About Concordia
We’re a next-generation university, continually reimagining the future of higher education. Located in the vibrant and multicultural city of Montreal, Concordia is the top-ranked university in North America founded within the last 50 years and annually registers some 51,000 students through its innovative approach to experiential learning and cross-functional research.
#1 in North America
university under 50 years
75% of courses
have fewer than 60 students
#1 in North America
favourite student city
Top 100 in world
for support of SDGs
Having an eye for our future
Our strategic directions set out our vision for the future and exemplify our daring and transformative approach to some of the most important issues of our time.
Diverse and engaged student body
In Montreal, North America’s favourite student city, the critical mass of youthful enthusiasm creates a palpable feeling that anything is possible.
51,250+
students
10,000
international students
3,000+
co-op students
150
countries represented
Faculty with strong ties to industry and community
Whether working with businesses or citizens, the most enriching learning involves hands-on experiences beyond the classroom, ensuring the material is always current and relevant.
2,250+
professors and librarians
118
Research Chairs
$60.5 million+
research income
Black perspectives
Concordia is dedicated to addressing and challenging anti-Black systemic racism and being inclusive and accessible to Black students, staff and faculty and fostering relationships with Black communities. The work of the Black Perspectives Office is rooted in an anti-racist and anti-oppressive framework and informed by generations of Black students and community activism.
73
courses focused on Black, Indigenous and People of Colour
1
Task Force on Anti-Black Racism
1968
Concordia Caribbean Students' Union founded
2,200+
items in the Negro Community Centre fonds
Committed to decolonization and indigenization
Concordia acknowledges that it is situated on unceded Indigenous lands and recognizes the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation as the custodians of the surrounding lands and waters. The university is committed to truth and reconciliation and ongoing Indigenous issues.
1st
First Peoples major
in Quebec
1
Indigenous Directions Action Plan
1992
Aboriginal centre opens
30
Indigenous graduate scholarships
Promoting fitness and preventive health
While Concordians get exclusive access to Le Gym, the preventive health programs offered at the PERFORM Centre are open to the public.
2
on-campus
medical clinics
12
community
programs
11
online fitness
classes
13
Stingers varsity
teams & clubs
Commitment to UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Concordia is joining the Decade of Action to achieve the UN’s ambitious Sustainable Development Goals. The Goals draw on our strengths in community health, global literacy, water security, environmental impact and sustainable infrastructure design.
Nurturing Montreal’s culture of innovation
The Concordia community contributes to the vitality of our metropolis by performing relevant research, fostering innovation and hosting exciting cultural events during normal operations.
Sustainability
It permeates all aspects of our lives, including curriculum, research and green buildings.
Community engagement
Learning from and connecting with local groups to build a stronger community.
Life in Montreal
The cosmopolitan hub affords residents and visitors an unmatched joie de vivre.
Our history
Preserving the city's rich and storied past with archival collections and a heritage site.
This is Concordia
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Start your academic journey
Concordia delivers knowledge through our 400 undergraduate and 129 graduate programs.
