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McGill University

Montreal, Quebec · Est. 1821

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About the university

McGill's downtown Montreal campus opens straight onto Mont Royal, and its gates onto Rue Sherbrooke are one of the city's most recognisable landmarks. It's consistently ranked among Canada's top universities for medicine and law.

The Arts Building
The Arts Building
The Leacock Building
The Leacock Building
Official website ↗International students page ↗

Popular courses

What people actually study here.

Medicine
Law (Civil & Common)
Management
Arts
Engineering

The vibe

What it actually feels like.

  • A leafy downtown campus that opens straight onto Mont Royal park — genuinely rare in a major city.
  • Bilingual by osmosis — classes run in English, but daily life happens in French-speaking Montreal.
  • A famously strong pre-med and law culture, with McGill grads well represented in both fields nationally.

Fun things to do

Life outside the lecture hall.

01

Hike or toboggan on Mont Royal, right behind campus, in any season.

02

Explore Montreal's underground city (RÉSO) when winter gets serious.

03

Catch a Montreal Canadiens game — hockey culture runs deep among McGill students.

Opportunities for international students

What's on offer if you're coming from abroad.

Major entrance scholarships for international students, including the McGill Scholarship program.
International Student Services offering visa, health-insurance and settling-in support.
Strong research-assistant opportunities for undergrads, especially in medicine and life sciences.

Also in Canada

Other top Canada universities.

University of TorontoUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of AlbertaUniversité de Montréal

References & sources

Where this page comes from.

Course lists, scholarships and admissions details summarised here are illustrative. Always confirm the current, exact terms on the university's own official website before applying. Photography is freely licensed via Wikimedia Commons, not sourced from the university's own site.

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