HEC Montréal is regularly recognized as one of the top business schools in Canada and around the globe, in the rankings of thousands of educational institutions. They confirm its reputation for sheer excellence and brilliance, one that extends well beyond Quebec’s borders. The institution has ranked 1st IN QUEBEC, 3rd IN CANADA AND 57th IN THE WORLD by KUBS Worldwide Business Research Rankings (2018).

The university has an ethnically diverse community of around 14,356 students and 285 professors specializing in every realm and section of business. About 10,521 students have enrolled for undergraduate programs and 3,708 students for post-graduate programs. There are nearly 4,149 international students from about 151 nations of the world, forming an inclusively diverse, rich, and sprawling demographic community.

The strength of the HEC Montréal MBA course program, and students, lies in practical experiences. Their methods of imparting education prepare managers to apply their skills in a complex environment while considering all facets of organizational management. The learning process involves case studies and direct interactions with business leaders, during school-sponsored conferences and debates.

Montreal is a dynamic university city that attracts the cream of talent from across the world. Second in North America for the number of students per capita, it offers a stimulating and rousing environment for studies and research. It is also a vibrant metropolis, known worldwide for its tremendous variety of cultural activities.

In December 2017, Executive Education HEC Montréal was tasked with setting up CDL-Montréal, the Quebec avatar of the pan-Canadian program called Creative Destruction Lab. This initiative provides an opportunity for HEC Montréal to support the development and valorization of technology companies and to assert its role as a leading player in Montréal’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. At the end of its first year, CDL-Montréal had already supervised 25 startups in the early stages of their development. The Montréal program continues to recruit beyond Canada's borders.