Université de Montréal, Roger-Gaudry pavilion.

With access to six universities and twelve junior colleges in an 8 kilometre (5 mi) radius, Montreal has the highest concentration of post-secondary students of all major cities in North America (4.38 students per 100 residents, followed by Boston at 4.37 students per 100 residents).[76]

There are two English-language universities in the city. McGill University is one of the oldest schools in Canada, a major research university, and has been rated as Canada's best university by various sources,[77] and the twelfth best in the world by Quacquarelli Symonds.[78] Concordia University is the other English-language university, created from the merger of Sir George Williams University and Loyola College.[79]

There are also two French-language universities located in the city of Montreal. Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM) is the Montreal campus of Université du Québec, the largest French-language university in the world. [80] UQÀM generally specializes in liberal-arts. It has several separately run schools, notably École de technologie supérieure (ETS), École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP) and Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS). The other French-language university, Université de Montréal (UdeM), is the second largest research university in Canada. École Polytechnique de Montréal (eningeering) and École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal (business) are affiliated with UdeM.

Additionally, two French-language universities, Université de Sherbrooke and Université Laval have campuses in the nearby suburb of Longueuil on Montreal's south shore.

The education system in the province of Quebec is slightly different from other systems in North America. Between the high school and university levels, there is an additional college level called "CEGEP". It is at the same time a preparatory school (preparing students for admission to university) and a technical school (offering courses which lead to technical diplomas and specializations). In Montreal, seventeen CEGEPs offer courses in French and five in English................WIKIPEDIA...........