McMaster University
- Canada
- Founded 1887
Overview
McMaster University is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on 152.4 hectares of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Gardens.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1887Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
|---|---|
| Main location | HamiltonSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Students | 27,965 (2021)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Staff | 16,196 (2024)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | mcmaster.ca (opens in a new tab) |
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| YouTube | Official channel (opens in a new tab) |
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People who studied here
- Donna Strickland (opens in a new tab)Canadian physicist, Nobel laurate
- Martin Short (opens in a new tab)Canadian comedian and actor (born 1950)
- Myron Scholes (opens in a new tab)Canadian economist
- John Candy (opens in a new tab)Canadian actor (1950–1994)
- Ivan Reitman (opens in a new tab)Slovak–Canadian filmmaker (1946–2022)
- Roberta Bondar (opens in a new tab)Canadian astronaut
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