Waterloo’s Cheriton School of Computer Science has again been ranked first in Canada according to the Maclean’s 2022 university rankings just released. Based on program and research reputation, computer science at Waterloo shared the podium for first place with the University of Toronto and University of British Columbia.
The
Cheriton
School
of
Computer
Science
is
the
largest
academic
concentration
of
computer
science
researchers
in
Canada.
We
have
more
than
100 professorial, emeritus and lecturer faculty
members,
60 administrative,
instructional
and
technical
staff,
and
4,000
undergraduate
students
and
400 graduate
students.
The
Cheriton
School
of
Computer
Science is
home
to
eight
Fellows
of
the
Royal
Society
of
Canada,
seven
Fellows
of
the
Association
for
Computing
Machinery,
and
six
Fellows
of
the
Institute
of
Electrical
and
Electronics
Engineers.
Our
faculty
have received
many
other awards
and
honours
from
prestigious
national
and
international
research
societies
and
associations.
“It’s gratifying to see the Cheriton School of Computer Science in the top spot nationally once again,” said Raouf Boutaba, Professor and Director of the Cheriton School of Computer Science.
“Our undergrad and graduate students are truly exceptional and they excel both in their computer science studies and in their extracurricular activities, including entrepreneurial pursuits that lead to innovative start-ups and top placements at international programming contests. As well, each year our faculty receive many prestigious honours, awards and recognitions — from international fellowships, accolades and lifetime achievement awards to early career researcher awards to numerous best paper awards.”
The University of Waterloo continues to excel overall. Waterloo was ranked number one by Maclean’s in the innovation category, thanks to its tech start-up culture and the ongoing work of researchers in computer science who break new ground across a range of research areas. The university also remained number one for experiential education, spurred on by the co-operative education and internship model embedded as fundamental components of degree programs.
The results of the Maclean’s 2022 university rankings were released on October 7, 2021. Find out more about Maclean’s university rankings methodology for 2022.
Read more about the university’s ranking in the article on Waterloo News.