The University of Alberta has slipped a spot in one key metric
A new national ranking of research universities has placed the University of Alberta in the top 10.
The University of Alberta has landed sixth on this year’s list of Canada’s top research universities, slipping one spot and trading places with the University of Calgary, which climbed to fifth.
The designation comes from Research Infosource, Canada’s source of R&D intelligence.
According to the report, the U of A had a sponsored research income of $573,149 in FY2024, a 7.7 per cent drop from the previous year. The U of C reported $588,483, up 7.9 per cent year over year.
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The ranking considered factors like faculty headcount, graduate student enrollment and financial data from Statistics Canada.
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Other Alberta universities to make the list included the University of Lethbridge, which ranked 40th.
It adds to a year of mixed results for the U of A on the global stage. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed the school 119th worldwide, keeping it within the top 150 universities globally.
Meanwhile, the 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) also put the U of A in the top 150 and fifth in Canada, up from sixth last year.
You can view the full Research Infosource list online.
With files from Amir Ali.