McMaster University

McMaster University

Latin: Universitas Macmastrensis
Motto	Greek: ΤΑ·ΠΑΝΤΑ·ΕΝ·ΧΡΙΣΤΩΙ· ΣΥΝΕΣΤΗΚΕΝ
Motto in English	All things cohere in Christ
Type	Public university
Established	23 April 1887
Endowment	C$655.5 million
Chancellor	Suzanne Labarge
President	Patrick Deane
Academic staff	1,394
Administrative staff	6,437
Undergraduates	25,174
Postgraduates	4,237
Location	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 43°15′48″N 79°55′8″W / 43.26333°N 79.91889°W / 43.26333; -79.91889Coordinates: 43°15′48″N 79°55′8″W / 43.26333°N 79.91889°W / 43.26333; -79.91889
Campus	Urban, 152.4 hectares (377 acres)
Colours	Maroon and Grey
Athletics	CIS, OUA, CUFLA 26 varsity teams
Nickname	Marauders
Mascot	Mac the Marauder
Affiliations	ACU, ATS, AUCC, CARL, CIS, COU, CUP, Fields Institute, IAU, U15.
Website	mcmaster.ca

McMaster University (commonly referred to as McMaster or Mac) is a public research university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 121 hectares (300 acres) of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens. The university 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. The university bears the name of Honourable William McMaster, a prominent Canadian Senator and banker who bequeathed C$900,000 to the founding of the university. McMaster University was incorporated under the terms of an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1887, merging the Toronto Baptist College with Woodstock College. It opened in Toronto in 1890. Inadequate facilities and the gift of land in Hamilton prompted the institution to relocate in 1930. McMaster was controlled by the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec until it became a privately chartered, publicly funded non-denominational institution in 1957.