University of Waterloo is emerging as one of the best universities in the world. Being one of the top 10 universities in Canada, Waterloo has been listed among the top 300 universities in the world by various ranking agencies. Talking about the University of Waterloo world rankings 2023, it ranks #154 in QS, #201-250 in Times Higher Education and #192 in US News and World Report. Not only this, University of Waterloo also received accolades for its contributions to learning and research. It stands at #1 for being the comprehensive research university for 14 years according to Research Infosource 2023. As per the Maclean's Students Voice Survey 2022, University of Waterloo ranks #1 for experiential learning.
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University of Waterloo World Rankings

University of Waterloo world rankings by various ranking agencies of last five years are tabulated below:

Rankings 2023 2022 2021 2020
QS World University #154 #=149 #166 #173
Times Higher Education #201-250 #201-250 #201-250 #201-250
U.S. News and World Report #191 - - -
ARWU - #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
CWUR - #204 #200 #199

The below graph shows ranking trends comparison of the University of Waterloo world rankings according to QS World University Rankings and THE World University:

University of Waterloo World Rankings QS vs THE ranking trends

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University of Waterloo QS Rankings

As per the QS world rankings 2023, the University of Waterloo ranks #154 all over the world. Considering the 2021 year rankings, Waterloo witnessed a drop of 6 number from #149. The below table shows ranking indicators and scores for University of Waterloo QS rankings:

Ranking Criteria Scores of University of Waterloo
Academic Reputation 40.2
Employer Reputation 77.6
Faculty Student Ratio 7
Citations Per Faculty 82.5
International Faculty Ratio 79
International Students Ratio 82
International Research Network 83.6
Employer Outcomes 87.7
Overall 50

University of Waterloo Subject Rankings by QS

5 of University of Waterloo subjects have been listed among the top 50 in QS Subject Rankings 2022. A total of 9 subjects were listed among the top 100 subjects in the world.

Subject 2022 Rankings
Computer Science and Information Systems #25
Electrical and Electronic Engineering #33
Mathematics #=41
Anatomy and Physiology #48
Mechanical Engineering #49
Engineering and Technology #=49
Material Sciences #=66
Environmental Sciences #74
Chemical Engineering #75

University of Waterloo THE Rankings

The Times Higher Education ranks University of Waterloo between #201-250 in the World University Rankings 2023. It also ranks #53 in THE Impact Rankings 2022 and #126-150 in World Reputation Rankings 2022. If we compare the previous rankings, no change has been witnessed for University of Waterloo world Rankings since 2018. The table displays ranking indicators used by Times Higher Education for World University Rankings and its scores for University of Waterloo:

Ranking Criteria Scores
Teaching 36.8
Research 46.4
Citations 71
Industry Income 47.3
International Outlook 87.5

University of Waterloo Subject Rankings by THE

Various subjects offered by the University of Waterloo were listed in the THE subject rankings. The computer science (#43) and engineering and technology (#69) have listed in the top 100 subjects in the THE subject rankings 2023.

Subject 2023 Rankings 2022 Rankings 2021 Rankings
Computer Science #43 #47 #45
Engineering and Technology #69 #76 #82
Psychology #101-125 #=85 #78
Social Sciences #126-150 #151-175 #176-200
Physical Sciences #126-150 #126-150 #101-125

University of Waterloo Rankings by US News and World Report

The US News ranks University of Waterloo in the Best Global Universities (#191) and Best Global Universities in Canada (#8). The university has received a total global score of 63.5 based on the ranking indicators mentioned in the table below.

Indicator 2023 Scores
Global research reputation #120
Regional research reputation #62
Publications #222
Books #181
Conferences #96
Normalized citation impact #581
Total citations #226
Number of publications among the 10% most cited #220
Percentage of total publications among the 10% most cited #515
International collaboration - relative to country #673
International collaboration #457
Number of highly cited papers among the top 1% most cited #197
Percentage of highly cited papers among the top 1% most cited #350

University of Waterloo Subject Rankings by US News

A total of 27 subjects of University of Waterloo have been included in the US News Subject Rankings 2023. 13 of the total subjects were ranked among the top 100 and 4 of those ranks in the top 50 subjects worldwide.

Subject Rankings 2023
Electrical and Electronic Engineering #24
Energy and Fuels #29
Mechanical Engineering #39
Engineering #44
Computer Science #51
Condensed Matter Physics #69
Water Resources #70
Civil Engineering #78
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology #80
Mathematics #82
Physical Chemistry #85
Artificial Intelligence #88
Material Science #91

University of Waterloo Rankings by ARWU

University of Waterloo rankings have not witnessed any change in for the last 5 years and ranks #151-200 in ARWU world rankings. The below graph displays worlds ranking trends of University of Waterloo by ARWU or Shanghai Rankings.

University of Waterloo ARWU World Rankings

University of Waterloo Rankings by CWUR

As far as CWUR, the University of Waterloo Global Rankings has not witnessed any improvement since 4 years when it showed a huge growth from #268 in 2018 to #179 rank in 2019. The ranking started to drop in the following year and current ranks #204 worldwide. Below are ranking trends of University of Waterloo by CWUR as of 2022.

University of Waterloo Rankings by CWUR

Even after witnessing a drop in its world rankings, the University of Waterloo has shown a remarkable growth in subject Rankings with many of its subjects being listed among the top 50 as well top 100 worldwide. As per the ranking trends, the University is more likely to witness growth in the coming years as per QS World University Rankings.