2021 in Review

McMaster University recognizes and acknowledges that it is located on the traditional territories of the Mississauga and Haudenosaunee nations, and within the lands protected by the Dish With One Spoon wampum agreement.

It’s essential that everyone feels they belong and are valued in our Faculty of Science.
Diversity always leads to better science.

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Number of undergraduate students who completed research placements and thesis courses	917
Number of new faculty members recruited over the past five years	56
Average age of full-time faculty members	52.8
Average number of years full-time faculty members have been with McMaster	18.1
Undergraduate domestic tuition in 2016-17	$6,329
Undergraduate domestic tuition in 2020-21	$6,043
Percentage of undergraduate students in the Faculty of Science who are women	64
Total amount of research funding awarded to Faculty of Science researchers over the past 5 years	$103,253,208
Of the 15 McMaster Students Union Teaching Awards given out in 2021, the number won by Faculty of Science instructors	8
Number of postdocs who’ve completed the McCall MacBain Postdoctoral Fellows Teaching and Leadership Program	34
Number of undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculty of Science	9,058
Number of bachelor degrees awarded	1,607
Number of master’s degrees awarded	101
Number of doctoral degrees awarded	55
Percentage of faculty members with PhDs	98.6
Mean admission average for incoming students in Integrated Science	95.1
Rank of the Faculty of Science among Faculties and Schools at McMaster based on the number of undergraduate students	1
Total number of alumni	44,154
Number of community members who worked out in virtual exercise classes offered by the Physical Activity Centre of Excellence	220
Total views of Faculty of Science websites in 2021	2,800,000
Number of McMaster researchers collaborating with the Faculty of Science’s five Research Centres & Institutes	180
Percentage increase in the number of undergraduate student applications over the past five years	24
Number of undergraduate students to receive academic awards	328
Number of academic awards given to undergraduate students	463
Total value of academic awards given to undergraduate students	$357,000
Number of paid co-op work terms completed by students	491
Amount earned by students from their paid co-op work terms	34
Number of undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculty of Science	$3.5 million
Number of new employers to offer co-op placements to students in 2021	50
Percentage of undergraduate students who graduate from the Faculty of Science	88.95
Number of doctoral degrees awarded	55
Number of Canada Research Chairs, Faculty of Science Chairs and endowed Chairs	34

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Camryn Hardaker-Schabauer is a second-year Bachelor of Fine Arts student at McMaster University from Lindsay, Ontario.

“This artwork emphasizes the understanding and necessity of togetherness as a way of achieving the much needed healing of the earth, and humankind as a whole. It takes effort and collaboration to get where we need to be, and with a devoted mindset, progress can be made.”

Annum Dawood graduated in 2021 with her Master’s degree in Radiation Biology. She was photographed during the pandemic by her husband Irfan Siddiqui.

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