Montréal is home to 75 colleges and universities

Université de Montréal (66,972 students) and Université du Québec à Montréal (43,140 students) are inside Montréal; the nearest university campus outside it is Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, 39 km away in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

Université de Montréal Université du Québec à Montréal Université McGill École Polytechnique de Montréal

Colleges in Montréal

no open student count for these sites

Nearest college or cégep

in Montréal

Collège Cumberland

Nearest university

in Montréal

Université de Montréal

Tuition fee

Free at a cégep

for Quebec residents studying full time; universities charge fees

What stands out about college in Montréal

Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.

5 colleges and universities within 9.7 kmThe largest: Université de Montréal (66,972), Université du Québec à Montréal (43,140), Université McGill (37,888).No tuition at a public cégepQuebec residents studying full time at a public cégep pay no tuition; universities set fees within the province’s rules.

Every college

Colleges and universities in Montréal

8 universities, 1 other school, 66 colleges and cégeps.

University

Université de MontréalUniversity · Public · in Montréal66,972students (Wikidata, 2023)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution.Directions ↗

Université du Québec à MontréalUniversity · Public · in Montréal43,140students (Wikidata)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution.Directions ↗

Université McGillUniversity · Public · in Montréal37,888students (Wikidata, 2021)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution.Directions ↗

École Polytechnique de MontréalUniversity · Public · in Montréal9,476students (Wikidata, 2021)Students: Wikidata’s count for the whole institution.Directions ↗

And 71 smaller schools with 0 students in all.

What it costs

What would you pay?

In Quebec, a resident studying full time at a public cégep pays no tuition, only small fees; private colleges charge their own. Universities charge Quebec residents the province’s set rate, students from elsewhere in Canada and abroad more.

Questions about college near Montréal

What colleges are in Montréal?

Université de Montréal (66,972 students); Université du Québec à Montréal (43,140 students); Université McGill (37,888 students); École Polytechnique de Montréal (9,476 students); École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal; Université Concordia.

Colleges and universities: Quebec’s ministry lists of colleges and universities (Données Québec, CC BY 4.0); Ontario’s public universities and colleges by campus with their 2024–25 enrolment (Open Government Licence – Ontario), placed with OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors); elsewhere Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities (2019–22); Wikidata (CC0). Straight-line distances from the centre of Montréal. Colleges are described, not graded. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).