Research Infosource produces an annual suite of rankings through their Canada’s Innovation Leaders (CIL) publication. One of these rankings is Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities List which ranks universities based on their sponsored research income. The Top 50 rankings groups universities into 3 tiers: Medical, Comprehensive, and Undergraduate. For this ranking, Brock is included in the Undergraduate tier.
Overall Top 50 Research Universities Ranking by Year
2025
#42
2024
#40
2023
#42
Health Sciences Publications *^
#1
Social Sciences and Humanities Publications *^
#1
Climate Change Publications Growth *^
#1
Not-for-profit research income growth *+
#2
Not-for-profit research income as a percent of total research income in 2023 *
#4
Not-for-profit research income in 2023 *
#5
* in undergraduate tier. + from 2022 to 2023. ^ from 2019 to 2023.
Brock’s ranking breakdown in Undergraduate Tier by Year
| Metric | Brock 2025 Rank | Brock 2024 Rank | Brock 2023 Rank |
| University Research Income | 11 | 9 | 13 |
| University Research Income Growth | 13 | 10 | 13 |
| University Research Intensity $/Faculty | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| University Research Intensity $/Graduate Student | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Corporate Research Income | 14 | 17 | N/A |
| Corporate Research Income as % of Total Research Income | 15 | 17 | N/A |
| Corporate Research Income Growth | 4 | 16 | N/A |
| Not-for-Profit Research Income | 7 | 5 | N/A |
| Not-for-Profit Research Income as % of Total Research Income | 7 | 4 | N/A |
| Not-for-Profit Research Income Growth | 15 | 2 | N/A |
Brock is ranked under the undergraduate tab.