Editor’s note: As of April 1, 2026, Time magazine, in partnership with the data firm Statista, announced an adjustment to the methodology used for its World’s Top Universities 2026 rankings. As a result of this revision, Memorial University’s overall position shifted from 295 to 322, ranking third in Atlantic Canada and 19th nationally. These results continue to affirm Memorial University’s standing among the top-ranked universities in Canada and worldwide. The updated rankings can be found online.
Time magazine ranked Memorial University 295 globally, 17 in Canada and No. 2 in Atlantic Canada.
The ranking recognizes academic capacity and performance, innovation and economic impact, and global engagement.
The news magazine published its World’s Top Universities of 2026 list in late January, which includes rankings of 500 academic institutions around the world.
Memorial offers more than 300 undergraduate program options including certificates, diplomas and degrees, and over 100 graduate diplomas, master’s degrees and doctoral degree programs.
“The fact that Time’s rankings emphasize student success in research, innovation and leadership is proof that Memorial is on the right track,” said Dr. Janet Morrison, president and vice-chancellor of Memorial University. “Student success, research intensity and an unwavering commitment to academic quality are at the centre of everything we do.
“Our students and alumni are contributing to their communities and meeting the challenges of a changing world, because of their experiences at Memorial,” President Morrison continued.
Time partnered with leading global data firm Statista to analyze data from more than 2,500 institutions worldwide with a focus on three key pillars of excellence in higher education: academic capacity and performance, innovation and economic impact, and global engagement.
Time’s World’s Top Universities rankings will be published in the magazine’s print edition on Feb. 20.
Memorial University is among the top-ranked universities worldwide, with robust international standing.
Strong global performance
Memorial ranks No. 8 in the comprehensive Canadian universities category in Maclean’s Magazine. In Times Higher Education World University Impact Rankings, Memorial is in the top 600 universities worldwide.
By subject, Times Higher Education ranks Memorial’s engineering, computer science and physical sciences programs in the top 300; Times places Memorial’s engineering program No. 6 in Canada, growing its international impact and academic strength.
In the QS World University Rankings, Memorial is in the top 700. In the Academic Ranking of World Universities ShanghaiRanking for Comprehensive, Memorial places in the top 800.
