Universities and Colleges in Canada - Top Canadian University - Brock University

Brock University, a comprehensive university of approximately 19,000 students, is home to rich academic programs and world-class research. Located in Ontario’s scenic Niagara region, an hour’s drive from Toronto and 20 km from the U.S. border, Brock is one of a handful of universities in the world to be situated in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

The university offers more than 70 undergraduate and nearly 50 graduate degrees through seven academic Faculties: Applied Health Sciences, Education, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, Social Sciences, Graduate Studies, and the Goodman School of Business. Brock is home to 10 Canada Research Chairs and is Top 5 among all Ontario universities for the number of 3M national awards for teaching excellence.

In October 2021, for a fourth consecutive year, the annual Maclean’s University Rankings put Brock as No. 1 among all comprehensive universities in Canada for quality of mental health supports to protect the well-being of students. In the same nation-wide group, Maclean’s also ranked Brock in the Top 3 for student satisfaction, and Top 2 for quality of academic advising provided to students.

Brock continues to be placed highly in a number of significant global and national rankings. In 2022, Brock’s sports science programs ranked among the Top 100 in the world in the QS University World Rankings. Earlier this year, Brock scored high marks in a national report on research funding, placing first among 21 universities in its category for corporate research income growth.