Queen's University at Kingston
School info
4
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.4
Food
3.3
Clubs
4
Facilities
4.2
Internet
3.7
Location
4
Opportunities
4
Safety
4.1
Social
4.1
Happiness
4.2
Basic Information
Location
- Kingston, ON
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public research university
- Established: 16 October 1841(182 years ago) (1841-10-16)
- Founder: The Church of Scotland, Queen Victoria
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 150 online undergraduate courses and numerous graduate programs
- but the exact total number of degree courses is not specified. However
- it can be estimated to be in the hundreds
- considering the extensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs offered across various faculties
Key Area
- Particle astrophysics
- cancer research
- art conservation
- geotechnical engineering
- biodiversity and clean energy technology
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 33,842 (2022)
- Undergraduates: 26,052
- Postgraduates: 5,733
- Academic Staff: 3,925
- Administrative Staff: 2,824 (2022)
Notable Alumni
- Elon Musk
- Andrew J. Feustel
- Shirley M. Tilghman
- Vijay Bhargava
- David Card
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Good reviews
Overall 5
best decision of my life coming here. I love this school. Commerce is a great program. Kingston is a great place for uni life. 100/100.
Overall 5
Excellent research community!
Overall 5
Best uni ever.
Overall 5
Miss my days in Queen's.
Overall 5
This is the Jerusalem to Canadian students, everything is just perfect about this school. At the moment, Mcgill, Queens and western are the real trinity universities in Canada. When I told my relatives that I studied at Queens, they looked at me as if I was someone extraordinary. You won't regret choosing this school.
Overall 5
Who needs to go to Harvard or Oxford if you can go to Queens?
Overall 5
amazing school
Overall 5
The best university in Canada! Deserve more credit than U of T.
Overall 4.9
Overall experience is fantastic! Lots of opportunities & very engaging community.
Overall 4.8
I love this school! The social scene is amazing and the campus is gorgeous. I would recommend it to someone looking to make lots of friends while also wanting to focus on their studies. I really like the style of learning here and for the most part professors are friendly.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
horrible student experience, none of the professors care about you, and they handled the pandemic terribly. prospective students beware.
Overall 1.2
Kingston is a very boring city and I don't believe the school should be as highly thought of as it is. Buildings aren't great the heat/air is always one extreme or the other. Additionally, there are barely any outlets in any class. Just not a fan and really wish I went somewhere else
Overall 1.4
Worst university I have ever attended. I recommend no new student coming out of high school ever attend this university I am about to graduate and this school has taught me absolutely nothing be ready to come out of here scratching your head not understanding what you learned and don't even get me started on the terrible teaching staff.
Overall 1.5
Prospective students beware - this is the perfect example of an institution that does not care about you once you have paid your tuition. You will feel like you are entirely on your own. Not worth having to move to Kingston.
Overall 1.5
The Harvard of Canada.
Overall 1.7
At best, it's more like a extended version of a high school. Bad job opportunities, but an even kinder GPA gets you ready for the Ivy League.
Overall 2
This school is absolutely filthy. Theres never room to study or sit anywhere because they accept more students then they can host. The gym is always full and theres never any equipment left to use. The library is dusty and super stuffy, and just absolutely disgusting. The profs are mid. We pay one of the highest tuitions in Canada-for what?