McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
- 1887
- Founded
- Not listed
- Global Rank
- 35,000+
- Total Students
- 17%
- International Students
- 304
- Programs
About McMaster University
McMaster University is a world-renowned, research-intensive public university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1887 and named after Senator William McMaster, the university relocated from Toronto to Hamilton in 1930. Internationally celebrated as the birthplace of problem-based learning—the pioneering "McMaster model"—the institution comprises six distinguished faculties: Health Sciences, Engineering, Science, DeGroote School of Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences. McMaster operates over 70 research centers and institutes, including the McMaster Nuclear Reactor, and enrolls over 37,000 students from more than 120 countries.
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Hamilton, Canada
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