Université de Montréal

Look beyond the university name

The Université de Montréal is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on Mount Royal near the Outremont Summit, in the borough of Outremont. The institution comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal. It offers more than 650 undergraduate programmes and graduate programmes, including 71 doctoral programmes.

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What can you study at Université de Montréal?

Academics The Université de Montréal is a publicly funded research university and a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada . Undergraduate students make up the majority of the university community, accounting for 74 per cent of the university student body, whereas graduate students account for 24 per cent of the student body. The university presently has 66,768 students (including students from affiliated institutions HEC Montréal and Polytechnique Montréal ). More than 9,500 university students are international students, while another 8,000 are considered permanent residents of Canada . From the 1 June 2010 to the 31 May 2011, the university conferred 7,012 bachelor's degrees, 461 doctoral degrees, and 3,893 master's degrees. Depending on a student's citizenship, they may be eligible for financial assistance from the Student Financial Assistance program, administered by the provincial Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sports , and/or the Canada Student Loans and Grants through the federal and provincial governments. The university's Office of Financial Aid acts as intermediaries between the students and the Quebec government for all matters relating to financial assistance programs. The financial aid provided may come in the form of loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships fellowships and work programs.

Research strengths (by indexed output): Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Canadian Identity and History, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions, Particle Detector Development and Performance.

For the complete programme catalogue with entry requirements per degree, check the official website.

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Know your admission route

Admission requirements, deadlines and required documents vary by programme and intake. The university publishes these on its official admissions pages.

Always verify current deadlines on the official website — third-party sites may carry outdated dates.

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Tuition & costs

Tuition fees change each academic year and differ by programme, study level (undergraduate/graduate) and residency status. JournalsWorld does not publish estimated figures that may be outdated.

Check the university's official tuition & fees page for the current schedule applicable to your intake.

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Research at Université de Montréal

According to OpenAlex, Université de Montréal has 200,720 indexed research works with 17,434,199 total citations.

Rankings and reputation University rankings World rankings ARWU World 151–200 QS World 168 THE World 125 THE Employability 72 USNWR World 174 6–8 Canadian rankings QS National 7 THE National 6 USNWR National 6 Maclean's Medical/Doctoral 9 Maclean's Reputation 6 The Université de Montréal has consistently been ranked in a number of university rankings. In the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities , the university ranked 101–150 in the world and sixth in Canada. The 2023 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 116th in the world and fifth in Canada. The 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed the university 111th in the world, and fifth in Canada.

Most-cited affiliated researchers

• Yoshua Bengio — 256,655 citations
• Simon Charbonneau — 61,006 citations
• Aaron C. Courville — 44,186 citations
• Ziad Samir Nasreddine — 26,360 citations
• Natalie A. Phillips — 26,360 citations

Source: OpenAlex (most-cited affiliated authors)

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Who leads Université de Montréal?

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Campus & student life

Student life Student residences at Université de Montréal The school's two main student unions are the Fédération des associations étudiantes du campus de l'Université de Montréal (FAÉCUM), which represents all full-time undergraduate and graduate students, and the Association Étudiante de la Maîtrise et du Doctorat de HEC Montréal (AEMD), which defends the interests of those enrolled in HEC Montréal. FAÉCUM traces its lineage back to 1989, when the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec (FEUQ) was founded, and is currently the largest student organization in Québec. Accredited organizations and clubs on campus cover a wide range of interests ranging from academics to cultural, religion and social issues. FAÉCUM is currently associated with 82 student organizations and clubs. Four fraternities and sororities are recognized by the university's student union: Sigma Thêta Pi , Nu Delta Mu, Zeta Lambda Zeta, and Eta Psi Delta. Ice hockey is one of several sports programs run by the Carabins .

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For housing options, campus facilities and student services, see the official website.

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Contact Université de Montréal

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For admissions enquiries, department contacts and phone numbers, use the official contact page.

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