Editing University of Waterloo (section)

=== Rankings and reputation ===
{{Canadian university rankings
| UniName = University of Waterloo
| ARWU_W = 151–200
| ARWU_CAN = 6–8
| QS_W = 115
| QS_N = 5
| THES_W = =163
| THES_N = 7
| THES_GEUR = 190
| USNWR_GU = =192
| USNWR_N = 7
| MAC_comp = 3
| MAC_rep = 4
}}

The 2024 [[QS World University Rankings]] ranked the university 115th in the world and fifth in Canada.<ref name="QS" />{{efn|name=pubdate}} The 2024 [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]] placed Waterloo 158 in the world and 7 in Canada, and between 126 and 150 in its 2023 World Reputation Rankings.{{efn|name=pubdate}}<ref name="USUnivRankings_THES_W" /> In the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' 2022–23 ranking, the university placed 191st in the world, and eighth in Canada, tied with the [[University of Ottawa]].{{efn|name=pubdate|Although the title of these annual ranking includes the year 2023, the following was published in 2022.}}<ref name="USNWR Best Global Universities" /> In the 2022 [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]], the university ranked 151–200 in the world and 7–8 in Canada.<ref name="USUnivRankings_ARWU_W" />

In terms of national rankings, ''[[Maclean's]]'' 2023 university rankings ranked Waterloo third in the magazine's comprehensive university category.<ref name="Macdocc" /> The university also placed second in ''Maclean's'' 2023 reputational survey of Canadian universities.<ref name="Macrep"/>

The university also placed in a number of rankings that evaluated a graduate's employment prospects. In QS's 2022 graduate employability ranking, Waterloo ranked 24th in the world, and second in Canada.<ref name="QS_GEUR"/> In the Times Higher Education 2022 graduate employability ranking, Waterloo was ranked 191st in the world, and ninth in Canada.<ref name="UnivRankings_THES_GEUR"/> In an employability survey published by ''[[The New York Times]]'' in October 2011, when CEOs and chairpersons were asked to select the top universities which they recruited from, the university placed 108th in the world, and seventh in Canada.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2011/10/20/education/20iht-SReducEmploy20-graphic.html?ref=education|title=What business leaders say|work=The New York Times|date=20 October 2011|access-date=8 March 2012}}</ref> In 2014, a study from Riviera Partners found that the University of Waterloo had the third-most hired undergraduate candidates in [[Silicon Valley]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/laura-montini/infographic/the-software-engineer-marketplace.html|title=What It Takes to Hire a Silicon Valley Software Engineer|last=Montini|first=Laura|date=26 August 2014|website=Inc.com|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref> In 2016, Startup Compass found that University of Waterloo alumni were the second-most frequently hired in small and medium-sized companies in Silicon Valley.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-silicon-valley-recruiters-are-flocking-to-ontario-1462385408|title=Why Silicon Valley Recruiters Are Flocking to Ontario|last=Gellman|first=Lindsay|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=4 May 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref> Dr. Steven Woods, engineering director at [[Google]] in Canada, said in 2013 that "the University of Waterloo is one of Google's largest three or four recruiting universities year-over-year [worldwide], along with [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] and [[Carnegie Mellon University|Carnegie Mellon]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/a-conversation-with-steven-woods-google-canada/|title=A conversation with Google Canada|website=University Affairs|language=en-US|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref> In 2014, ''Business Insider'' found via LinkedIn data that the University of Waterloo has the fourth-most alumni working at [[Facebook]], and the third-most alumni working at [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/best-schools-to-get-a-job-at-facebook-2014-10|title=The 20 Schools with the Most Grads at Facebook|last=Baer|first=Drake|website=Business Insider|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/best-schools-to-get-a-job-at-amazon-2014-10|title=The 20 Schools with the Most Grads at Amazon|last=Baer|first=Drake|website=Business Insider|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>