Lakehead University

The Lakehead Uni is also one among the best Universities for MS Courses although it is ranked lower than McGill University at #3. Lakehead University is ranked #27 for its MS Courses in Canada. Lakehead University provides only 16 MS Courses while McGill University offers 41 MS Courses to international students.

There are 1,800+ international students at Lakehead Uni. Over 90 countries around the world are represented by these students. 

• 85+ course options are available
• Undergraduate and Graduate Entrance Scholarships are available 

Lakehead Uni is famous for its UG teaching and personalized smaller class sizes. It has been ranked at #1 for UG Teaching as per Maclean's 2026 rankings. On top of this, Research Infosource has placed this university at #2 in peer category for 2025.

• Additionally, Lakehead Uni ranks among the Top 100 Universities addressing global challenges in Times Higher Education 2025 Impact Rankings
• Ranks #1 university with under 10,000 students in Canada and North America

After 2 years of graduation, Lakehead University placement rate is 96.2%. In 2023-24, Lakehead Uni had the 7th the highest 7-year graduation rate among Ontario Universities. 

• After 6 months of graduation, the placement rate of this university is 87.8%
• The average salary of this university's graduates is CAD 60,600 after 2 years (Around INR 42 L)

Indian students who have a valid study permit, can complete co-op work terms without an additional co-op work permit. There are other additional requirements that students have to meet for these co-op courses. A variety of course options are available for co-op education such as-

• Civil Engineering
• Accounting
• Finance
• Marketing
• Computer Science, etc. 

Co-op courses at Lakehead University Canada are offered in variety of study disciplines. At both the UG and PG study levels, this university offers co-op courses. Study areas for the cop-op courses are-

• B.Com in Finance, Marketing, Accounting, HR Management, etc. 
• BSc in CS
• BEng in Civil, Chemical, Mechanical, Software, etc. 
• MSc in Physics
• MSc in CS
• MSc in Civil Engineering

In the 2026 Maclean's rankings, Lakehead University has been named Ontario's top primary university for UG Teaching. Lakehead Uni is counted among the top universities for its education, student outcomes, and research excellence. 

Lakehead University MSc in Biology course is 2 years. For admission to this course, the students must have a 4-year Bachelor's degree. This course is offered at Thunder Bay and Orillia campus. The documents required to apply to this course are-

• Transcripts
• CV
• English language proficiency results
• Any specific document required

Indian students at Lakehead University are required to submit IELTS / TOEFL or equivalent test scores. The test scores vary for the Nursing courses. Minimum scores required in these tests are-

Yes, for admission to Lakehead Uni, there could be an ask to submit GRE / GMAT scores for Master's admission. Also, to take admission, it is best to have a good score in these standardized tests. In GRE, the students should aim a minimum score of 300 and in GMAT, they must aim for a 500. A few of the documents that students have to submit to take admission to Lakehead Uni are previous degree transcripts, reference letters, updated CV, etc.