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McMaster University

McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON L8S 4M2

Official telephone: (905) 525-9140
Fax number: (905) 527-1105
Website: https://www.mcmaster.ca/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 29,276

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 300 acres
Nearest major city: Toronto

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of students who live in school housing: 20%
Percent of students who live off campus: 80%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 400
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship; African-Caribbean Student Association; Chinese Students' Association; AIESEC (international leadership organization); Southeast Asian-American Society

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: CIAU

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's badminton  
Men's baseball  
Men's basketball  
Men's cross-country running  
Men's fencing  
Men's football  
Men's golf  
Men's lacrosse  
Men's rugby  
Men's soccer  
Men's squash  
Men's swimming and diving  
Men's tennis  
Men's track and field  
Men's volleyball  
Men's water polo  
Men's wrestling  
Women's badminton  
Women's basketball  
Women's cross-country running  
Women's fencing  
Women's golf  
Women's lacrosse  
Women's rugby  
Women's soccer  
Women's squash  
Women's swimming and diving  
Women's tennis  
Women's track and field  
Women's volleyball  
Women's water polo  
Women's wrestling  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; football; golf; gymnastics; ice hockey; lacrosse; soccer; softball; squash; tennis; volleyball; water polo; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Lester B. Pearson Internationa

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