5 Facts About McGill University

1. Since the Olympics began, McGill University has produced 112 Olympians who have won a total of eight gold medals, nine silver, and eleven bronze.

2. In 1996, the McGill University Sports Hall of Fame was established to honour its best student athletes.

3. Until the late 19th century, McGill University had owned parkland atop the Westmount Summit, which was used as a botanical garden.

4. In 2012, McGill University opened La Citadelle, a converted hotel residence housing 286 students on Sherbrooke Street West at the corner of Hutchinson.

5. The first degrees granted to women at McGill University were conferred in 1888.