Students

  • 34,208 students
  • 6,392 (18.7 per cent) international students
  • 7,635 (22.3 per cent) graduate students
  • More Rhodes Scholars than any other Canadian university: 128
  • For the third year in a row, McGill students lead the Canadian law school pack when it comes to some of the most coveted jobs for budding jurists: clerkships at the Supreme Court of Canada
  • 5,976 (17.5 per cent) of our students claim French as their first language

Student Enrolment (Fall 2008)

Full-time undergraduate 20,181
Part-time undergraduate 3,844
Full-time graduate 5,735
Part-time graduate 1,900
Postdocs 541
Residents and fellows 980
Other 1,027
Total Enrolment
Fall 2008
34,208

Enrolment by Mother Tongue

Total Student Enrolment: 34,208

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Enrolment by Place of Origin:

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Quebec Rest of Canada International (incl. U.S.) Total
Undergraduate* 13,342 6,396 4,020 23,758
Graduate** 4,584 1,383 1,356 7,323
Postdoctoral 181 49 260 490
Residents & Fellows 521 102 320 943
Other (non-credit) 650 55 303 1,008
Total 19,278 7,985 6,259 33,522

* Includes Bachelor's, Undergraduate level Certificate/Diplomas, and Special/Visiting/Other students

** Includes Master's, Doctoral, Graduate level Certificate Diplomas, and Special/Visiting/Other students

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