Student enrolment facts
undergraduate students
Statistics
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3rd
ranked Engineering school in Ontario
and 6th in Canada
Times Higher Education 2025 -
6th
ranked Engineering school in Canada
Maclean's 2024 -
4th
ranked Engineering school in Ontario
and 9th in Canada
QS World University Rankings 2025
Statistics
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Second largest co-op program in Ontario
and third largest engineering co-op program in Canada
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Largest undergraduate research program in Canada
providing opportunities for students in as early as first year to get hands-on research experience
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One of the largest scholarship programs in Canada
offering more than $2.5 million in scholarships
Co-op, career and experience facts
Research facts
Statistics
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20+
Research centres, institutes and networks in McMaster Engineering
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$489K
Research intensity per faculty member
Research Infosource 2024 -
35
Research Chairs
including McMaster’s only current Canada Excellence Research Chair
| Department | Total |
| School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | |
| Chemical Engineering | 203.8 |
| Civil Engineering | 373.2 |
| Computing & Software | 1254.2 |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | 814 |
| Engineering Physics | 174.8 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 102.6 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 514.5 |
| Engineering 1 | 1057.6 |
| Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences (iBioMed) | 622.5 |
| Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology | |
| Bachelor of Technology | 1428.8 |
| Total | 6546 |
| Programs | Regular Stream (B.Eng.) | Management (B.Eng.Mgt.) | Society (B.Eng.Society) | Biomedical (B.Eng.BME.) | Total |
| School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | |||||
| Chemical Engineering | 181.3 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 57.4 | 261.3 |
| Civil Engineering | 278.2 | 48.0 | 47.1 | 0.8 | 374.1 |
| Computer Science (B.A.Sc.)* | 278.2 | – | – | – | 278.2 |
| Mechatronics Engineering | 164.1 | 51.7 | 10.4 | 65.3 | 291.5 |
| Software Engineering | 318.7 | 50.8 | 6.9 | 61.2 | 437.6 |
| Computer Engineering | 305.1 | 58.6 | 8.3 | – | 372.1 |
| Electrical Engineering | 354.7 | 70.1 | 17.1 | 108.6 | 550.5 |
| Engineering Physics | 138.7 | 19.7 | 16.3 | 43.0 | 217.8 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 91.0 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 35.8 | 138.4 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 359.0 | 114.5 | 40.9 | 68.3 | 582.8 |
| First-year Programs | |||||
| Engineering 1 | 1057.6 | – | – | – | 1057.6 |
| iBioMed 1 | – | – | – | 182.0 | 182.0 |
| Bachelor of Technology 1 | 270.4 | – | – | – | 270.4 |
| Computer Science 1 | 196.7 | – | – | – | 196.7 |
| Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology (B.Tech.) | |||||
| Automotive & Vehicle Engineering Technology | 254.4 | – | – | – | 254.4 |
| Biotechnology | 134.9 | – | – | – | 134.9 |
| Process Automation Engineering Technology | 276.9 | – | – | – | 276.9 |
| Degree Completion Programs (Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology, Power and Energy Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, and Software Engineering Technology) | 492.2 | – | – | – | 492.2 |
| Total | 5328.8 | 434.4 | 160.4 | 622.5 | 6546.1 |
| Department | Total |
| School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | |
| Chemical Engineering | 96.6 |
| Civil Engineering | 85.4 |
| Computing & Software* | 154.4 |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | 181.4 |
| Engineering Physics | 75 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 59.6 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 134.7 |
| SEAS Total | 787.1 |
| School of Biomedical Engineering | 63 |
| School of Engineering Practice and Technology | 212.6 |
| Grand Total | 1062.7 |
*Computing & Software includes interdisciplinary Computational Science & Engineering programs
| Department | Total |
| Chemical Engineering | 21.5 |
| Civil Engineering | 24 |
| Computing & Software | 42 |
| Engineering 1 | 1.5 |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | 39.5 |
| Engineering Physics | 16.5 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 17 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 28.5 |
| School of Engineering and Practice Technology | 25.5 |
| Total | 216.0 |
| Department | Undergraduate | Graduate | Total |
| Chemical Engineering | 75 | 24 | 99 |
| Civil Engineering | 101 | 27 | 128 |
| Computing & Software* | 254 | 37 | 291 |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | 254 | 73 | 327 |
| Engineering Physics | 58 | 35 | 93 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 38 | 18 | 56 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 134 | 31 | 165 |
| School of Engineering & Practice Technology | 306 | 169 | 475 |
| School of Biomedical Engineering | – | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 1220 | 434 | 1654 |
*Graduate degrees awarded from the Department of Computing & Software include interdisciplinary Computational Science & Engineering programs
| Women in Engineering | Women | % of Women | |
| Undergraduate Year One Enrolment | 624 | 37% | |
| School of Engineering & Applied Sciences | 578.9 | 40% | |
| School of Engineering Practice & Technology | 45.1 | 17% | |
| Undergraduate Enrolment | 2033.5 | 33% | |
| School of Engineering & Applied Sciences | 1810.4 | 35% | |
| School of Engineering Practice & Technology | 223.1 | 16% | |
| Undergraduate Degrees Awarded | 285 | 15% | |
| Graduate Enrolment | 374.2 | 29% | |
| School of Engineering & Applied Sciences | 244.5 | 29% | |
| School of Biomedical Engineering | 47.0 | 57% | |
| School of Engineering Practice & Technology | 82.7 | 23% | |
| Graduate Degrees Awarded | 117 | 27% | |
| Master’s Programs | 85 | 26% | |
| Ph.D. Programs | 32 | 30% | |
| Professors | 41 | 19% | |
| Program | Women | % of Women |
| Engineering 1 | 423.4 | 40% |
| iBioMed 1 | 112.7 | 62% |
| Computer Science 1 | 42.8 | 22% |
| Bachelor of Technology 1 | 45.1 | 17% |
| Total | 624 | 37% |
- 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.
- Faculty figure includes CLA and permanence/teaching track faculty members as of April 30, 2024.