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McGill is the “luckiest” university in Canada according to a new study that compiled data on graduation rates, admission rates and tuition fees.
The study — which predates current unrest on many Canadian campuses — indexed 51 universities and used 10 factors to determine the rankings, with lower admission rates and higher graduation rates indicating greater luckiness.
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McGill topped the list as the luckiest university in Canada, with an index score of 72.47 out of 100. The Montreal-based university has an admission rate of 39 per cent, a graduation rate of 85 per cent and a starting annual tuition of $2,881, according to Lucky Days, an online gaming platform.
Université de Sherbrooke and Hamilton’s McMaster University rounded out the top three, with graduation rates of 89 and 84 per cent and admission rates of 68 and 44 per cent.
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The rankings were evaluated on a scale where higher values are generally better, except for tuition fees and admission rates.
Lower tuition fees were scored higher due to placing less financial burdens on students while lower admission rates were seen as a positive, indicating higher selectivity and perceived prestige.
Ontario’s York University ranked fourth overall. Despite being one of Canada’s largest universities, with more than 55,000 students, York has an admission rate of 27 per cent and a graduation rate of 67 per cent, the lowest in the top 10.
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Tuition fees at York start at $2,871.
With a 53 per cent admission rate and 84 per cent graduation rate, the University of Waterloo rounded out the top five. The starting cost of tuition for an undergraduate is $6,128, up to $7,946.
Other universities in the top ten include Peterborough’s Trent University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, the University of Calgary, the University of Alberta, and Ottawa-based Carleton University.
Overall, Carleton had the lowest admission rate in the study at just 21 per cent. The school is home to more than 31,000 students, with tuition starting at $4,952.
St. Thomas University, home to about 1,9000 students in Fredericton, New Brunswick, was ranked the unluckiest, with a cumulative score of 38.78 out of 100 and an admission rate of 70 per cent.
McGill was ranked fourth overall last year in Maclean’s annual reputation survey, which ranks Canadian schools by reputation, quality and innovation. The University of Toronto led those overall rankings, followed by the University of British Columbia and University of Waterloo.
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