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McGill University is a public university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. McGill was founded in 1821, making it one of the oldest universities in Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university. McGill was chartered during the British colonial era, 46 years before Canadian Confederation, making McGill the first non-denominational university in the British Empire. Classes were first held in 1829. McGill University organized public lecture series and began classes for women in 1855.^{[citation needed]} The university has evolved during its history, especially in the area of anglophone–francophone relations.

McGill's main campus is set upon 32&_160;hectares (80&_160;acres) at the foot of Mount Royal in downtown Montreal. A second campus—Macdonald Campus—is situated on 6.5&_160;square kilometres (1,600&_160;acres) of fields and forested land in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, 30&_160;kilometres west of the downtown campus.

30,000 students, 80% of whom are Canadian, attend McGill. McGill has 21 faculties and professional schools, offering degrees and diplomas in over 300 fields of study, including medicine. Its language of instruction is English. McGill's commitment to research is well regarded, as the university has received awards for its research and participates in several research organizations. McGill is ranked highly in national, continental, and worldwide rankings.

On March 31, 1821, after protracted legal battles with the Desrivieres family (the heirs of his wife), McGill College received a Royal Charter from King George IV. The Charter provided that the College should be deemed and taken as a University, with the power of conferring degrees.^[12] In 1829 McGill College was officially inaugurated and classes began. The Montreal Medical Institution became the college's Faculty of Medicine, McGill's first academic unit. The Faculty of Medicine granted its first degree, a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, in 1833.^[9] The Faculty of Medicine remained the school's only functioning faculty until 1843 when the Faculty of Arts commenced teaching in the newly constructed Arts Building and East Wing (Dawson Hall).^[13]

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