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McGill University
Université McGill  (French)
McGill University CoA.svg
Latin: Universitas McGill
Former names
McGill College or University of McGill College (1821–1885)
Motto Grandescunt Aucta Labore (Latin)
Motto in English
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
1,684
Administrative staff
3,457
Students 40,493
Undergraduates 27,475
Postgraduates 9,473
Other students
3,545
Location Montreal, Québec, Canada
Campus Urban
Downtown: 32 ha (80 acres)
Macdonald Campus: 650 ha (1,600 acres)
Language English
Colours Scarlet and white         
Athletics CIS, RSEQ, CUFLA
29 varsity teams
Nickname McGill Redmen and Martlets
Mascot Marty the Martlet
Website mcgill.ca
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University rankings
Global rankings
ARWU World 63
QS World 32
Times World 42
Times Reputation 42
Times Employability 18
US News and World Report Global 50
Canadian rankings
ARWU National 3
QS National 2
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.


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