QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
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Queen’s offers Canada’s definitive university experience. With an impressive complement of undergraduate and graduate programs—ranging from arts and science, engineering and applied science, business, health science, education, policy studies, and law—Queen’s boasts the highest graduation rate in the country and is a leader in student learning experience. Over 90 percent of Queen’s graduates gain employment within six months of earning their degree.
Home to more than 25,000 students, professors, and renowned researchers, such as 2015 Nobel Prize winner Arthur B. McDonald, Queen’s offers a comprehensive research-intensive environment with prominent strengths in physics, cancer research, geoengineering, data analytics, surveillance studies, mental health research, and art conservation. A member of the U15 group of Canada’s leading research universities, Queen’s ranks highly in terms of research funding, intensity, and impact.
Queen’s is committed to supporting a diverse, inclusive, and equitable campus environment, and its wide range of distinguished programming attracts outstanding students from across Canada and around the world. Queen’s guarantees residence living space for all of its first-year students, and all graduates become part of the university’s renowned and outstanding network of alumni.
Queen’s University is located on the shores of Lake Ontario in Kingston, Canada – a city of around 120,000 people only a few hours drive from Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto. The university’s campus, originally founded in 1841, features an array of heritage limestone buildings, as well as contemporary, cutting-edge facilities like Mitchell Hall, the university’s new centre for innovation and wellness.
With its powerful combination of research, teaching, living, and learning, Queen’s empowers each student toward success, setting them up to make a lasting impact on the world.
STUDENT ENROLMENT
Full-time (undergraduates)
21 400
Full-time (graduates)
5 000
Part-time (undergraduates)
3 300
Part-time (graduates)
800
Source: Council of Ontario Universities (2019 preliminary fall enrolment)
TUITION FEES
CANADIAN STUDENTS
Undergraduate tuition fees:
6 083 $
Graduate tuition fees:
5 773 $
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Undergraduate tuition fees:
39 098 $ - 46 191 $
Graduate tuition fees:
12 927 $
Source: Statistics Canada. Fees for general programs in arts and humanities (2019-20)
Note: In addition to tuition fees, universities generally charge fees for goods and services supplied to students. This includes areas such as student associations, sports and health. These additional fees vary widely per university and per student and can run from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Check with the university for details.
RESIDENCE
