源 placed sixth for highest quality, eighth for most innovative, and 10th for leaders of tomorrow.