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UVic Tops Annual MacLean's University Rankings Again

For the second year in a row, the University of Victoria has been named the top comprehensive university in Canada in the annual university rankings by Maclean’s magazine, this time tied with Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University. The rankings were issued by the news magazine today.

Across the 13 performance measures used by Maclean’s, UVic ranked particularly highly on faculty awards, medical science grants, research activity, scholarships and bursaries for students, and the library. For more information on the rankings visit: http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/11/10/our-18th-annual-rankings/
or contact Maclean’s media relations coordinator Louise Leger at
416-764-4125 or louise.leger@rci.rogers.com

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