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91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ one of Canada's top universities

Published: 7 November 2004

91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ is ranked as one of Canada's top universities by the Maclean's university rankings issue, which hits the newsstands this week. For the second consecutive year, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ ranked as the number two university in Canada in the medical-doctoral category, after the University of Toronto.

Again this year, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ scored at the top of the class in several categories. 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ has the country's brightest incoming class, with a grade average of 89.3%; our students win proportionately more national awards than students at other universities; 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ has the highest percentage of international students; and our faculty members lead the country in peer-adjudicated research grant awards in the social sciences and humanities and are in second place in the medical and science category.

"We are pleased 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ is consistently in the top ranks of Canadian universities and we take pride in this achievement," said 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Heather Munroe-Blum.

"We have moved forward over the past few years and the outstanding professors, staff and students who comprise 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ continue to build on our successes," she said. "In order to continue to excel, we need sustained, effective levels of support from the provincial and federal governments."

Maclean's evaluated 46 Canadian universities based on three peer-group categories: medical-doctoral, comprehensive and primarily undergraduate. Six broad measures were used to determine their standings: student body (entrance grade averages, graduation rate, number of out-of-province students), distribution of class size, faculty (type of degree, number of national awards, grant success), finances, library services and reputation.

New this year is the Maclean's graduate survey, in which more than 12,000 people who have graduated in the past five years were asked a number of questions on their university experience. Among 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ graduates, 98% rated their educational experience as very good or good, and 80% said that their experience at 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ benefits their lives today.

In university-ranking publications, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ consistently ranks among the world's top research universities.

91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ was ranked among the world's top 25 universities by the Times Higher Education Supplement World University Rankings, published last week. 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ placed 21st worldwide, after such institutions as Harvard, Oxford and Stanford, and was Canada's top-ranking university.

"Quebec and the rest of Canada deserve to have several universities that rank with the best in the world, and their success is dependent on it," the Principal said.

Another ranking source, Research Infosource Inc., last week named 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ as the most research-intensive university in Canada. This standing is based on the sponsored research income per full-time faculty position. Infosource Inc. also ranked 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ as the top university in terms of research publication intensity, which is the number of scientific papers published per faculty member.

About 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ

91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ is Canada's leading research-intensive university and has earned an international reputation for scholarly achievement and scientific discovery. Founded in 1821, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ has 21 faculties and professional schools which offer more than 300 programs from the undergraduate to the doctoral level. 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ attracts renowned professors and researchers from around the world and top students from more than 150 countries, creating one of the most dynamic and diverse education environments in North America. There are approximately 23,000 undergraduate students and 7,000 graduate students. It is one of two Canadian members of the American Association of Universities. 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ's campuses are located in Montreal, Canada.

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