Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

18 Best Universities in Ontario for Physical Therapy

If you are looking to study Physical Therapy in Ontario, our index highlights the top 18 domain-leading institutions. To determine these leaders, we isolated 1.64M specialized research publications which collectively generated 56.45M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Toronto

University of Toronto

#1 in Canada #12 in North America

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

2

Hamilton, Ontario

McMaster University

#9 in Canada #77 in North America

49% Acceptance

27,965 Enrollment

1887 Founded

3

London, Ontario

Western University

#10 in Canada #79 in North America

31% Acceptance

21,836 Enrollment

1878 Founded

4

Ottawa

University of Ottawa

#11 in Canada #88 in North America

47% Acceptance

42,027 Enrollment

1848 Founded

5

Waterloo

University of Waterloo

#5 in Canada #65 in North America

54% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1957 Founded

6

Toronto

York University

#13 in Canada #102 in North America

32% Acceptance

53,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

7

Guelph

University of Guelph

#19 in Canada #137 in North America

68% Acceptance

4,336 Enrollment

1964 Founded

8

Waterloo

Wilfrid Laurier University

#29 in Canada #253 in North America

73% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

9

Windsor

University of Windsor

#26 in Canada #221 in North America

30% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1857 Founded

10

Ottawa

Carleton University

#18 in Canada #135 in North America

17% Acceptance

9,109 Enrollment

1942 Founded

11

Toronto

Ryerson University

#24 in Canada #181 in North America

61% Acceptance

38,950 Enrollment

1948 Founded

12

Greater Sudbury

Laurentian University

#39 in Canada #381 in North America

66% Acceptance

9,323 Enrollment

1960 Founded

13

Oshawa

Ontario Tech University

#41 in Canada #392 in North America

73% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

2002 Founded

14

North Bay

Nipissing University

#66 in Canada #773 in North America

70% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

15

Thunder Bay

Lakehead University

#35 in Canada #349 in North America

90% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1965 Founded

16

Peterborough

Trent University

#34 in Canada #339 in North America

80% Acceptance

1,600 Enrollment

1963 Founded

17

St. Catharines

Brock University

#30 in Canada #261 in North America

95% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

18

Kingston, Ontario

Queen’s University

#27 in Canada #223 in North America

64% Acceptance

35,612 Enrollment

1841 Founded