Concordia University: Statistics

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#370 of 14,131 In the World
#147 of 2,597 In North America
#21 of 101 In Canada
#4 of 17 In Quebec State
#3 of 7 In Montreal
#40 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
Top100 For 10 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
44%
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
concordia.ca
Languages
English;French

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate44%
Admissions RequirementsDiploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) following successful completion of a 2-year pre-university course at a CEGEP (Collège d'Enseignement général et professionnel), or recognized equivalent
Academic CalendarRegular session, September to April (September - December; January-April); summer session, May to August)

We've calculated the 44% acceptance rate for Concordia University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Research profile

Concordia University is a world-class research university with 52,181 scientific papers published and 1,339,107 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Publications
52,181
Citations
1,339,107

Concordia University majors

by publication & citation count

Engineering
30,955 / 723,923
Computer Science
30,625 / 829,075
Physics
26,228 / 629,205
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
24,938 / 632,145
Biology
20,529 / 656,148
Environmental Science
19,912 / 558,895
Quantum and Particle physics
19,054 / 450,720
Chemistry
18,570 / 513,699
Mathematics
15,645 / 441,264
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
15,311 / 380,900
Philosophy
14,347 / 357,017
Business
13,992 / 415,656
Psychology
12,674 / 472,830
Political Science
11,617 / 301,330
Medicine
11,515 / 412,297
Geography and Cartography
11,174 / 278,904
Materials Science
11,170 / 261,250
Statistics
11,074 / 323,399
Electrical Engineering
10,877 / 224,669
Law
10,716 / 288,688
Geology
9,872 / 284,433
Management
9,131 / 249,678
Sociology
8,333 / 223,959
Ecology
8,097 / 279,370
Telecommunications
7,843 / 133,102
Organic Chemistry
7,757 / 227,204
Biochemistry
7,309 / 249,761
History
7,290 / 152,553
Linguistics
7,131 / 191,276
Machine Learning
7,049 / 224,250
Genetics
7,024 / 229,575
Computer Networking
7,019 / 118,529
Economics
6,631 / 175,489
Optical Engineering
6,543 / 153,955
Mechanical Engineering
6,456 / 150,550
Archaeology
6,351 / 146,051
Paleontology
5,719 / 171,418
Art & Design
5,711 / 123,442
Computer Vision
5,054 / 96,152
Neuroscience
4,728 / 220,023

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 472 3559
1993 516 3829
1994 481 4192
1995 424 4628
1996 447 5369
1997 432 5518
1998 470 6311
1999 433 6927
2000 462 7519
2001 446 7860
2002 1326 14717
2003 1006 12866
2004 977 13672
2005 1114 16311
2006 1288 19100
2007 1381 22792
2008 1374 25119
2009 1553 29038
2010 1499 33978
2011 1568 39131
2012 1581 44423
2013 1706 48675
2014 1811 54846
2015 1920 56346
2016 2233 57168
2017 2073 61983
2018 2243 70971
2019 2380 79790
2020 2641 95529
2021 2941 110157
2022 2616 108427
2023 3200 116198
2024 2281 111682
Academic rankings

Tuition

International studetns US and international students, 16,692. (These amounts are based on attendance for the Faculty of Arts and Science during the fall and winter terms.) (CAD)
Local studetns Undergraduate tuition, 2,224.20 per Fall and Winter term for Canadian, Quebec Resident; 6,234.90 per Fall and Winter term for Canadian, Non-Quebec Resident. (Amounts are based on attendance for the Faculty of Arts and Science during the fall and winter terms) (CAD)

Concordia University has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Concordia University.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine No No No
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Maîtrise/Master's Degree Computer Science, Economics, Education, Engineering, English, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences
Doctorat/Doctoral Degree Art Education, Art History, Biology, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Film, Geography, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Religion, Social Sciences, Statistics, Urban Studies, Video

Concordia University alumni

  1. Will Arnett

    Will Arnett
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1970-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    film actorpodcastervoice actortelevision actor
    Biography

    William Emerson Arnett is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and the titular character in the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020). He has received nominations for seven Primetime Emmy Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

  2. Annie Murphy

    Annie Murphy
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1986-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Anne Frances Murphy is a Canadian actress. She rose to international recognition for her starring role as Alexis Rose in the sitcom Schitt's Creek (2015–2020), for which she garnered acclaim and won a Primetime Emmy Award and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.

  3. Gavin McInnes

    Gavin McInnes
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1970-.. (age 55)
    Enrolled in Concordia University
    In 1991 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in English studies
    Occupations
    columnistscreenwriteractorfilm producercomedian
    Biography

    Gavin Miles McInnes is a Canadian writer, podcaster, far-right commentator and founder of the Proud Boys. He is the host of Get Off My Lawn with Gavin McInnes on his website Censored.TV. He co-founded Vice magazine in 1996 at the age of 26 and relocated to the United States in 2001. In 2016 he founded the Proud Boys, an American far-right militant organization which was designated a terrorist group in Canada and New Zealand after he left the group. McInnes has been described as promoting violence against political opponents but has argued that he has only supported political violence in self-defense and that he is not far-right or a supporter of fascism, instead identifying as "a fiscal conservative and libertarian".

