Here are the 2010 Canadian University Report's survey results in the top categories.

More than 38,000 undergraduates have given their verdict on 53 universities. With our partners The Strategic Counsel and the Higher Education Strategy Associates, we present Canada's most comprehensive guide on what students have to say about their place of study.

The charts that follow grade universities across Canada on some of the most important categories, from quality of education to food to sports facilities. To search and compare the full database of results from over 100 questions in our survey, go to globecampus.ca/navigator

Methodology

This year's Canadian University Report reflects the opinion of more than 38,000 current undergraduate students. The results are derived from answers to more than 100 questions. A number of strict controls were built into the process to help ensure that those included in the sample represent Canadian undergraduates. The data were further weighted to a 60/40 female to male gender split to resemble the actual undergraduate student population studying at Canadian universities. A mean score for each university is calculated for each question based on the responses of students who attend that school. Universities are assigned a letter grade that matches their mean scores—out of a maximum of 5.0—for each variable. The letter grading is based on the following grid:

A+ = 4.6 and above

A = 4.4

A- = 4.2

B+ = 4.0

B = 3.8

B- = 3.6

C+ = 3.4

C = 3.2

C- = 3.0

D = Less than 3.0

This approach to grading was developed from analyzing the distribution of mean scores from an index variable, which was developed from an aggregate score based on each of the measurements of satisfaction about the university experience examined in the survey. The grid was then applied to the mean score of responses received from each university, for each variable, and grades were assigned based on the mean score received. Because sample sizes are significantly smaller when comparing one university to another, there may not be statistically significant differences separating universities that receive different letter grades, although their mean scores are different.

NOTE: Slightly fewer responses than our minimum sampling requirement were received this year for the universities of Quebec, Acadia and Mount Allison. In order to provide our readers with survey information for these three schools, our charts show their 2008 results.