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Montreal, Quebec · Canada · Research university

McGill University

English-language university in Montreal, founded 1821: about 28,000 undergraduates, 11 faculties, downtown campus plus Macdonald campus.

D. Benjamin Miller · CC0

In English
Every degree
City
Montreal, Quebec
Apply via
McGill Applicant Portal
Next deadline
15 Jan 2027

Deadlines

  1. 15 January 2027

    Application deadline, overseas and US high school applicants
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Published as Friday, January 15, 2027, for anyone studying or last studying at a high school outside Canada, across Arts, Science, Engineering, Management, Education, Nursing, Architecture and Agricultural & Environmental Sciences.

    McGill states it with the year and the weekday attached — "Friday, January 15, 2027" — as the "Application deadline for Fall 2027 admission to undergraduate programs by applicants studying or who last studied in an overseas or U.S. high school", which is the group an IB candidate at a school in Denmark is in. No closing time is published on that page. McGill assesses on predicted IB results or, if you have them, on final ones.

    Source

  2. 21 January 2027*

    McGill - Major Entrance Scholarship application and documents
    Hard deadline
    Details

    McGill's IB requirements page publishes 21 January without a year. So 2027 is expected rather than confirmed. Six days after the application itself, so it is not something to start after applying.

    Source

  3. 1 March 2027*

    Supporting documents deadline (Social Work: 7 March)
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Published as 1 March without a year on McGill's IB requirements page; read as the 2027 cycle. McGill wants the school transcript with first-semester results and the predicted IB grades.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Canada

What you could study here

Every degree here is taught in English. What it is known for:

Mechanical Engineering

BEng · 4 yrs

Maths, Chemistry and Physics, each at HL or SL with at least one at HL; Maths AI SL not accepted.

Engineering

Search all its degrees

9 faculties: what each looks for
  • Faculty of Arts: No set subject prerequisites; admitted range 33 to 36 subject points. Psychology and Population & Global Health apply separately.
  • Faculty of Science: Maths and two lab sciences, one at HL; admitted ranges 35 to 39 subject points depending on the group of programs.
  • Faculty of Engineering: Maths, Chemistry and Physics with one at HL; 32 to 42 subject points by discipline, highest for Bioengineering and Mechanical.
  • Desautels Faculty of Management: Maths HL (AA or AI), or SL AA with a 6 or 7; admitted range 35 to 38 subject points.
  • School of Architecture: Maths and Physics with one at HL; the highest range of any faculty, 39 to 42 subject points with 6 or 7 in maths and science.
  • Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Maths and two lab sciences; admitted range 28 to 30 subject points. Taught on the Macdonald campus.
  • Faculty of Education: Around 30 subject points; some programs add a language test, and TESL placements may be in French-speaking schools.
  • School of Nursing: Maths and two lab sciences, 30 subject points; proof of French proficiency is required.
  • Schulich School of Music: Admission follows the Music faculty's own audition-based requirements; the application deadline is the same 15 January.

What it asks of IB students

Diploma with 5+ in every HL and SL subject is the minimum for most programs; admitted ranges run from 28 to 42 subject points by faculty. Maths AI SL does not count as a prerequisite.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

McGill teaches in English and does not ask for French in most programs; Nursing asks for proof of French proficiency, and Education placements may be in French-speaking schools.

All 3 notes
  • McGill teaches in English and does not ask for French in most programs; Nursing asks for proof of French proficiency, and Education placements may be in French-speaking schools.
  • IB English A at grade 5 or better waives the English proficiency test.
  • International tuition at McGill is set per program and guaranteed per credit for the length of the programme; student fees and health insurance are charged on top.

Sources
  1. McGill — International Baccalaureate Diploma (requirements, deadlines) — checked 2026-10-07
  2. McGill — Application deadline, Fall 2027, overseas and US high schools — checked 2026-10-07
  3. McGill — English language proficiency — checked 2026-10-07
  4. McGill — Quick facts — checked 2026-10-07
  5. McGill — Tuition rates 2026-27, international undergraduate students (PDF) — checked 2026-10-07
  6. McGill — Mechanical Engineering — checked 2026-10-07
  7. McGill Engineering — Faculty statistics — checked 2026-10-07
  8. McGill Desautels — Prospective BCom students — checked 2026-10-07