2027 Maclean's University Rankings: Student Services

By Logan Bright Modified on October 20, 2026
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Large, mid-size, and small universities, ranked by the amount spent on student services.

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2027 Maclean's University Rankings: Student Services

These rankings show the percentage of a university's operating budget spent on student services: things like academic advising, career counselling, and accessibility services. These rankings are sorted by large, mid-size, and small universities, as ranked by Maclean's magazine for 2027.

Quality student services can make all the difference to students who are looking for support and assistance in university!

You can find national reputation rankings here, and find rankings by university size here.

Large universities

Large universities have over 30,000 full-time students. Find rankings of large universities here.

Rank University Province Share of operating expenditures
1Toronto Metropolitan UniversityOntario9.6%
2McMaster UniversityOntario7.3%
3York UniversityOntario7.1%
4Western UniversityOntario6.2%
5University of WaterlooOntario5.1%
6University of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia4.7%
7University of CalgaryAlberta4.6%
8University of AlbertaAlberta4.5%
8University of TorontoOntario4.5%
10University of OttawaOntario4.4%
11Université LavalQuebec4.3%
12Queen's UniversityOntario4.2%
13McGill UniversityQuebec3.6%
13Université de MontréalQuebec3.6%
15Concordia UniversityQuebec3.2%

Mid-size universities

Mid-size universities have between 10,000 and 30,000 full-time students. Find rankings of mid-size universities here.

Rank University Province Share of operating expenditures
1Mount Royal UniversityAlberta11.1%
2Ontario Tech UniversityOntario10.1%
3Trent UniversityOntario9.7%
4Wilfrid Laurier UniversityOntario9.6%
5Thompson Rivers UniversityBritish Columbia9.4%
6Simon Fraser UniversityBritish Columbia9.2%
7MacEwan UniversityAlberta9.0%
8University of WindsorOntario7.4%
9University of ReginaSaskatchewan7.2%
10University of GuelphOntario7.0%
11Brock UniversityOntario6.9%
11University of VictoriaBritish Columbia6.9%
13Carleton UniversityOntario6.2%
14University of ManitobaManitoba5.2%
15Université de SherbrookeQuebec4.9%
16University of SaskatchewanSaskatchewan3.2%
17Dalhousie UniversityNova Scotia2.6%
17Memorial University of NewfoundlandNewfoundland and Labrador2.6%
17Université du Québec à MontréalQuebec2.6%

Small universities

Small universities have under 10,000 full-time students. Find rankings of small universities here.

Rank University Province Share of operating expenditures
1Concordia University of EdmontonAlberta12.7%
2Bishop's UniversityQuebec11.5%
3St. Thomas UniversityNew Brunswick10.9%
4Cape Breton UniversityNova Scotia10.1%
5University of the Fraser ValleyBritish Columbia9.4%
6Nipissing UniversityOntario9.3%
7University of Northern British ColumbiaBritish Columbia9.1%
8Acadia UniversityNova Scotia9.0%
9Brandon UniversityManitoba8.7%
10University of LethbridgeAlberta8.6%
11Lakehead UniversityOntario8.1%
12St. Francis Xavier UniversityNova Scotia7.9%
13Saint Mary's UniversityNova Scotia7.0%
13Vancouver Island UniversityBritish Columbia7.0%
15University of WinnipegManitoba6.8%
16Mount Allison UniversityNew Brunswick6.4%
17Laurentian UniversityOntario6.1%
18University of New BrunswickNew Brunswick5.8%
19Mount Saint Vincent UniversityNova Scotia5.4%
20Université de MonctonNew Brunswick5.1%
21University of Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island4.9%
22Algoma UniversityOntario2.7%

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