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Mount Allison recognized as top undergraduate university in Canada


Mount Allison has been named the top primarily undergraduate university in Canada 25 times in the past 34 years by Maclean’s annual university rankings — a record unmatched by any other university.
2,300+
Number of students
50+
Programs
1839
Established
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
14
Average upper-year class size
41
Average first and second-year class size
$4.5M
available in scholarships, bursaries, and awards
76%
of our entering class received an entrance award
30%
of students employed at Mount Allison
110+
Clubs and societies
240+
Varsity athletes
85+
Number of countries represented by our students
12
residences with their own unique personalities
85%
of first-year students live in residence
11-240
students per residence

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Access financial support


Financing your degree is a team effort and we're here to help. Mount Allison provides over $5.5 million in scholarships, bursaries, and awards each year.

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Learn through experience


With experiential learning opportunities available in every degree, you'll graduate Mount Allison with hands-on learning and real-world experience.

Live on campus


Mount Allison is a residential campus where you will live, learn, work, and play. Residence living is the foundation for your Mount Allison experience.

Get Involved


Students quickly discover the endless opportunities to get highly involved in extracurriculars on and off campus and say these are some of the most valuable learning experiences of their time at Mount Allison.
    Remembrance Day – University Closed
    Board of Regents In-Person Open Meeting
    President's Installation
    2025-26 Applications Open
    Deadline for May 2025 Graduation Application
    Important financial due dates

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    "Mount A opened my eyes to so many different ways of thinking and engaging with the world. I learned to think more broadly, to consider diverse perspectives, and it really truly changed the way that I see the world and interact with those around me. Mount A was really the perfect place for me to discover the person that I was always meant to be." 

Renée Belliveau ('17), Digital Archivist, Halifax Municipal Archives
    Dress to Impress: Professional Clothing for Students is a professional closet on campus that provides lightly used professional attire to students who may not have the funds or the access locally to outfit themselves for professional opportunities, such as presentations, conferences, and interviews.

The Professional Closet is open in the basement of the Chapel during building hours (8 a.m.-11 p.m.) to browse or book a one-on-one consultation.

Students can keep the clothing or they can return the clothing to the donation bins at the Chapel, where they will be cleaned and organized back into the closet for use by other students.

The program, facilitated by the First-Generation Student Office and funded by a grant from Post-Secondary Education, Training, and Labour (PETL), is just one step in helping students enter into the workforce.
    Here's what's next for class of 2024 grads:
Andrianna Scott
BSc Honours Physics, minor in Mathematics
Bathurst, NB
"I will be pursuing a master in medical physics at Dalhousie University"

Christelinda Laureijs
BsC Honours Biology, minor in Biochemistry
Amherst, NS
"I will pursue a Master of Science in Biology at Mount Allison, supervised by Dr. Karen Crosby"

Anna Gordon
BSc Mathematics and Music
Oxford, NS"Attend a PhD program in Music Theory at Columbia University."
    Each year at the beginning of November, our thoughts turn to Remembrance Day and the sacrifices made by countless individuals throughout history. 

In collaboration with MtA Spiritual Care, we encourage students, faculty, and staff to engage with this important day. With November 11 falling during Fall Study Break, there are ways the MtA community can engage with Remembrance Day this week. For full details visit mta.ca/news

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