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McGill University
McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter, the university bears the name of James McGill, a Scottish merchant whose bequest in 1813 established the University of McGill College. In 1885, the name was officially changed to McGill University.
McGill University
Université McGill (French)
McGill University
Coat of arms
Latin: Universitas McGill
Former name
McGill College or University of McGill College (1821–1885)
Motto
Grandescunt Aucta Labore
On legend: In Domino Confido
Motto in English
By work, all things increase and grow
On legend: I trust in the Lord
Type
Public research university
Established
31 March 1821; 202 years ago
Founder
James McGill
Academic affiliation
AAU, ACU, AUCC, AUF, ATS, CARL, CBIE, BCI, CUSID, GULF, UArctic, UNAI, U15, URA
Endowment
CA$2.039 billion
Budget
CA$1.555 billion
Chair
Maryse Bertrand
Chancellor
John McCall MacBain
Vice-Chancellor
H. Deep Saini
Principal
H. Deep Saini
Visitor
Mary Simon (as Governor General of Canada)
Academic staff
3,476 (staff) 1,747 tenure track, 1,667 non-tenure track (faculty)
Administrative staff
4,327
Students
39,267[8]
Undergraduates
26,765
Postgraduates
10,411
Other students
2,091
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
45°30′15″N 73°34′29″W
Campus
Urban
Downtown: 32 ha (80 acres)
Macdonald Campus: 650 ha (1,600 acres)
Outaouais Campus
Colours
Red
White
Nickname
McGill Redbirds and Martlets
Sporting affiliations
CISRSEQCUFLANEISA
Mascot
Marty the Martlet
McGill's main campus is on the slope of Mount Royal in downtown Montreal in the borough of Ville-Marie, with a second campus situated in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of the main campus on Montreal Island. The university is one of two members of the Association of American Universities located outside the United States, alongside the University of Toronto, and is the only Canadian member of the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) within the World Economic Forum.
McGill offers degrees and diplomas in over 300 fields of study, with the highest average entering grades of any Canadian university. Most students are enrolled in the six largest faculties, namely Arts, Science, Medicine, Education, Engineering, and Management. McGill is the most internationally diverse of any medical-doctoral research university in Canada, with international students comprising over 30% of its student population and hailing from more than 150 countries. Additionally, over 41% of students are born outside of Canada. McGill is ranked among the world's top universities by major educational publications, and has held the top position in the country for the past 18 years in the annual Maclean's Canadian university rankings.
McGill counts among its alumni and faculty 12 Nobel laureates and 147 Rhodes Scholars, both the most of any university in Canada, as well as 159 Loran Scholars, 18 billionaires, the current prime minister and two former prime ministers of Canada, two Governors General of Canada, 15 justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, at least eight foreign leaders, and more than 100 members of national legislatures. McGill alumni also include 8 Academy Award winners, 13 Grammy Award winners, at least 13 Emmy Award winners, four Pulitzer Prize winners, and 121 Olympians with over 35 Olympic medals. The inventors of the game of basketball, modern organized ice hockey, and the pioneers of gridiron football, as well as the founders of several major universities and colleges are also graduates of the university