About McGill University:

McGill University is a public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was established in 1821 by royal charter, granted by King George IV. The University bears the name of James McGill, a Montreal merchant originally from Scotland whose bequest in 1813 formed the university's precursor, McGill College. McGill's main campus is located at Mount Royal in downtown Montreal, with the second campus situated in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, also on the Montreal Island, 30 kilometres (18 miles) west of the main campus. McGill offers degrees and diplomas in over 300 fields of study, with the highest average admission requirements of any Canadian university. Most students are enrolled in the five largest faculties, namely Arts, Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Management. and Dawson College.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 35 34 36 35 36 33 34 33 34 33 36 42 47 49 49 66 57

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 45 54 64 60 51 70 60 75 59 62 64 62 64 66 89 58
Engineering 100 92 133 114 111 111 117 125 139 135 154 166 172 197 212 301-350
Life Sciences 24 30 24 23 26 26 25 26 27 27 28 28 33 39 60 35
Medicine 39 43 34 31 36 36 36 36 37 39 45 45 39 36 59 47
Natural Sciences 73 90 82 90 78 79 88 84 80 102 95 104 113 122 138 89
Social Sciences 50 73 55 48 55 55 46 50 48 51 52 49 48 52 69 61

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences 73 51 61 56 66 77 66 61 64 61 71 105 61
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 41 43 - 54 36
Chemistry 175 150 146 151 151 167 183 185 193 192 203 248 273
Chemical Engineering 157 164 161 192 201 190 170 206 232 235 199 164 181
Civil Engineering 90 121 96 87 93 119 94 105 105 114 71 70 94
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 44 43 41 71 58
Computer Science 84 85 98 95 93 126 151 149 183 172 185 244 286
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 155 145 - 227 213
Electrical Engineering 90 108 89 86 97 109 112 111 149 161 204 248 295
Environment / Ecology 44 48 44 38 49 39 35 46 43 41 - 55 57
Geosciences 94 105 87 91 101 101 98 104 108 91 - 123 104
Immunology - - - - - - - - 60 52 - 83 63
Materials Science 127 121 117 144 136 132 155 170 189 178 230 227 242
Mathematics 100 81 87 98 124 137 120 112 124 111 152 178 185
Mechanical Engineering 70 44 50 55 99 78 68 85 100 111 136 113 199
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 74 56 - - 84
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 33 36 - 60 43
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 14 15 - 20 17
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 52 56 61 70 53 64 76 70 89 109 146 111
Physics 86 90 80 93 93 74 98 97 143 164 165 195 181
Plant & Animal Science 141 148 125 141 167 159 153 156 177 206 216 214 200
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 33 36 - 42 26
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 36 36 40 59 47
Space Science - - - - - - - - 68 92 - 87 54
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 290 -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 106 41 74
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 81 94 88