Fact Book
Students
Outstanding students
37,835 students
7,715 (20%) international students
8,881 (23.7%) graduate students
Degrees granted in 2011–12: 8,300
Rhodes Scholars: 133
6,782 (17.9%) of students claim French as their first language
| Full-time undergraduate | 22,155 |
| Part-time undergraduate | 3,783 |
| Full-time graduate | 6,592 |
| Part-time graduate | 2,289 |
| Postdoctoral scholars | 625 |
| Residents and fellows | 1,250 |
| Other (non-credit) | 1,141 |
| Total Enrolment | 37,835 |
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| Faculty | Undergraduate | Graduate | Postdoctoral + Residents | Other | Total |
| Agricultural & Environmental Sciences | 1,229 | 526 | 23 | 102 | 1,880 |
| Arts | 7,314 | 874 | 34 | - | 8,222 |
| Interfaculty B.A. & Sc. | 594 | - | - | - | 594 |
| Dentistry | 132 | 62 | 36 | - | 230 |
| Education | 1,664 | 1,075 | 5 | - | 2,744 |
| Engineering | 2,969 | 1,141 | 62 | - | 4,172 |
| Law | 697 | 129 | 8 | - | 834 |
| Desautels Faculty of Management | 2,373 | 435 | 3 | - | 2,811 |
| Medicine | 1,504 | 2,012 | 1,560 | - | 5,076 |
| Schulich School of Music | 558 | 291 | 5 | - | 854 |
| Religious Studies | 34 | 61 | - | - | 95 |
| Science | 4,498 | 1,004 | 139 | - | 5,641 |
| Continuing Studies | 2,372 | 1,271 | - | 1,039 | 4,682 |
| Total All Students | 25,938 | 8,881 | 1,875 | 1,141 | 37,835 |
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Source: CREPUQ
* The R score (cote de rendement au collégial or cote R in French) is a statistical method which classifies college students’ academic performance in Quebec. R scores in the range of 29.5 to 31.9 are considered well above average. Those between 26 and 29.4 are above average and those between 20 and 25.9 are considered average.
Source: U15 Data Exchange
* includes full- and part-time degree-seeking students
Source: U15 Data Exchange
| Quebec Students | $2,168 |
| Rest of Canada | $5,858 |
| International Students | $14,561-$26,827* |
*Depending on program
Undergraduate Scholarships & Financial Aid ($ millions)
Faculty & Research
Outstanding Faculty
1,636 tenured and tenure-stream faculty
159 Canada Research Chairs awarded to McGill, 148 of which are currently filled
163 endowed teaching and research chairs
139 living members of the Royal Society of Canada
More than 1,000 tenure-track professors hired under an ambitious recruitment program since 2000. Of these, 626 were recruited from outside Canada.
Outstanding Research
$510 million awarded in research funding in 2010–11 (McGill and affiliated hospitals)
163 government- and industry-sponsored research contracts valued at over $17.5 million in 2011–12 (not including affiliated hospitals)
19 licences and options to license granted to the private sector in 2011–12, for a cumulative total of 175 active licences
One of the largest patent portfolios among Canadian universities. In 2011–12, 38 national and international patents were granted to McGill. #1 in Canada for U.S. patents granted in 2010
#1 for publication impact among Canada’s research universities (Research Infosource 2011)
Research Funding in $M (including affiliated hospitals*)Source: CAUBO
*Includes the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), the Jewish General Hospital (Lady Davis Institute), the Jewish Rehabilation Hospital, the Shriners Hospital, the Douglas Hospital, and St. Mary’s Hospital Center.
Source: CAUBO
*Includes the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), the Jewish General Hospital (Lady Davis Institute), the Jewish Rehabilation Hospital, the Shriners Hospital, the Douglas Hospital, and St. Mary’s Hospital Center.
