Knowee
Questions
Features
Study Tools
3.7
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.4
Food
3.1
Clubs
3.1
Facilities
3.5
Internet
3.8
Location
3.8
Opportunities
3.7
Safety
4.4
Social
3.2
Happiness
3.7

Basic Information

Location

  • Montréal, QC

Institution Overview

  • Public/Private: Public
  • Established: 1878; 146 years ago (1878)
  • Founder: Université Laval

Academic information

Degree Courses

  • Over 600

Key Area

  • Humanities and social sciences
  • natural sciences and mathematics
  • health and biomedical sciences
  • data science and artificial intelligence
  • immunology and cancer research

Student and Staff Numbers

  • Students: 66,972  total (44,106 without its affiliated schools)
  • Undergraduates: 34,335
  • Postgraduates: 11,925
  • Academic Staff: 7,329
  • Administrative Staff: 4,427

Notable Alumni

  • Pierre Trudeau
  • Hubert Reeves
  • Michaëlle Jean
  • David Saint-Jacques
  • Valérie Plante

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Students talk about this school

Good reviews
Overall 5
Good
Overall 5
best school ever, great programs and teachers and so many places to eat! there's enough campuses and libraries for all taste and very close to cote des neiges which is full of cafes and restaurants.
Overall 4.5
great campus !
Overall 4.5
Great school !
Overall 4.5
Great university for undergraduate studies.
Overall 4.5
Not Specified.
Overall 4.4
good
Overall 4.4
Very nice school, very friendly students. The food is terrible, the school is so large that you could potentially have to walk over half an hour between classes.
Overall 4.4
Un vraiment bon campus et universiteé pour grandir et évoluer
Overall 4.4
It is the place to be !!
Bad reviews
Overall 1
Very badly maintained campus. Outdated infrastructure, under financed, very bad IT.
Overall 1.4
I do not recommend this establishment. Some classes are clones of each other. They change the name, but same teacher, same content.
Overall 1.9
Non-French speaker students have a really difficult time there!
Overall 1.9
It's good on paper. Better off at Concordia or even l'UQAM. They play a big game but it's only a facade. Got more value out of my CEGEP.