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McGill University

McGill University
845 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, QC H3A 2T5

Official telephone: (514) 398-4455
Website: www.mcgill.ca
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 80 acres
City or town school is located in: Montreal
Population of city/town: 3,635,571
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Nearest major city: Montreal
Population of nearest major city: 3,635,571
Online campus map: www.mcgill.ca/maps

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Shared facilities houses.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 51%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 12%
Percent of students who live off campus: 88%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 3730
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Canadian history archives.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Research and training on women, water resources management, and translational research in cancer centers; Canadian history and natural history museums, entomological museum and research lab, Canadian architecture collection, arboretum, nature reserve, neurological institute.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services, exam service, adaptive technology laboratory.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Le Delit, The McGill Daily, The McGill Tribune
Total number of registered organizations: 200
Campus-based religious organizations:
Chabad House, Chinese Christian Fellowship, Christian Fellowship, Hillel, Hindu Student Association, Jewish Student Society, Muslim Student Association, Newman Center, Student Christian Movement, St. Martha's in the Basement
Minority student organizations:
many ethnic groups
International student organizations:
International Student Network
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
choral society, New-Earth Voices Choir, music and theatre groups, pep band, debate union, bridge club, political groups, Model UN, science societies, Walksafe, Queer McGill

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: G.A Drew Love,
Director, Athletics and Recreation
School colors: red and white
Athletic conference memberships: Canadian InterUniversity Sport

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's badmintonno 
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cheerleadingno 
Men's crewno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's fencingno 
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's ice hockeyno 
Men's lacrosseno 
Men's rugbyno 
Men's sailingno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's squashno 
Men's swimmingno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Men's volleyballno 
Men's wrestlingno 
Women's badmintonno 
Women's baseballno 
Women's cheerleadingno 
Women's crewno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's fencingno 
Women's field hockeyno 
Women's golfno 
Women's ice hockeyno 
Women's lacrosseno 
Women's rugbyno 
Women's sailingno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's squashno 
Women's swimmingno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's ultimate Frisbeeno 
Women's volleyballno 
Women's wrestlingno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 3%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Montreal (12 miles)
Nearest other airport: Burlington, VT (88 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Montreal (near campus)
Nearest passenger bus service: Montreal (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

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