Queen's University

Queen's University at Kingston

Former names	Queen's College at Kingston (1841–1912)
Motto	Latin: Sapientia et Doctrina Stabilitas
Motto in English	Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times
Type	Public university
Established	16 October 1841
Endowment	$1.036 billion
Chancellor	James Leech
Rector	Cam Yung
Principal	Daniel Woolf
Academic staff	3,925
Students	24,582
Undergraduates	16,339
Postgraduates	4,318
Other students	5,325
Location	Kingston, Ontario, Canada 44°13′30″N 76°29′42″W / 44.224997°N 76.495099°W / 44.224997; -76.495099Coordinates: 44°13′30″N 76°29′42″W / 44.224997°N 76.495099°W / 44.224997; -76.495099
Campus	Urban Main campus: 40 ha (99 acres) West campus: 27 ha (67 acres)
Colours	Red, Blue, and Gold
Sports	U Sports, OUA, CUFLA 33 varsity teams
Nickname	Golden Gaels
Mascot	Boo Hoo the Bear
Affiliations	ACU, ATS, AUCC, CARL, CBIE, COU, CUSID, Fields Institute, U15, MAISA, MNU, OUA
Website	queensu.ca

Queen's University at Kingston (commonly shortened to Queen's University or Queen's) is a public research university in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841 via a royal charter issued by Queen Victoria, the university predates Canada's founding by 26 years. Queen's holds more than 1,400 hectares (3,500 acres) of land throughout Ontario and owns Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England. Queen's is organized into ten undergraduate, graduate and professional faculties and schools.

The Church of Scotland established Queen's College in 1841 with a royal charter from Queen Victoria. The first classes, intended to prepare students for the ministry, were held 7 March 1842 with 13 students and two professors. Queen's was the first university west of the maritime provinces to admit women and to form a student government. In 1883, a women's college for medical education affiliated with Queen's University was established. In 1888, Queen's University began offering extension courses, becoming the first Canadian university to do so. In 1912, Queen's secularized and changed to its present legal name.

Queen's is a co-educational university, with more than 23,000 students, and with over 131,000 living alumni worldwide. Notable alumni include government officials, academics, business leaders and 57 Rhodes Scholars. The university was ranked 4th in Canada by Maclean's University Ranking Guide for 2015, 206th in the 2015–2016 QS World University Rankings, 201–250 in the 2016–2017 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and 201–300 in the 2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities. Queen's varsity teams, known as the Golden Gaels, compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of U Sports.