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Mount Allison recognized as top undergraduate university in Canada


Mount Allison has been named the top primarily undergraduate university in Canada 25 times in the past 34 years by Maclean’s annual university rankings — a record unmatched by any other university.
2,300+
Number of students
50+
Programs
1839
Established
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
14
Average upper-year class size
41
Average first and second-year class size
$4.5M
available in scholarships, bursaries, and awards
76%
of our entering class received an entrance award
30%
of students employed at Mount Allison
110+
Clubs and societies
240+
Varsity athletes
85+
Number of countries represented by our students
12
residences with their own unique personalities
85%
of first-year students live in residence
11-240
students per residence

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Financing your degree is a team effort and we're here to help. Mount Allison provides over $5.5 million in scholarships, bursaries, and awards each year.

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Learn through experience


With experiential learning opportunities available in every degree, you'll graduate Mount Allison with hands-on learning and real-world experience.

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Mount Allison is a residential campus where you will live, learn, work, and play. Residence living is the foundation for your Mount Allison experience.

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Students quickly discover the endless opportunities to get highly involved in extracurriculars on and off campus and say these are some of the most valuable learning experiences of their time at Mount Allison.
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    Episode 4 of ‘When Ducks Leave The Pond - An MtA Alumni Podcast’ is out now — featuring alumna Renée Belliveau ('17) 

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    Sackville's Waterfowl Park will soon be transformed into a captivating stage for The Dark: A Procession of Music and Light, a unique outdoor performance that blends original music, poetry, and puppetry. 

This free event will take place on November 2nd and 3rd at 7:30 PM, inviting audiences to experience an unforgettable celebration of the place and community. 

Read More: https://mta.ca/news
    Logan Pipes ('24) What's Next? Pursuing a master's in Mathematics at Memorial University. 

"I have really enjoyed the Math program at Mount Allison; the department is small enough that I could really get to know each of my professors and make connections, but large enough that I got to take a large breadth of classes during my time here."
    In Spring 2024, Dr. Andrew Wilson, professor, and head of the Department of Religious Studies, along with a group of students from Mount Allison, traveled to the historic Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain.

“I was teaching a course on contemporary pilgrimage practices, a subject that interests me. Drawing from my own experiences on traditional pilgrimages, I understood the significance of the walking aspect,” Wilson says. 

Read more: mta.ca/news

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