List of Canadian universities by endowment
This list of Canadian universities by endowment groups the universities in Canada according to their endowments. As of the end of the 2018/2019 fiscal year, the total value of endowments at Canadian universities was around $18 billion. Some universities do not have endowments while the largest endowment for a single university is over $2.5 billion.
Endowments over C$1 billion
The following are the Canadian universities with financial endowments over $1 billion, expressed in Canadian dollars at fair value. All sources are official audited financial statements published in the respective fiscal years. As a collegiate university, the University of Toronto reports its financial and endowment information exclusive of its colleges, which hold additional endowments of their own.Institution | Endowment per student | Endowment billions CAD | Endowment billions CAD | Endowment billions CAD | Endowment billions CAD | Endowment billions CAD | Number of Students |
McGill University | $41,323 | $1.610 | $1.566 | $1.654 | $1.386 | $1.400 | 40,971 |
Queen's University at Kingston | $37,740 | $1.152 | $1.085 | $1.067 | $0.930 | $0.918 | 28,272 |
University of Alberta | $34,940 | $1.432 | $1.379 | $1.304 | $1.149 | $1.118 | 37,321 |
University of British Columbia | $24,412 | $1.720 | $1.538 | $1.536 | $1.451 | $1.308 | 62,919 |
University of Toronto | $26,812 | $2.593 | $2.504 | $2.380 | $2.097 | $2.142 | 88,766 |
Endowments C$250 million to C$1 billion
The following are the Canadian universities with the financial endowments between $250 million and $1 billion, expressed in Canadian dollars at fair value. All sources are official audited financial statements published in the respective fiscal years.Institution | Endowment per student | Endowment millions CAD | Endowment millions CAD | Endowment millions CAD | Endowment millions CAD | Endowment millions CAD | Number of Students |
Carleton University | $8,979 | $265.410 | $269.386 | $261.744 | |||
Dalhousie University | $29,524 | $649.7 | $616.7 | $582.9 | $530.7 | $537.8 | 19,743 |
McMaster University | $24,191 | $757.7 | $727.4 | $704.7 | $655.5 | $609.0 | 29,130 |
Simon Fraser University | $9,579 | $360.153 | $336.711 | $321.938 | $302.870 | $285.869 | 33,607 |
Université de Montréal | $5,108 | $365.140 | $342.543 | $339.730 | $248.006 | $243.490 | 66,506 |
University of Calgary | $28,039 | $991.060 | $952.665 | $888.099 | $777.337 | $790.568 | 31,673 |
University of Ottawa | $6,444 | $293.997 | $279.6 | $270.0 | $255.0 | 41,900 | |
University of Guelph | $12,284 | $382.7 | $360.8 | $352.4 | $328.1 | $341.9 | 28,687 |
University of Manitoba | $15,875 | $507.001 | $473.403 | $468.296 | $ | $ | 29,498 |
University of Victoria | $14,593 | $342.896 | $343.144 | $316.621 | $306.472 | $295.532 | 21,696 |
University of Waterloo | $10,717 | $390.773 | $375.130 | $367.895 | $333.379 | 335.731 | 34,325 |
University of Western Ontario | $17,712 | $803.8 | $746.466 | $679.0 | $580.6 | $585.8 | 38,335 |
Victoria University, Toronto | $153,664 | $506.779 | $477.195 | $473.9 | $447.1 | $454.0 | 3,084 |
University of Saskatchewan | $401.2 | $378.1 | $ | $ | $ | ||
York University | $8,705 | $496.040 | $451.531 | $456.300 | $397.760 | $438.484 | 52,418 |
Endowments less than C$250 million
The following are the Canadian universities with financial endowments less than $250 million, expressed in Canadian dollars at fair value. All sources are official audited financial statements published in the respective fiscal years.Institution | Endowment millions CAD | Endowment millions CAD | Endowment millions CAD | Endowment millions CAD | Endowment millions CAD |
Brock University | $107.026 | $96.671 | $93.697 | $83.098 | $81.698 |
Laurentian University | $51.809 | $48.800 | $ | $ | $ |
Laval University | $36.619 | $36.504 | $ | $ | $ |
University of Lethbridge | $72.953 | $68.348 | $ | $ | $ |
Memorial University of Newfoundland | $ | $103.612 | $92.933 | $ | $ |
Nipissing University | $11.905 | $11.642 | $ | $ | $ |
Ryerson University | $135.619 | $131.998 | $ | $ | $ |
Trent University | $72.614 | $64.614 | $ | $ | $ |
University of New Brunswick | $178.530 | $168.990 | $ | $ | $ |
University of Regina | $51.914 | $47.020 | $45.255 | $ | $ |
University of Windsor | $118.734 | $112.667 | $ | $ | $ |
University of Prince Edward Island | $40.571 | $35.745 | $32.116 | $ | $ |
Lakehead University | $58.858 | $57.391 | $ | $ | $ |
Wilfrid Laurier University | $96.067 | $91.857 | $ | $ | $ |
Redeemer University | $4.363 | $5.278 | $ | $ | $ |
Trinity Western University | $22.357 | $20.876 | $ | $ | $ |
University of King's College | $30.123 | $29.079 | $ | $ | $ |
Saint Mary's University | $41.2 | $39.3 | $ | $ | $ |
Acadia University | $90.656 | $85.677 | $ | $ | $ |
Mount Saint Vincent University | $42.318 | $40.816 | $38.901 | $ | $ |
Saint Francis Xavier University | $146.6 | $138.8 | $130.2 | $108.7 | $95.7 |
Mount Allison University | $186.086 | $177.690 | $ | $ | $ |
Mount Royal University | $64.848 | $60.731 | $ | $ | $ |
University of Lethbridge | $11.800 | $7.760 | $ | $ | $ |
Concordia University | $89.129 | $81.804 | $ | $ | $ |