McMaster University vs McGill University

Overview Comparison
McMaster UniversityMcGill University
Collegedunia Score5.5 Out of 106.6 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 103 Times Higher Education 2024
# 189 QS World University 2024
# 85 Times Higher Education 2023
# 30 QS World University 2024
# 49 Times Higher Education 2024
# 31 QS World University 2023
Subject Strength# 176 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 48 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 71 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 26 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 29 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -44
PG Programs -43
Doctorate Programs -6
UG Programs -50
PG Programs -74
Doctorate Programs -3
Acceptance Rate42.0 %54.0 %
Exam ScoreIELTS - 6.5
PTE - 60
TOEFL - 86
GMAT - 550
IELTS - 6.5
PTE - 65
TOEFL - 90
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   33407
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  8548
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 28865 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   55389
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  19154
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 40949 Per Year
placement (average package)

Ranked #81 for graduation emplyment rate

Salaries by degree:

Doctrate: $111,000

MBA:$101,000

Master(Other):$63,000

Master in Science:$58,000

Bachelor of Science:$50,000

Master Of Arts:$45,000


McGill University is one of the top public universities in Montreal, Canada. It is ranked #31 in QS World University Rankings 2023 and #42 in graduate employability ranking.

McGill University Graduates & Alumni Salaries - By  Degree

Degree              Average Salary

MBA                   $97,000 

Doctorate            $94,000 

LLM                   $89,000 

Masters of Arts    $72,000 

Masters in Science $71,000 

Bachelor of Science $64,000 


Campuses and B-SchoolsDeGroote School of Business
Desautels Faculty of Management
CollegeDunia Reviews7.9/10 Read 21 reviews7.6/10 Read 17 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsMcMaster UniversityMcGill University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1887
1821
Student:Faculty Ratio21:1
16:1
Male:Female45% Male, 0% Female0% Male, 0% Female
Location Facts

Located on the western end of lake Ontario, McMaster University is located in the Golden Horshoe. It is surrounded by Cootes Paradise and natural marshlands.


Two Campuses: Downtown Campus, located between Montreal and Mount Royal Park; Macdonald Campus, located on the western tip of the island of Montreal


Library

McMaster University has a total of 4 libraries. There are 1.9 million print and electronic books, 86,000 print and electronic journal titles, 14,000 linear feet of archival resources combined. 


Printed books - 4,851,382; E-books: 2,707,183; Printed journals- 33,706 and E- journals - 1,15,228


Campus Life

Located in the Waterfall Capital of Canada- Hamilton, the campus has McMaster Museum of Art, W.J. McCallion Planetarium, McMaster Nuclear Reactor, McMaster Hall, 16 sports clubs, Bertrand Rusell Archives, etc. 


The campus offers Macappella, Happy Geet, MAC and MAC Agro Ecology group, Robotics, Food Science Association, CERES, Gorilla Composition, Happy Belly, and Judging Club.Join/attend/enjoy 700 musical performances each year, athletic competitions, art, theatre, and other extracurricular activities.  


Hostel#Triple Residence Room - $7000
#Double Residence Room - $8025
#Single Residence Room - $8965
#Double Room--Yearly - $16904
#Single Room--Yearly - $17845
Famous Alumni

Tihomir Oreškovi (11th PM of Croatia); Bertram Brockhouse (Nobel Laureate in Physics); Stephen Elop (President and CEO of Nokia Corporation); Myron Scholes (Nobel Laureate in Economics); Roberta Bondar (Canada’s first female astronaut and neurologist in space)


Justin Trudeau (Prime minister of Canada), Daliso Chaponda (Comedian), William Osler (world renowned physician), Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (American Football player), Mackenzie Davis (Actress), Ken Dryden (Former member of parliament), and Leonard Cohen (Singer).


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