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TORONTO: The University of Toronto (U of T) has been ranked 16th among the world’s top research universities by the 2022 edition of the Best Global Universities Rankings.
The ranking done by The U.S. News & World Report involved 1,750 universities in 90 countries
The University of British Columbia is ranked 35th and McGill University 51st.
Among public universities, U of T is now ranked fifth in North America and seventh globally.
In 13 subjects, U of T has been ranked among the top 10 universities globally as follows:
– Third in surgery
– Fourth in endocrinology and metabolism
– Fifth in cardiac and cardiovascular systems, clinical medicine and oncology
– Eighth in psychiatry/psychology
– Ninth in arts and humanities, gastroenterology and hepatology, and molecular biology and genetics, public, environmental and occupational health, radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging
– Tenth in biology and biochemistry and social sciences and public health.
U of T ranks first in Canada in 30 of the 43 subject areas covered in the ranking.
Welcoming the news, U of T President Meric Gertler, said, “We’re very pleased that once again U.S. News & World Report has recognized the University of Toronto among the world’s very best research universities.
“I would like to congratulate our exceptional faculty, librarians, staff and students for their contributions to world-leading, innovative research across a wide range of disciplines. They are playing a key role in developing new knowledge and tackling some of the world’s most pressing challenges.”
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