MCMASTER UNIVERSITY K-7

1280 Main St. West
Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4M2
Tel: (905)525-9140; Admissions: (905)525-9140; Fax: (905)527-1105; E-mail: macadmit@mcmaster.ca; Web Site: http://www.mcmaster.ca/

Description: Province-supported, university, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. Founded 1887. Setting: 300-acre suburban campus with easy access to Toronto. Total enrollment: 20,370. 24,642 applied, 72% were admitted. Full-time: 3,660 students, 70% women, 30% men. Part-time: 154 students, 58% women, 42% men. Students come from 12 provinces and territories, 79 other countries, 23% live on campus. Calendar: Canadian standard year. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, 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 Group of Ten Student Exchange Program. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Options: early action, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: essay, interview. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadlines: 7/15, 5/1 for nonresidents, 3/1 for early action. Notification: continuous until 9/1, 6/12 for early action.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $95. Area resident tuition: $4814 full-time. College room and board: $6260. College room only: $3585. International student tuition: $13,130 full-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 120 open to all. Most popular organizations: Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship Club, African-Caribbean Student Association, Chinese Students' Association, AIESEC (international leadership organization), Southeast Asian-American Society. Major annual events: Homecoming, Frosh Week, Alumni Weekend. 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. 3,308 college housing spaces available. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Mills Memorial Library plus 4 others with 1.7 million books, 11,976 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 400 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.

Community Environment: Hamilton is the western point of the "Golden Triangle," Ontario's economic heartland. A major Great Lakes seaport, Hamilton's care for its past and present is reflected in the restored 36-room Regency Villa Dundurn Castle, and the 1,200-acre Coote's Paradise wildlife sanctuary.