McMaster University
- Rank in Canada
- #5
- Founded
- 1887
- Type
- Public
- International tuition / year
- $20k–$28k
- Application fee
- $110 / $150
About McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university founded in 1887 in the city of Hamilton, in the province of Ontario, Canada.
The university has five campuses; its main campus is located between the Greater Toronto Area and Niagara Falls, and the four other campuses are in downtown Hamilton, Burlington, Kitchener-Waterloo and Niagara.
The university comprises 6 faculties, including the DeGroote School of Business, the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Health Sciences, the Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Social Sciences.
The university has more than 70 research centres and institutes and offers more than 3000 programmes of study at various academic levels to its students.
McMaster University has more than 27000 undergraduate students and more than 4000 master's students, more than 13 percent of whom are international students admitted from about 140 countries.
Why McMaster University?
The university has consistently been ranked among the world's top 100 universities and Canada's top 10 universities, and it is also a member of the U15.
In 2014 the university took seventh place in the list of Canada's top 50 research universities.
McMaster also ranked 4th in Canada for student satisfaction and research success, and in the 2017 Research Infosource ranking it was recognised as the most dynamic university in Canada.
The university's sports teams are known as the Marauders and are members of U Sports; their sporting honours at the international level include the 2011 Vanier Cup national championship and being finalists for the Vanier Cup in 2012-2014.
Notable alumni of McMaster University include government officials, academics, business leaders, Rhodes Scholars, Gates Cambridge Scholars and Nobel Prize laureates.
It can be said that 93% of graduates enter the job market within 2 years of graduating, and in the 2019 QS ranking it took 93rd place.
Programmes
Programme lists are as published by the university and may change from term to term.
- Anthropology
- Astrobiology (Collaborative Program)
- Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Business Administration
- Chemical Biology
- Civil Engineering
- Classics
- Computational Science and Engineering
- Economics
- English
- French
- Global Health
- Health Research Methodology
- History
- Kinesiology
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Nursing
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Statics
- Sociology
- Religious studies
- Social work
Facts and fees
- Location
- Hamilton, Canada
- Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1887
- Rank in Canada
- 5
- Application fee
- $110 / $150
- International tuition
- $20,000 to $28,000 per year
- DLI number
- O19395535729
Fees are approximate and in Canadian dollars. Check the current amount on the university's official website before applying.