Queen's Academics

Queen's is where world-class scholars, artists and scientists interact with some of the brightest students from Canada and abroad in a close-knit intellectual community of learning and discovery.

In the rankings

• Received more A pluses (4 A+'s and 10 A's) than any other university*
• Ranked #1 for student retention and #1 for proportion who graduate **
• Ranked #1 in Canada for awards per full-time faculty **
• Ranked #2 (tied) in Canada in the medical-doctoral category for overall academic excellence **
• Ranked #3 in Canada for average entering grade for first-year students (87.7%) **
• Queen's Executive MBA program was ranked number 1 in Canada and number 23 in the world ***

World–class faculty

Members of the University's renowned faculty balance excellence in their fields with a dedication to students, through both classroom instruction and independent study advising. This is the hallmark of teaching at Queen’s and a defining characteristic of a Queen’s education.

Recent award winners:

• John Smol (Biology): 2009 3M National Teaching Fellowship
• David Thomson (Math and Statistics): 2009 Killam Research Fellow
• Ingrid Johnsrude (Psychology): 2009 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship
• Philip Jessop (Chemistry): 2009 John C. Polanyi Award

A+ Library

• Rankings: 1 of only 2 university libraries in Canada to earn A+ in the 2009 Globe & Mail University Report
• Collection: 6 campus libraries house more than 2.2 million physical items
• Online: Access to more than 400,000 online information resources

Great facilities

• Chernoff Hall, one of the largest chemistry complexes of its kind in North America

• A state-of-the-art Integrated Learning Centre, which functions as a "live building" for students to participate in a multidisciplinary learning model in engineering education

• State-of-the-art software in the Geographic Information Science Laboratory

• The Bader International Study Centre at Herstmonceux, England, which features small interactive classes instructed by European and North American faculty, integrated with a comprehensive field-studies program

• A 16-inch reflecting telescope a the Queen’s Observatory for students studying Physics and Astronomy

• The Phytotron, a climate-controlled greenhouse, to facilitate research in Biology

* Globe and Mail's University Report Card 2008
** Maclean's University Rankings 2008
*** BusinessWeek magazine