Mount Allison, Acadia top Maclean's list in undergrad category
Last Updated: Thursday, November 8, 2007 | 10:40 AM AT
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Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B., has tied with Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S., for the number one spot in the primarily undergraduate category of Maclean's magazine annual rankings.
Forty-seven universities were examined in the category.
St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., was third while the University of Northern British Columbia and Trent University in Peterborough, Ont., tied in the fourth spot.
The University of Victoria took the overall top place spot in the comprehensive category, up from its third place ranking in 2006.
Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., moved up two spots to second place while the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ont., in fell to third place.
Last year's top-ranked university, the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ont., has been ranked fourth in the category for 2007.
In the medical doctoral category, Montreal's McGill University retained its first place holding while the Vancouver-based University of British Columbia and Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., tied for second.
The University of Toronto placed fourth, slipping from the third spot last year and after holding the top spot in this category from 1994 to 2005.
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