Health Sciences at Queen's is harder to get into, with a competitive average 6 points higher (96% vs 90%). Honours Health Sciences at McMaster also admits a smaller share of applicants (3% vs 7% acceptance rate).
McMaster University
Queen's University
| Metric | McMaster | Queen's |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive average | 90% | 96% |
| Acceptance rate | 3% | 7% |
| Median accepted average (reported) | 95.7% | 96.5% |
| Typical accepted range (reported) | 93–98.1% | 95.7–98% |
| Student reports | 28 | 47 |
| First-year enrollment | 240 | 420 |
| Location | Hamilton, ON | Kingston, ON |
Bold values mark the more competitive program on that metric. Reported medians and ranges come from anonymous student submissions to Uniscope; published averages and acceptance rates come from official sources where available.
Health Sciences at Queen's is harder to get into, with a competitive average 6 points higher (96% vs 90%). Honours Health Sciences at McMaster also admits a smaller share of applicants (3% vs 7% acceptance rate).
Accepted students reported a median 95.7% average for Honours Health Sciences at McMaster and 96.5% for Health Sciences at Queen's. Published competitive averages are 90% and 96% respectively.
Health Sciences at Queen's has the higher acceptance rate (7% vs 3%).