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McGill University
📍 Montreal, QC · Canada · North America
QS Overall #29 · QS Accounting/Finance #75
48%
Acceptance
30%
Aid coverage
$42k
Annual cost (USD)
30%
International
🎓 Academic Program
Desautels Faculty of Management: BCom (Accounting). AACSB accredited. CPA Canada pathway.
🎯 Admissions
Acceptance rate
48% overall
Int'l acceptance
~48%
ED/EA acceptance
No ED/EA
International %
30% of student body
Campus size
80 acres · Cold/snowy winters, warm summers
📊 Exam Requirements
SAT
Not required for most
ACT
—
IELTS
6.5+
TOEFL
90+
Other / notes
Strong national curriculum results required
📅 Deadlines
Early Decision/Action
—
Regular Decision
January 15 for most programs
Financial Aid
Limited for international
Scholarship deadline
Major Entrance Scholarships automatic with admission
💰 Financial Aid & Scholarships
Aid coverage
30% of demonstrated need met
Need-blind?
✗ Need-aware — нөлөөлж болзошгүй
No-loan policy?
Зарим зээл багтаж болзошгүй
Tuition
$25k/жил
Total cost (COA)
$42k/жил
Avg aid package
$8k/жил
Living costs covered?
✗ Тусдаа
📑 Scholarship requirements
- Major Entrance Scholarships: CAD 3,000-12,000/yr (automatic)
- Scholarship of Excellence: CAD 10,000-12,000/yr (top ~1%)
- No separate scholarship application
- External Quebec government programs possible
🔄 Scholarship maintenance
Maintain CGPA standards. Annual renewal possible.
⚠️ Conditions & restrictions
- Partial only — cannot cover full tuition
- Aid for international is very limited
- Lower tuition than US schools (~CAD 25,000)
📝 Application requirements
- Online application
- Academic transcripts (translated if needed)
- Supplemental application for Desautels
- Personal statement for competitive programs
✍️ Supplemental essay prompts (2025-2026)
- Desautels supplemental application: short responses about your interest in business, leadership experiences, and goals (~300-500 words total)
⭐ "Why Us?" — Essay hooks & school personality
Canada's top university outside Toronto. Downtown Montreal campus. Bilingual environment (French and English). Lower tuition than US schools. CPA Quebec pathway. Multicultural city. Mont Royal nearby.
🏆 Unique advantages
Lower tuition than US (~CAD 25,000). Multilingual environment. CPA pathway. 30% international students.
💼 Career outlook
Big 4 Canada recruitment. CIBC, RBC, BMO, TD. CPA pathway. Starting salary CAD 60,000-70,000.
⏰ Work while studying
Study permit: 20 hrs/week. Montreal student jobs CAD 15-18/hr.
🎯 Backup plans
- U of T as alternative
- UBC Vancouver
- Without full scholarship: CAD 40,000+/yr cost
- Quebec government scholarships
🔗 Official sources
- mcgill.ca/study
- mcgill.ca/studentaid/scholarships-awards/undergraduate/entrance