2025 Maclean's University Rankings: Computer Science Programs

By Tess Campbell Modified on October 19, 2024
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Find out which universities are in the top 20 for computer science programs!

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 2025 Maclean's University Rankings: Computer Science Programs

Are you interested in pursuing a computer science program? If so, you’re in the right spot! There are many careers in the tech field that will need more qualified candidates soon, like data scientists, machine learning engineers, AI specialists, web developers, and more.

If you want to code your way into any one of these careers, you’ll need a degree in computer science. So, which schools should you consider for your computer science degree? Maclean’s has recently released their rankings for Canada’s best computer science programs for 2025.

This program ranking is based on survey results where over 1,000 professors, deans, and chairs at 70 universities responded to a Maclean's survey asking them to list up to 10 universities they felt had the best programs and conducted the best research.


School 2025 Overall Ranking Rank Last Year
University of Toronto 1* 1*
University of Waterloo 1* 1*
University of British Columbia 3 1*
University of Alberta 4 5
McGill University 5 4
Simon Fraser University 6 6
Université de Montréal 7 7
University of Calgary 8* 8
Queen's University 8* 10
University of Victoria 10 16*
Concordia University 11 13
Dalhousie University 12 15
McMaster University 13 14
University of Ottawa 14 11
Carleton University 15 12
York University 16 18
University of Saskatchewan 17 N/A
Université Laval 18 19
Toronto Metropolitan University 19* N/A
Western University 19* 9

An * indicates a tie.


This year, there are two new universities who made it into the top 20: the University of Saskatchewan and Toronto Metropolitan University!

Don’t worry if you don’t see the school you’re interested in on this list! Rankings aren’t everything. You should choose the right school for you based on what’s important to you. That could be the school’s location, size, extracurriculars, and more.


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