  4. James Tupper

    James Tupper
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1965-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    film actoractortelevision actor
    Biography

    James Tupper is a Canadian actor known for his roles as Jack Slattery on the ABC television series Men in Trees, Dr. Chris Sands on the NBC medical drama series Mercy, and David Clarke on ABC's Revenge. He also starred in the post-apocalyptic thriller Aftermath, on Space in Canada and Syfy in the U.S., and in the HBO series Big Little Lies.

All 100 notable alumni

Concordia University faculties and divisions

Centre : Advanced Vehicle Engineering Automotive Engineering
Centre : Arts in Human Development Art Therapy, Fine Arts
Centre : Biological Applications of Mass Spectrometry Biological and Life Sciences
Centre : Broadcasting Studies Radio and Television Broadcasting
Centre : Building Studies Building Technologies
Centre : Composites Materials Engineering
Centre : Continuing Education Business Administration, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Photography, Public Relations, Visual Arts
Centre : Ethnographic Research and Exhibition in the Aftermath of Violence Human Rights, Museum Studies
Centre : Innovation in Business Finance Finance
Centre : Investment and Trading Business Administration
Centre : JMSB Executive Accountancy, Business Administration, Finance, Leadership, Management, Marketing
Centre : Multidisciplinary Business Research Business Administration
Centre : Oral History and Digital Storytelling History
Centre : Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence Artificial Intelligence
Centre : Recherche en Développement Humain Development Studies
Centre : Signal Processing and Communications Computer Science
Centre : Structural and Functional Genomics Genetics
Centre : Studies in Behavioural Neurobiology Behavioural Sciences, Biology, Neurosciences
Centre : Study of Learning and Performance Higher Education, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education
Centre : Sustainable Enterprise Management
Centre : Technoculture, Art and Games Computer Science, Literature
Course/Programme : eConcordia Accountancy, Business Administration, Chemistry, Christian Religious Studies, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Criminal Law, Cultural Studies, Economics, Ethics, Finance, Fine Arts, Human Rights, Information Management, Information Technology, Law, Leisure Studies, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Political Sciences, Protective Services, Real Estate, Religion, Social Studies, Sociology, Statistics, Taxation, Urban Studies
Faculty : Arts and Science Actuarial Science, Adult Education, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Arabic, Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, Behavioural Sciences, Biochemistry, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Canadian Studies, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Child Care and Development, Chinese, Classical Languages, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, English, Environmental Studies, Finance, Foreign Languages Education, French, French Studies, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geography, German, Greek (Classical), Histology, History, Italian, Jewish Studies, Journalism, Latin, Leisure Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Public Administration, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Religion, Sociology, South Asian Studies, Spanish, Statistics, Theology, Town Planning, Translation and Interpretation, Urban Studies, Western European Studies, Women's Studies, Writing
Faculty : Engineering and Computer Science Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Safety Engineering, Software Engineering
Faculty : Fine Arts Art Education, Art History, Art Therapy, Ceramic Art, Dance, Design, Display and Stage Design, Film, Fine Arts, Gender Studies, Jazz and Popular Music, Music, Music Theory and Composition, Musical Instruments, Painting and Drawing, Photography, Printing and Printmaking, Sculpture, Sound Engineering (Acoustics), Theatre
Group : Hardware Verification Computer Engineering
Group : NanoScience Nanotechnology
Institute : Canadian Jewish Studies Jewish Studies
Institute : Co-operative education Accountancy, Acting, Applied Mathematics, Art History, Biochemistry, Business Administration, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Design, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Finance, Fine Arts, French Studies, Human Resources, Industrial Engineering, Information Sciences, International Business, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Safety Engineering, Software Engineering, Statistics
Institute : Community Entrepreneurship and Development Development Studies, Management
Institute : Genocide and Human Rights Studies Human Rights
Institute : Political Economy Political Sciences
Institute : Research/Creation In Media Arts and Technologies Media Studies
Institute : Studies in Canadian Art Fine Arts
Research Division : Business Process Innovations Business Administration
Research Division : High Performance Computer Cluster Platform Computer Science
Research Division : InterNeg Business Administration
Research Division : Molecular Modeling Molecular Biology
Research Division : New Rural Economy 2 Economics, Rural Studies
Research Division : Solar Buildings Research Network Energy Engineering
School : Business Accountancy, Administration, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Information Management, Insurance, International Business, Management, Marketing
School : Canadian Irish Studies Irish
School : Extended Learning Business Administration, Human Resources, Marketing
School : Graduate Studies Accountancy, Administration, Adult Education, Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Art Education, Art History, Art Therapy, Arts and Humanities, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Child Care and Development, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Cultural Studies, Economics, Education, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Electrical Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Film, Fine Arts, Genetics, Geography, History, Industrial Engineering, Information Sciences, Jewish Studies, Journalism, Literature, Management, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Musical Instruments, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Religion, Safety Engineering, Social Sciences, Sociology, Software Engineering, Spanish, Theology, Translation and Interpretation, Urban Studies

General information

Alternative names CU
Founded 1974
Accreditation Quebec Ministry of Higher Education
Colors maroon, gold, white

Location and contacts

Address 1455 Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Montréal, Québec, H3G 1M8
Canada
City population 1,800,000

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