Queen’s University at Kingston, is a public research university in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Queen’s holds more than 1,400 hectares (3,500 acres) of land throughout Ontario and owns Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England.[8] Queen’s is organized into eight faculties and schools.
The Church of Scotland established Queen’s College in October 1841 via a royal charter from Queen Victoria. The first classes, intended to prepare students for the ministry, were held 7 March 1842 with 13 students and two professors. In 1869, Queen’s was the first Canadian university west of the Maritime provinces to admit women. In 1883, a women’s college for medical education affiliated with Queen’s University was established after male staff and students reacted with hostility to the admission of women to the university’s medical classes. In 1912, Queen’s ended its affiliation with the Presbyterian Church, and adopted its present name. During the mid-20th century, the university established several faculties and schools, and expanded its campus with the construction of new facilities.
Queen’s is a co-educational university with more than 23,000 students and over 131,000 alumni living worldwide. Notable alumni include government officials, academics, business leaders and 57 Rhodes Scholars. As of 2020, four Nobel Laureates and one Turing Award winner have been affiliated with the university.
Queen’s is a publicly funded research university and a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Full-time undergraduate programs comprise the majority of the school’s enrolment, made up of 16,339 full-time undergraduate students. In 2009 the two largest programs by enrolment were the social sciences, with 3,286 full-time and part-time students, followed by engineering, with 3,097 full-time and part-time students. The university conferred 3,232 bachelor’s degrees, 153 doctoral degrees, 1,142 master’s degrees, and 721 first professional degrees in 2008–9.
Queen’s is organized into several faculties and schools. These include the Arts and Sciences, Education, Engineering and Applied Sciences, Health Sciences, Law, the School of Public Policy, and Smith School of Business. Many of these faculties and schools are further organized into smaller departments, divisions, and schools.
The university operates several study abroad programs, including the “First Year Program” at Bader College, and study abroad semester programs offered by the university’s international programs office. Additionally, the university also apply for international student exchange, with Queen’s having exchange agreements with over 85 universities outside Canada.