#1 in Canada
for 20 consecutive years
[Maclean's University Rankings 2025]
[QS World University Rankings 2025]
[Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025]
[Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024]

McGill University, founded in 1821, is among the most vibrant educational and research milieus in North America, attracting the best and brightest in the health professions and sciences.

(1829 - Present)
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School of
Medicine
(1829)
Montreal Campus +
Campus Outaouais
954
undergrads
1182 residents
288 fellows
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Ingram School
of Nursing
(1920)870
undergrads
187 MSc(A)
& 19 PhD -
School of
Physical
& Occupational
Therapy
(1943)221
undergrads
218 MSc, MSc(A)
& 6 PhD
21 Postdoctoral fellows -
School of
Communication
Sciences
& Disorders
(1963)59 MSc
1 MSc(A)
& 15 PhD -
School of
Population
& Global Health
(2016)236 undergrads
219 MSc & 102 PhD
22 Postdoctoral fellows
10 residents & 14 Graduate Research Trainees
214 undergrad & 119 grad experiential learners
1,145 Experiential and Professional Students (including Summer Institute)
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School of
Biomedical
Sciences
(2020)
1703 BSc students in
Anatomy & Cell Biology,
Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Human Genetics,
Microbiology & Immunology,
Pharmacology & Therapeutics,
Physiology192 MSc, 22 MSc(A)
& 332 PhD43 Postdoctoral fellows and researchers
The Faculty counts some 35 distinct research centres and institutes, and more than 20 departments collaborating across disciplines, professions and borders.
CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
Four major urban
teaching sites
The Réseau Universitaire Intégré de Santé et Services Sociaux McGill, RUISSS McGill, is comprised of seven regional authorities, the McGill University Health Centre, two CIUSSSs, three CISSSs, and three additional health centres in the province. Areas of responsibility include health care delivery, teaching, research and technology assessment.