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Queens University of Charlotte is a private, co-ed, masters level university with a commitment to liberal arts and professional studies. Located in the heart of historic Charlotte, Queens serves approximately 2,300 undergraduate and graduate students through its College of Arts and Sciences, the McColl School of Business, Presbyterian School of Nursing, Wayland H. Cato Jr. School of Education, School of Communication and Hayworth College for Adult Studies. It was founded in 1857 as a liberal arts college for women.
Queens is thriving, boasting five N.C. Professors of the Year, 16 NCAA Division II men’s and women’s sports teams, and exemplary international study and internship programs that have been ranked among the best in the country.
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Official name: Queens University of Charlotte
Abbreviated: Queens, (NOT Queens University)
Founded: 1857
Religious affiliation: Presbyterian USA
Motto: Non ministrari sed ministrare, “Not to be served, but to serve”
President: Dr. Pamela Davies
Board of Trustees Chair: Benjamin P. Jenkins III
Enrollment: 2,300 (approximate)
Endowment: $64 million (2009)
Full-time faculty: 109
Undergraduate student/faculty ratio: 12:1
Percentage of FT faculty with Ph.D. or highest degree: 68
Students studying abroad before graduation: More than 90 percent
Resident undergraduate students: 70 percent
Academic programs
- 36 majors, more than 75 concentrations
- 7 pre-professional programs
- 9 graduate programs
Schools
- College of Arts and Sciences
- McColl School of Business
- School of Communication
- Wayland H. Cato Jr. School of Education
- Presbyterian School of Nursing
- Hayworth College for Adult Studies
Special Centers:
- Ethics and Religion
- Entrepreneurial Leadership
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- U.S. News & World Report, #23, Southern Master’s Universities, 2010
- U.S. News & World Report, ranked #2, Southern Master’s Universities (N.C. private institutions), 2010
- U.S. News & World Report, ranked #2 among more than 1,400 schools in the U.S. for “percentage of students who travel abroad” category, 2009 and 2010
- U.S. News & World Report, #15 among Southern Master’s for “percentage of classes under 20” category, 2010
- U.S. News & World Report, #17 for graduation rate among Southern Master's, 2010.
- Five North Carolina Professors of the Year, more than any other institution in North Carolina in last 14 years
- Largest producer of registered nurses (RNs) in North Carolina among private institutions, 2009
- McColl School of Business receives AACSB International Accreditation, 2007
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