Mount Allison University
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| Latin: Universitatis Montis Allisoniani | |
| Motto | Litterae, Religio, Scientia |
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Motto in English
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Writing, Divinity, Knowledge |
| Type | Public |
| Established | June 1839 |
| Affiliation | United Church of Canada |
| Endowment | $160 million |
| Chancellor | Peter Mansbridge |
| President | Dr. Robert Campbell |
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Academic staff
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129 |
| Students | 2,250 |
| Undergraduates | 2,234 |
| Postgraduates | 16 |
| Location |
Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada 45°53′55″N 64°22′25″W / 45.89861°N 64.37361°WCoordinates: 45°53′55″N 64°22′25″W / 45.89861°N 64.37361°W |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colours | Garnet & gold |
| Athletics | CIS, AUS, |
| Nickname | Mounties |
| Affiliations | Universities Canada, IAU, ACU, CIS, CBIE, AUS, CUP |
| Website | mta.ca |
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Mount Allison University (also Mount A or MtA) is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university located in Sackville, New Brunswick. It has been ranked the top undergraduate university in the country for 18 of the last 25 years by Maclean's magazine. With a 17:1 student-to-faculty ratio, the average first-year class size is 65 and upper-year classes average 14 students.
Mount Allison University was the first university in the British Empire to award a baccalaureate to a woman (Grace Annie Lockhart, B.Sc, 1875). Mount Allison graduates have been awarded a total of 53 Rhodes Scholarships. American chemist James B. Sumner, who later won Nobel Prize in Chemistry, used to work at Mount Allison as a teaching fellow. Mount Allison also has one of the largest endowments per student in Canada.
Mount Allison's origins go back to a boys' academy founded in June 1839 by a local Methodist merchant, Charles Frederick Allison. Charles Allison's grandfather had emigrated from Ireland to Canada in the late 18th century because of the after effects of a dinner with the local government tax collector. Wanting to impress the man, the family had set the table with their one valuable possession: silver spoons. After entertaining their guest, the Allisons were informed by the tax collector that if they could afford silver spoons, then they could certainly afford to pay more taxes. The Allisons left Ireland shortly thereafter. The offending spoons are now on display in the university library.
In June 1839, Charles Allison was encouraged by Wesleyan Methodist Minister Rev. John Bass Strong that a school of elementary and higher learning be built. Allison offered to purchase a site in Sackville to erect a suitable building for an academy and to contribute operating funds of £100 a year for 10 years. This offer was accepted and the Wesleyan Academy for boys subsequently opened in 1843.
Mount Allison University is a United Church-affiliated, but non-sectarian university which was established at Sackville, New Brunswick on January 19, 1843. The university was named after Charles Frederick Allison, in honour of his gift of land and money. Its origins were steeped in the Methodist faith. It was designed to prepare men for the ministry and to supply education for lay members. The university was chartered on April 14, 1849.
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