McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus spans 121 hectares. The university emerged from educational initiatives begun by Baptists as early as the 1830s. Its predecessor, Toronto Baptist College, was established in 1881. McMaster University is situated near the residential neighborhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Gardens. The university operates six academic faculties: the DeGroote School of Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science. It is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada.
The university is named after William McMaster, a prominent Canadian senator and banker who bequeathed C$900,000 to its founding. It was incorporated under the terms of an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1887, merging Toronto Baptist College with Woodstock College. The university opened in Toronto in 1890, but inadequate facilities and a gift of land in Hamilton led to its relocation in 1930. The Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec controlled the university until it became a privately chartered, publicly funded non-denominational institution in 1957.
As of 2024, McMaster University has over 32,000 undergraduate and more than 5,000 postgraduate students. Its alumni and former students reside across Canada and in 143 countries. The university’s athletic teams are known as the Marauders and are members of U Sports. Notable alumni include government officials, academics, business leaders, Rhodes Scholars, Gates Cambridge Scholars, and Nobel laureate.
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