MCGILL UNIVERSITY L-10

845 Sherbrooke St. West
Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2T5
Tel: (514)398-4455
Admissions: (514)398-4462
Fax: (514)398-4193
E-mail: admissions@aro.lan.mcgill.ca
Web Site: http://www.mcgill.ca/

Description:

Province-supported, university, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1821. Setting: 80-acre urban campus. Endowment: $565.3 million. Research spending 2003-04: $286.4 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $7583 per student. Total enrollment: 32,532. Faculty: 2,363 (1,555 full-time, 808 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 21,718 applied, 51% were admitted. 90% from top 10% of their high school class, 99% from top quarter. Full-time: 17,648 students, 61% women, 39% men. Part-time: 2,981 students, 62% women, 38% men. Students come from 13 provinces and territories, 138 other countries, 30% from out-of province, 11% 25 or older, 10% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: social sciences and history; biological/life sciences; business/marketing. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Canex, CREPUQ, CUSAP, Universitas 21. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 3.3 high school GPA, SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT. Required for some: recommendations, audition for music program, portfolio for architecture program. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadline: 1/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $60 Canadian dollars. Tuition, fee, and room and board charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Province resident tuition: $1,668 full-time, $55.61 per credit part-time. Canadian resident tuition: $4,401 full-time, $146.71 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $1,203 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Part-time tuition varies according to course load and program. College room and board: $7584. College room only: $4620. Room and board charges vary according to board plan, gender, housing facility, and location. International student tuition: $12,248 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 180 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities; 4% of eligible men and 2% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Debating Union, UNSAM (Model United Nations), Sexual Assault Centre, Walksafe, Queer McGill. Major annual events: Discover McGill, Orientation Week, Frosh Program. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 2,200 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Options: coed, women-only housing available. McLennan Library plus 13 others with 4.2 million books, 1.8 million microform titles, 25,673 serials, 579,805 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $24.6 million. 3,679 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.