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Mount Allison University is a small, primarily undergraduate liberal arts and science institution in Sackville, New Brunswick, on Canada’s East Coast. Half of the first-year student population is from outside the province and international students make up approximately 12 percent of the student body. The university, which is committed to ensuring students receive personalized, one-on-one attention, has 55 Rhodes Scholars – one of the best per capita records among universities in Canada – and also has one of the largest endowments per capita at more than $218 million.
Mount Allison is renowned for providing students with an enriching, diverse, and challenging educational experience. In addition to degrees in arts, arts and science, commerce, science, fine arts, and music, students can choose from more than 50 programs that match their interests and career goals. Nearly 20 new or revamped opportunities were introduced to the University’s academic calendar in the three years, including a Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) in Interdisciplinary Health Studies, a Bachelor of Arts with joint major in geocomputing, a combined degree in economics and computer science, and new major and honours options in visual and material culture studies, biopsychology, and women’s and gender studies.