Mount Allison University’s beautiful and historically rich campus is nestled on the Tantramar marshes in the heart of Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.
The University attracts some of the most talented and creative minds from across the country and around the world. To date 55 Mount Allison students have become Rhodes Scholars — one of the best records in the country — and counts many of Canada’s top business, cultural, and community leaders among its graduates.
Mount Allison by the numbers
- Student body of approximately 2,100
- Students come from more than 50 countries around the world
- Nestled in a town of 5,500 residents
- Campus size 76 acres
- Student-to-faculty ratio 16:1
- Average first and second-year class sizes 41
- Upper-year classes average class size 14
- 5 degree options, Arts, Science, Commerce, Fine Arts, Music
- Over 40 programs of study
- Residences range in size from 70 to 200 students
- 8 residences with their own unique personalities
- More than 80 per cent of rooms on campus are single or single ensuites
- Over 110 student-run organizations
- Study abroad through 31 programs in 20 countries across five continents
- 25,000-strong alumni base
- Located 5 minutes to Nova Scotia border, 40 minutes to Confederation Bridge to PEI, 30 minutes to the hub city of Moncton
- More than $2 million in scholarships, bursaries, and financial aid awarded each year
- In 2018, 74 per cent of first-year students received an entrance award
- 9 varsity teams, 8 club teams, 10 intramural sports in athletics
- #1 undergraduate university in Canada by Maclean's magazine for 21 of the past 29 years