
History
- Founded in 1887 in Toronto by the estate of William McMaster, a member of the first Senate after Confederation and the founding president of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
- Relocated from Toronto to Hamilton in 1930.
- We have over 213,000 alumni representing 163 countries, including 4 Nobel laureates and 34 Olympians.
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The Campus
- Located in Hamilton, Ontario, about a 45-minute drive from Toronto, Niagara Falls and the United States border. The fourth largest city in Ontario and ninth largest city in Canada, Hamilton is a multicultural city and an urban, industrial and artistic centre.
- Our campus is over 300 acres of mostly green space, bordered by the Royal Botanical Gardens and Cootes Paradise, a wild bird sanctuary. All our buildings are within a 30-acre, pedestrian-friendly central core.
- The McMaster Forest: 115 acres of natural lands in the Dundas Valley.
- We are one of the few entirely smoke-free universities in the country.
What Makes Us Special
- A research-intensive, student-centred university dedicated to advancing human and societal health and well-being.
- Ranked in the world’s Top 80 by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022.
- Second in the world in THE’s University Impact Rankings 2019 based on the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
- Winner of the 2018 Global Teaching Excellence Award from the Higher Education Academy for our strengths in experiential learning and our commitment to global engagement.
- The McMaster Model, a problem-based and student-centred approach to learning, has been adopted worldwide.
- Home to more than 70 research centres and institutes.
- More than 70 international exchange agreements.
- The only university in Canada to serve as host to the United Nations University through the Institute for Water, Environment and Health.
- World-class athletic facilities, including a 50-metre pool and brand-new high-performance training facility.
- Provincial men’s volleyball champions (2022); national women’s basketball champions (2019); national football finalists (2012/2014) and champions (2011).
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Offers of Admission
All programs at McMaster University have enrollment limits and admission is at our discretion. Meeting minimum requirements for any program does not guarantee admission.
Application Deadlines
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