Queen’s University

Solving the world's greatest challenges

Home to more than 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students and over 5,000 faculty and staff, Queen’s University is a destination for individuals who want to build a better future for people and the planet.

Together, our faculty and graduate scholars are finding new ways to understand our world. The university offers a comprehensive research-intensive environment with international prominence in physics (2015 Nobel Prize), cancer research, geoengineering, AI and data analytics, art conservation, and mental health research.

Our community can explore and choose from more than 235 academic areas across 53 departments. Queen’s transformative learning environment offers access to state-of-the-art cultural facilities – including the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts and the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, the largest collection of works by Rembrandt in a public gallery in Canada.

Researchers are unravelling the mysteries of the universe at the Queen’s-based Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Particle Astrophysics Research Institute, including the hunt for dark matter and advancing science in cosmology and neutrino science. The university is also home to Canada’s largest inland field station, the Queen’s University Biological Station, with over 3,400 hectares of research and teaching space dedicated to conserving local terrestrial and aquatic environments, and biodiversity.

Since 2021, Queen’s University has ranked in the global top 10 of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.