Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate liberal arts and sciences university in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.
Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate liberal arts and sciences university. Its campus is located on the Tantramar marshes in the heart of Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, and is a residential campus where students live, learn, work, and play. The campus covers 72 acres.
Mount Allison traces its roots to 1839, when Sackville merchant Charles Frederick Allison proposed the creation of a school of elementary and higher learning. Humphrey Pickard became the first President of Mount Allison Wesleyan College in 1862, when the college was organized. The university has a history of firsts, including being the first university in the British Empire to award a Bachelor's degree to a woman, Grace Annie Lockhart, in 1875, and the first university in Canada to offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, in 1941.
Mount Allison offers more than 50 different programs, allowing students to create their own unique degree. Experiential learning opportunities are available in every degree. Six Mount Allison professors are Canada Research Chairs.
Campus facilities listed include the Athletic Centre, Gymnasium, Pool, Alumni Field, Fitness Centre and Dance Studio, Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre, residence houses, dining hall, Wellness Centre, Meighen Centre, and Computing Services with student technology resources.
Admission routes include high school student admission through an undergraduate application, transfer student admission, and mature student admission. International students may apply with an English proficiency test, and an English language program offers a conditional admission pathway.
Mount Allison was named the #1 small university in Canada in Maclean's 2027 University Rankings. It ranked #1 in the previous primarily undergraduate category in 26 of 35 years.