Research Infosource collects data on research income, partnerships, and faculty research activity each year; in November, they publish their list of the top 50 colleges and research universities in Canada. In data collected from 2015-16, Dawson College placed 39th on the list, with research funding of $1,725,000 and 32 active research faculty.

Dawson’s key research strengths include: studies on the inclusion of students with disabilities, the scholarship of teaching and learning, sustainability, and a number of high-impact researchers working on discipline-specific projects in math, history, psychology, physics, chemistry, and biology.