About
McMaster University is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on 152.4 hectares of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Gardens. It operates six academic faculties: the DeGroote School of Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Social Science, and Science. It is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada.
Ranked Top 200 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 122 subject rankings
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Subject Rankings
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39 subjectsUS News
30 subjectsARWU
44 subjectsTHE
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Rank
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Score
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Year
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| Clinical & Health | 42 | 74.6 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 101–125 | 55.3 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 126–150 | 57.0 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 176–200 | 50.8 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 176–200 | 47.3 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 251–300 | 45.3 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 251–300 | 42.5 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 251–300 | 35.4 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 401–500 | 40.1 | 2026 |