Finance & Administration
Financial Highlights 2011-2012 (in thousands of dollars)
| Grants | |
| - Canada | 210,912 |
| - Quebec | 467,118 |
| - United States | 6,312 |
| - Other sources | 19,772 |
| Contracts | 20,057 |
| Tuition and fees | 217,133 |
| Sale of goods and services | 111,326 |
| Gifts and bequests | 37,067 |
| Investment and interest income | 51,611 |
| Total revenue | 1,141,308 |
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In five years, student aid from McGill's operating budget has increased more than five-fold. Much of the funding has come from contributing 30% of net new tuition increases into student aid.
Total Student Assistance from Operating Fund ($ millions)
Rankings
Top 20 Universities - 2011 QS World University Rankings
| 2011 Rank | 2010 Rank | Institution | Overall score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | University of Cambridge | 100 |
| 2 | 2 | Harvard University | 99.3 |
| 3 | 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 99.2 |
| 4 | 3 | Yale University | 98.8 |
| 5 | 6 | University of Oxford | 98.0 |
| 6 | 7 | Imperial College London | 97.6 |
| 7 | 4 | (UCL) University College London | 97.3 |
| 8 | 8 | University of Chicago | 96.1 |
| 9 | 12 | University of Pennsylvania | 95.7 |
| 10 | 11 | Columbia University | 95.3 |
| 11 | 13 | Stanford University | 93.4 |
| 12 | 9 | California Institute of Technology | 93.0 |
| 13 | 10 | Princeton University | 91.9 |
| 14 | 15 | University of Michigan | 91.3 |
| 15 | 16 | Cornell University | 90.7 |
| 16 | 17 | Johns Hopkins University | 90.0 |
| 17 | 19 | McGill University | 89.6 |
| 18 | 18 | ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) | 89.5 |
| 19 | 14 | Duke University |
89.3 |
| 20 | 22 | University of Edinburgh |
88.6 |
Note: The 2011 QS World University Rankings are produced in association with Scopus, the Elsevier database of bibliometric data and U.S. News & World Report. The methodology employed in the 2011 QS World University Rankings is consistent with the former THE-QS ranking. Indicators include academic peer and employer review; international academic staff and student numbers; staff/student rations and citations per staff.
QS 2012 Subject Rankings McGill’s World Rank for Subjects in Top 25| Subject | Rank |
|---|---|
| Communication and Media Studies |
18 |
| Education | 25 |
| English Language and Literature |
19 |
| Geography | Tied 18 |
| Law | 20 |
| Linguistics | Tied 17 |
| Medicine | 19 |
| Modern Languages |
Tied 20 |
| Philosophy | 24 |
| Psychology | 18 |
| Rank | Institution | Overall score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Institute of Technology | 94.8 |
| 2 | Harvard University | 93.9 |
| 2 | Stanford University | 93.9 |
| 4 | University of Oxford | 93.6 |
| 5 | Princeton University | 92.9 |
| 6 | University of Cambridge | 92.4 |
| 7 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 92.3 |
| 8 | Imperial College London | 90.7 |
| 9 | University of Chicago |
90.2 |
| 10 | University of California, Berkeley | 89.8 |
| 11 | Yale University | 89.1 |
| 12 | Columbia University | 87.5 |
| 13 | University of California, Los Angeles | 87.3 |
| 14 | Johns Hopkins University | 85.8 |
| 15 | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich | 85.0 |
| 16 | University of Pennsylvania | 84.9 |
| 17 | University College London |
83.2 |
| 18 | University of Michigan |
82.8 |
| 19 | University of Toronto | 81.6 |
| 20 | Cornell University | 80.5 |
| ... |
... | ... |
| 28 | McGill University | 75.5 |
McGill ranked 63rd in 2011 and one of only four Canadian universities in the top 100.
The Shanghai Ranking looks at citations, publications in certain journals and success of alumni and academic staff in winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals.
#1 in Maclean’s seven years running
Again in 2011, Maclean’s magazine ranked McGill first in its mission class — medical-doctoral category — for the seventh year in a row — in its annual Canadian university issue. The category includes 15 Canadian universities with medical schools and a broad range of doctoral programs.
The Maclean’s ranking measures a number of aspects of a university’s operation. McGill was a leader in a number of areas, including:
First in student awards for the 13th consecutive year
First in scholarships and bursaries as a percentage of budget
First in reputational survey
