According to the 2012 QS World University Ranking by Subject, the University of British Columbia has ranked top in Canada for Chemistry.
UBC Chemistry made #26 on the list for 2012, ahead of the University of Toronto at #34 and McGill at #46. Rounding out the top three are the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at #1, followed by UC Berkeley and Harvard.
UBC also ranked highest in Canada for Physics, and Earth and Marine Sciences.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject are published annually and evaluate universities around the globe based on six indicators including academic peer review, student to faculty ratio, and citations per faculty member, among others.
To view the full QS Ranking by Subject for Chemistry, visit: http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2012/subject-rankings/natural-sciences/chemistry
To see how the University of British Columbia compares in international rankings, visit UBC: Our Place Among the World’s Best.