The Cheriton School of Computer Science has been ranked number one nationally for the third year in a row, according to the Maclean’s 2023 university rankings just released. Based on program and research reputation, computer science at Waterloo shared the podium for first place with CS programs at the University of British Columbia and University of Toronto.
“It’s gratifying to see that the Cheriton School of Computer Science is in the top spot nationally for both program and research reputation once again,” said Raouf Boutaba, Professor and Director of the Cheriton School of Computer Science. “We are fortunate to have a virtuous circle of talent, where our exceptional undergraduate and graduate students help us attract excellent faculty and staff, who in turn attract top students.”

Housed
in
the
Davis
Centre,
the
Cheriton
School
of
Computer
Science
brings
together
more
than
100
professorial,
emeritus
and
lecturer
faculty
members,
60
administrative,
instructional
and
technical
staff,
with
more
than
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
seven
Fellows
of
the
Institute
of
Electrical
and
Electronics
Engineers.
Additionally,
we
have
many
winners
of
awards
and
honours
from
other
prestigious
national
and
international
research
societies
and
associations.
This year marks Maclean’s 32nd annual university rankings, continuing a mandate established in 1991 to provide essential information in a comprehensive package to help students choose the university that best suits their needs and career aspirations.
The results of the Maclean’s 2023 university rankings were released on October 6, 2022. Find out more about Maclean’s university program ranking methodology for 2023.