Solving the world’s greatest challenges
Queen’s is a research-intense university celebrated for academic excellence and outstanding student experience. It consistently ranks among Canada’s best and is a leader in social and sustainable impact, with notable strengths in cancer research, materials science, AI and supercomputing, sustainable technologies, art conservation, and physics—highlighted by a 2015 Nobel Prize.
Since 2019, Queen’s has ranked in the global top 10 of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings and is in the top 200 of the QS World University Rankings (2025).
Student experience
Queen’s offers over 170 disciplines of study across 53 departments, including health sciences, engineering, business, arts and humanities, and more.
With an 89% graduation rate—the highest in Canada—over 95% of Queen's graduates find employment within six months of completing their studies, and all graduates join its active alumni network of 150,000 people across 119 countries.
Campus and community
Established in 1841 and located in Kingston, Ontario, a vibrant waterfront city known for its limestone architecture, Queen's campus is a blend of historic buildings and modern facilities. Not far from major Canadian cities like Toronto and Montreal, Queen’s is home to over 31,000 undergraduate and graduate students and more than 5,000 faculty and staff from over 100 countries.
World-class research facilities
Queen’s hosts 22 specialized research centres and institutes where scholars collaborate with experts from around the world to address complex local and global issues. This dynamic academic ecosystem is complemented by access to state-of-the-art cultural and research facilities, including:
- Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute
Named after its 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics laureate, this institute and its researchers explore cosmic mysteries, including dark matter and neutrino science, working at SNOLAB, the world’s deepest clean laboratory.
- Queen’s University Biological Station
This is Canada’s largest inland field station, spanning 3,400 hectares dedicated to research and teaching while conserving local terrestrial and aquatic environments to enhance our understanding of biodiversity.
- Agnes Etherington Art Centre
This research-intensive, on-campus art centre houses over 17,000 works in its collections, including Canada’s largest public collection of Rembrandt pieces.
- Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
This premier performing arts venue features research and performance spaces for music, theatre, and dance, serving as a hub for artistic collaboration and cultural events in Kingston.
- Centre for Advanced Computing (CAC)
As a leading data centre and cognitive analytics hub, the CAC provides access to flexible high-performance compute resources and modern data analytics solutions. It is home to world leading experts in AI and exascale computing, who have built some of the world’s largest supercomputers.
