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The highest ranking Canadian institution at 24th place is the University of Toronto, which received a total score of 75.78. It scored particularly high for innovation and economic impact (80.64).

The University of British Columbia (UBC) followed behind in the 33rd spot. Its total score came out to 71.56, also scoring high for innovation and economic impact (85.36).

University of Oxford in the United Kingdom took the top spot, with a total score of 90.20, with Yale University taking second place (88.55) and Stanford University grabbing the third spot (88.30).

Although only two Canadian universities cracked the top 50, there are 25 altogether on the ranking. The University of Alberta and Calgary made the top 100, while McGill University placed uncharacteristically low in the ranking at 154th place. It usually rivals UofT and UBC for the top spots on these lists.

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