Founded in 1878, the Université de Montréal (University of Montreal) is the largest university in Quebec, consistently placed as one of the top universities in the French-speaking world. It is part of the Group of Thirteen universities.
The University has the following faculties: Faculty of Arts and Science; Faculty of Continuing Education; Faculty of Dentistry; Faculty of Education; Faculty of Education; Faculty of Graduate Studies; Faculty of Law; Faculty of Medicine; Faculty of Music; Faculty of Nursing; Faculty of Pharmacy; Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Department of Kinesiology; School of Optometry.
University Rankings:
- 107th in the world (Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings 2009). It was placed among the world's top 100 for Arts & Humanities (81st), Life Sciences & Biomedicine (83rd), Social Sciences (86th).
- 6th in the country and 93rd in the world (Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, July 2009).
- UdeM is placed 101-151st globally (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009).
- 13th in Canada in the category "Medical Doctoral" in the Maclean's 18th Annual Ranking issue.
- 91st among the world's best universities (THE-QS Rankings 2008).
- The Universite de Montréal's law school is rated first overall civil law school (Maclean's ranking of Canadian law schools 2007).
- 12th nationally (Gourman Ranking of Canadian Universities 1998 report on undergraduate programs).
The University has the following faculties: Faculty of Arts and Science; Faculty of Continuing Education; Faculty of Dentistry; Faculty of Education; Faculty of Education; Faculty of Graduate Studies; Faculty of Law; Faculty of Medicine; Faculty of Music; Faculty of Nursing; Faculty of Pharmacy; Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Department of Kinesiology; School of Optometry.
University Rankings:
- 107th in the world (Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings 2009). It was placed among the world's top 100 for Arts & Humanities (81st), Life Sciences & Biomedicine (83rd), Social Sciences (86th).
- 6th in the country and 93rd in the world (Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, July 2009).
- UdeM is placed 101-151st globally (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009).
- 13th in Canada in the category "Medical Doctoral" in the Maclean's 18th Annual Ranking issue.
- 91st among the world's best universities (THE-QS Rankings 2008).
- The Universite de Montréal's law school is rated first overall civil law school (Maclean's ranking of Canadian law schools 2007).
- 12th nationally (Gourman Ranking of Canadian Universities 1998 report on undergraduate programs).
