Waterloo Engineering has been ranked number 43 in the world (number two in Canada) in the “Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences” Field of the Academic Ranking of World Universities for 2012! Along with the University of Toronto in 13th spot, we are the only two Canadian schools in the top 50 of what's also known as the Shanghai Ranking. Seven other Canadian schools appear in the top 200.
This is the second impressive ranking Waterloo Engineering has received this summer. Business Insider, a respected U.S.-based online news source, ranked the Faculty as the best engineering school in Canada. The same survey placed Waterloo 29th in the world, with two other Canadian universities included in the top 50. The University of Toronto ranked 35th and the University of Ottawa took the 44th spot.