Université McGill (French) | |
Latin: Universitas McGill | |
Former names
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McGill College or University of McGill College (1821–1885) |
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Motto | Grandescunt Aucta Labore (Latin) |
Motto in English
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By work, all things increase and grow |
Type | Public research university |
Established | 1821 |
Affiliation | AAU, ACU, AUCC, AUF, ATS, CARL, CBIE, CREPUQ, CUSID, Universitas 21, UArctic, UNAI, U15, URA |
Endowment | C$1.55 billion |
Budget | C$798.2 million |
Chancellor | Michael A. Meighen |
Provost | Christopher Manfredi |
Principal | Suzanne Fortier |
Visitor | David Johnston (as Governor General of Canada) |
Academic staff
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1,684 |
Administrative staff
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3,457 |
Students | 40,493 |
Undergraduates | 27,475 |
Postgraduates | 9,473 |
Other students
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3,545 |
Location | Montreal, Québec, Canada |
Campus |
Urban Downtown: 32 ha (80 acres) Macdonald Campus: 650 ha (1,600 acres) |
Colours | Scarlet and white |
Athletics |
CIS, RSEQ, CUFLA 29 varsity teams |
Nickname | McGill Redmen and Martlets |
Mascot | Marty the Martlet |
Website | mcgill |
University rankings | |
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Global rankings | |
ARWU World | 63 |
QS World | 30 |
Times World | 42 |
Times Reputation | 39 |
US News and World Report Global | 50 |
Canadian rankings | |
ARWU National | 3 |
QS National | 1 |
Times National | 3 |
US News and World Report National | 3 |
Maclean's Medical/Doctoral | 1 |
McGill University is a public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was established in 1821 by royal charter, issued by King George IV of Great Britain. The University bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Scotland whose bequest in 1813 formed the university's precursor, McGill College.
McGill's main campus is set at the foot of Mount Royal in Downtown Montreal, with the second campus situated near fields and forested lands in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, also on the Montreal Island, 30 kilometres (18 miles) west of the main campus. Its academic units are organized into 11 main Faculties and Schools. The University is one of two members of the Association of American Universities located outside the United States, and it is the only Canadian member of the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF), within the World Economic Forum, which is made up of 26 of the world's top universities.
McGill offers degrees and diplomas in over 300 fields of study, with the highest average admission requirements of any Canadian university. Most students are enrolled in the five largest faculties, namely Arts, Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Management.Tuition fees vary significantly between in-province, out-of-province, and international students, as well as between faculties.Scholarships are generous, yet highly competitive and relatively difficult to attain, compared to other institutions of higher learning in the country.