McGill University

Website / www.mcgill.ca

Profile

Founded in 1821 with a bequest by Montreal merchant James McGill, McGill University today enjoys an international reputation for scholarly achievement and scientific discovery. Cutting-edge facilities, innovative teaching programs and multidisciplinary research attract first-class professors and students from around the globe, making McGill one of Canada’s most internationally diverse universities. Of McGill’s 37,800 students, 55 percent hail from the university’s home province of Quebec, 25 percent from elsewhere in Canada and 20 percent from abroad.

McGill offers more than 300 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs. The world-renowned Faculty of Medicine has four affiliated teaching hospitals and graduates more than 1,000 health care professionals each year. McGill students have unparalleled opportunities to enrich their educational experience through hands-on research, exchange programs, internships, field study and study abroad programs. They engage in community service by participating in programs and initiatives to aid the disadvantaged. The university honours academic distinction and leadership by providing about $15 million a year in undergraduate scholarships and student aid.

McGill faculty engages in an extensive array of research partnerships with other universities, government and industry in Quebec, Canada, throughout North America and around the world. The university has a new state-of-the-art Life Sciences Complex, several remote research stations, 13 branch libraries and special collections and major museum collections and ecological treasures, including Canada’s largest arboretum.

McGill’s main campus, a mosaic of heritage and modern buildings in a green oasis, is set in Montreal’s vibrant downtown core with Mount Royal as a backdrop. The Macdonald Campus occupies 650 hectares of woods and fields on the western shore of the
Island of Montreal, providing unparalleled opportunities for agricultural and environmental fieldwork and research activities.

Student fees

Canadian student fees 2011-12 *
Tuition fees (residents of Quebec): $2,168
Tuition fees (out-of-province): $5,858

International student fees 2011-12 *
Undergraduate tuition fees: $14,562 - $16,259
Graduate tuition fees: $13,076 - $14,562

* Source: Statistics Canada. Fees for general programs in arts and humanities.

Note: In addition to tuition fees, universities generally charge fees for goods and services supplied to students. This includes areas such as student associations, sports and health. These additional fees vary widely per university and per student and can run from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Check with the university for details.

Student enrolment

2011 rounded preliminary fall enrolment *
Full-time (undergraduates): 22,830
Full-time (graduates): 7,670
Part-time (undergraduates): 6,870
Part-time (graduates): 4,150

* Source: Conference of Rectors and Principals of Quebec Universities