Enrollment: 20,500

From the McMaster website: With a long-standing reputation as Canada's "most innovative" university, McMaster has pioneered a number of programs that have changed how professors teach and students learn. Problem-based-learning (PBL), pioneered at McMaster, has now spread across North America as a preferred method of instructing undergraduate students.

Our goal is to be known as Canada's most student-centred research university. The "McMaster Model" - a student-centred, problem-based, interdisciplinary approach to learning - has been adopted by universities around the world. We are a leader in the areas of telecommunications, manufacturing, materials and health research.

The University is minutes from downtown Hamilton, Ontario, the ninth largest city in Canada. The campus is located at the western end of Lake Ontario and is restricted to pedestrian traffic.

Housing: McMaster guarantees residence accommodation to Canadian high school students with an 80% (or higher) admission average.