Principal Heather Munroe-Blum speaks with Aya Ito, a member of the award-winning Lloyd Carr-Harris student quartet, while meeting with a group of accomplished McGill students.
Normand Blouin

McGill University is Canada's best-known university, renowned internationally for the highest standards in teaching and research and the outstanding record of achievement of our professors and students. In fields like neurosciences, pain, cancer research and public policy—to name but a few—McGill is at the forefront of achievement nationally and internationally.

Excellence does not come without determination to aim ever higher in all we do. We recruit the best professors and students, and provide a learning environment and support that enable them to achieve their full potential. Our interdisciplinary programs and international character prepare students to succeed in a complex and rapidly changing world. Our professors are leaders in their fields and the classroom experience is enriched by the leading-edge research being conducted right here on our campuses and elsewhere.

Facts 2005-2006 offers a glimpse of McGill, its programs and expertise, as well as some of the great people who study, teach, discover and innovate at McGill.

• McGill is ranked number one in the medical doctoral category of Maclean's 2005 Canadian university rankings, sharing the top spot with the University of Toronto. Outstanding students and a reputation for the highest quality are among the primary strengths.

• McGill is ranked the top Canadian school in the Times Higher Education Supplement ranking of the world's best universities in 2005 and the only Canadian university in the top 25 in the world.

• McGill is Research University of the Year 2005 in the medical doctoral category, named by Research InfoSource, Canada's leading research and development consulting firm. McGill earned 97.3 points out of a possible 100 in its ranking system, the highest score in the country.