Fast facts – Faculty of Engineering
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Fast facts

Key info and points of pride for McMaster Engineering

Updated November 2026

Student enrolment facts

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8,500
undergraduate students
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100+ countries represented by our student community
Four women stand behind the iron ring in front of the John Hodgins Engineering Building.
42% women in our Fall 2026 incoming Bachelor of Engineering cohort
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99% retention rate (from first to second year)
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1,400 graduate students

Statistics

  • 2nd

    ranked school in Ontario

    and 4th in Canada

    Times Higher Education 2027
  • 7th

    ranked large-sized school in Canada

    Maclean's 2027
  • 4th

    ranked school in Ontario

    and 8th in Canada

    QS World University Rankings 2027

Statistics

  • Third largest co-op program in Canada

    and third largest engineering co-op program in Canada

  • Largest undergraduate research program in Canada

    providing opportunities for students in as early as first year to get hands-on research experience

  • One of the largest scholarship programs in Canada

    offering more than $2.5 million in scholarships

Co-op, career and experience facts

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92% of undergraduate students are enrolled in co-op
Two students working in a lab with medical instruments
Flexible co-op means students can take 4- to 16-month opportunities
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McMaster Engineering has more than 70 clubs and teams
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More than 300 in-person and virtual workshops hosted annually, supported by the Centre for Career Growth and Experience team
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$26.37/hour average rate for co-op students in 2025/2026 academic year

Research facts

Statistics

  • 20+

    Research centres, institutes and networks in McMaster Engineering

  • $430K

    Research intensity per faculty member

    Research Infosource 2025
  • 35

    Research Chairs

    including McMaster’s only current Canada Excellence Research Chair

Enrolment and faculty statistics

DepartmentTotal
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Chemical Engineering255.5
Civil Engineering408.0
Computing & Software1337.4
Electrical & Computer Engineering782.547
Engineering Physics196.0
Materials Science & Engineering155.6
Mechanical Engineering509.0
Engineering 11099.7
Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences (iBioMed)666.5
Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
Bachelor of Technology1321.1
Total6731.36
Data updated for 2025-2026
ProgramsCore StreamManagementSocietyBiomedicalTotal
(BEng)(BEngMgt)(BEngSociety)(BEngBME)
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Chemical Engineering216.427.711.483.6339.1
Civil Engineering293.571.143.41.2409.2
Computer Science (BASc)*512.0–––512.0
Mechatronics Engineering166.741.811.475.1295.0
Software Engineering326.443.89.143.0422.3
Computer Engineering320.045.58.6–374.1
Electrical Engineering322.969.516.0127.9536.3
Engineering Physics155.821.918.343.6239.6
Materials Science & Engineering129.811.913.935.7191.3
Mechanical Engineering377.5107.024.594.7603.7
First-year Programs
Engineering 11099.7–––1099.7
iBioMed 1–––161.7161.7
Bachelor of Technology 1251.9–––251.9
Computer Science 1225.8–––225.8
Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology (BTech)
Automotive & Vehicle Engineering Technology244.6––– 244.6
Biotechnology129.3–––129.3
Process Automation Engineering Technology 244.1–––244.1
Degree Completion Programs451.3–––451.3
Total5467.7440.2156.6666.56731.0
Data updated for 2025-2026.
*Certain programs provide the indicated degree designation as outlined in parenthesis.
DepartmentTotal
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Chemical Engineering99.3
Civil Engineering99.2
Computing & Software*182
Electrical & Computer Engineering170.7
Engineering Physics95.8
Materials Science & Engineering52.8
Mechanical Engineering114.7
SEAS Total814.5
School of Biomedical Engineering117.8
School of Engineering Practice and Technology305
Grand Total1237.3
Data updated for 2025-2026.
*Computing & Software includes interdisciplinary Computational Science & Engineering programs.
DepartmentTotal
Chemical Engineering20.5
Civil Engineering21.5
Computing & Software43
Engineering 11.5
Electrical & Computer Engineering37.5
Engineering Physics17.5
Materials Science & Engineering16.5
Mechanical Engineering27
School of Engineering and Practice Technology22
Total207.0
Data updated as of Aug 2025.
DepartmentUndergraduateGraduateTotal
Chemical Engineering781492
Civil Engineering11726143
Computing & Software*38476460
Electrical & Computer Engineering25773330
Engineering Physics712192
Materials Science & Engineering292049
Mechanical Engineering17030200
School of Engineering & Practice Technology393269662
School of Biomedical Engineering2323
Total14995522051

Data updated for 2025-2026.
*Graduate degrees awarded from the Department of Computing & Software include interdisciplinary Computational Science & Engineering programs.

Women in EngineeringWomen% of Women
Undergraduate Year One Enrolment645.837%
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences595.740%
School of Engineering Practice & Technology50.120%
Undergraduate Enrolment2386.235%
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences2146.540%
School of Engineering Practice & Technology239.718%
Undergraduate Degrees Awarded382.025%
Graduate Enrolment435.134%
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences258.731%
School of Biomedical Engineering63.055%
School of Engineering Practice & Technology113.434%
Graduate Degrees Awarded129.023%
Master’s Programs103.023%
Ph.D. Programs2627%
Professors3919%
Data updated for 2025-2026.
ProgramWomen% of Women
Engineering 1460.042%
iBioMed 191.056%
Computer Science 144.620%
Bachelor of Technology 150.120%
Total645.737%
Data updated for 2025-2026.
  1. Student Counts include full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate and graduate enrolment figures of all students, including full-time and part-time students and excluding students on an official co-op work term.
  2. Faculty figure includes CLA and permanence/teaching track faculty members as of 2025.