McGill University is located in downtown Montreal, Quebec. With an enrollment of 35,300 students, McGill boasts the most Rhodes Scholars of any Canadian university. McGill offers over 300 academic programs and sponsors 48 varsity sports teams for men and women.
McGill University
845 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal H3A 2T5 Canada
514-398-4455
mcgill.ca
University of Toronto enrolls over 55,000 undergraduate students and is the largest university in Canada. More than 600 undergraduate programs of study are available. The University of Toronto library has more than 18 million holdings and is one of the top five research libraries in North America.
University of Toronto
Toronto M5S 1A1 Canada
416-978-2011
Established in 1908, the University of British Columbia enrolls 50,000 students on two campuses. The main campus is located just thirty minutes from downtown Vancouver. The university has been ranked among the top 40 research intensive universities in the world by several international organizations.
University of British Columbia
2329 West Mall
Vancouver V6T 1Z4 Canada
604-822-2211
ubc.ca
The University of Alberta, located in Edmonton, enrolls approximately 37,000 students. The university's school of public health was Canada's first dedicated academic program to focus on public health, safety, wellness and the prevention of disease.
University of Alberta
114 St. - 89 Ave
Edmonton T6G 2M7 Canada
780-492-3111
ualberta.ca
Universite de Montreal is the largest university in Quebec and the second largest in Canada with an enrollment of more than 55,000 students. The university library contains 450 computer stations and more than 2.5 million books.
PO Box 6128, Station Centre-ville
Montreal QC H3C 3J7 Canada
514-343-6111
umontreal.ca
The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive university located in Canada's "technology triangle." University of Waterloo enrolls more than 30,000 students. The university was the first in the world to create a department of kinesiology. As of 2009, the university boasted 145,000 alumni in 147 different countries.
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo N2L 3G1 Canada
519-888-4567
uwaterloo.ca
Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, was established in 1841, 26 years prior to the Canadian confederation. The university enrolls more than 22,000 undergraduate, graduate and post graduate students and was ranked fourth top Canadian research university in 2008 by Research Infosource.
Queens University
99 University Avenue
Kingston K7L 3N6 Canada
613-533-2000
queensu.ca
Founded in 1887, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, enrolls more than 20,000 full-time undergraduate students. The university is the top research university in Canada with sponsored research income totaling $345 million in 2006. Nearly 97 percent of the university faculty has a PhD.
McMaster University
1280 Main St W
Hamilton L8S 4L9 Canada
905-525-9140
mcmaster.ca
The University of Calgary offers over 100 academic programs and contains more than 30 research institutes and centers on the campus. More than 29,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree students are enrolled at the university. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is a graduate of University of Calgary.
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary T2N 1N4 Canada
403-220-5110
ucalgary.ca
The University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, was founded in 1878 and is one of Canada's oldest universities. The university enrolls roughly 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students and employs 3,500 full-time faculty and staff.
University of Western Ontario
1151 Richmond Street
London N6A 5B8 Canada
519-661-2111
uwo.ca