Université de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
A francophone research university and the largest French-language university outside France. Top destinations: HEC Montréal (business), Polytechnique Montréal (engineering), and Mila (deep learning, Yoshua Bengio).
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Location
Montreal, Quebec
Established
1878
Degree levels
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD, Professional
Instruction
Local language
Rankings
Rankings are published annually by their respective organisations and change every year. Confirm the current-year position on the official ranking website before relying on it.
How to apply
Direct via UdeM
Region
Canada →Admission tests
IELTSInternational English Language Testing System
British Council / IDP IELTS / Cambridge University Press & Assessment · Year-round (test dates and session times vary by test centre)
TOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language (Internet-Based Test)
ETS (Educational Testing Service) · Offered more than 170 times a year at test centres (Home Edition: 24 hours a day, 4 days a week)
TCF / TEF (French)Requirements change from one intake to the next — confirm the current ones on Université de Montréal’s official site (opens in a new tab) before you apply.
Applying to universities in Canada
- Application platform
- OUAC (Ontario) or direct via university portal
- Intakes
- Fall (Sep) · Winter (Jan) · Summer (May)
- Student visa
- Study Permit
- Working while studying
- Up to 24 hrs/week off-campus during term; full-time on breaks. PGWP up to 3 years after graduation.
Official sources: EduCanada — Government of Canada · IRCC — study in Canada (Government of Canada). Visa and work rules change — verify on the official source before relying on them.
Popular fields of study
Source: Université de Montréal official website. Details here are for guidance only — tuition, deadlines, rankings and eligibility change every academic year, so confirm on the official university site before applying.
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