McGill University is a historic English-language public university in Montreal, Quebec, founded in the first half of the 19th century. It is renowned for its highly ranked faculties in medicine, engineering, business, and the arts. The university operates across two campuses: the main campus at the foot of Mount Royal and the Macdonald Campus for agricultural and environmental sciences.

Admission for international students requires a secondary school diploma, proof of English proficiency (such as a specified IELTS score), and may involve program-specific portfolios or recommendations. Various scholarship opportunities are available.

Notable figures associated with McGill University include musician Leonard Cohen and James Naismith, the inventor of basketball.