McMaster is located in Hamilton, Ontario and the fifth largest city in Ontario.  Hamilton is about a 45-minute drive from Toronto and Niagara Falls. Hamilton is a vast multicultural city that is an urban and industrial centre and offers a variety of educational, cultural and recreational opportunities. Our 300-acre main campus, bordered by the Royal Botanical Gardens, is considered to be one of the most attractive in Canada. The architecture offers a harmonious blend of the traditional with the ultra-modern.

Special characteristics of McMaster University:

• Home to 86 Canada Research Chairs, and approx. 80 research centres and institutes.
• More than 200,000 alumni living in over 160 countries.
• Ranked in the world’s Top 100 by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.
• The only North American host site of a United Nations university.
• Interdisciplinary learning is a hallmark of McMaster.