USask ranked among Canada’s top research universities

USask ranked first in multiple areas of the Research Infosource list of Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities 2025 in the Medical tier, including research income growth, research intensity per graduate student, corporate research income growth, and international government research income growth. 

Those top ranks contributed to USask achieving a placement of 10th overall in the top 50 list, cementing USask’s prominence and impact across Canada in research, scholarly and artistic work. 

The list ranks universities based on multiple factors of research income as key measures of success.  

“The research ecosystem at the University of Saskatchewan is a defining strength that positions us prominently on the national and international stages,” said USask President Peter Stoicheff. “This ranking reflects the tremendous impact our research has in the global community.” 

USask also performed well in its publications, with the Top 50 ranking highlighting excellence in publications in the subject areas of natural sciences and engineering, international artificial intelligence (AI) collaboration, and climate change.  

This achievement is a reflection of USask’s continued success and growth in its research across all disciplines and builds off USask’s tremendous success of receiving a record $417 million in awarded research funding in 2023/24.  

USask is a hub of unique research and infrastructure. Four of Canada’s 19 Major Science Initiative fund recipients – the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, the Canadian Light Source, the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network, and Global Water Futures Observatories – are housed on the USask campus and draw researchers from around the world.  

USask has always ranked highly on the national and international stage in its research accomplishments and achieving a Top 10 placement in Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities 2025 shines a bright light on USask’s leadership and momentum for the future. 

“We have achieved research income and revenue heights once thought unreachable. This growth is a testament to the collective efforts of many; our researchers, scholars, artists, staff and leadership. I am excited to see what we accomplish next in our continued pursuit to be the university the world needs,” said USask Vice-President Research Baljit Singh.