Get to Know Queens
General Facts
Location
Located in the heart of the historic Myers Park neighborhood in Charlotte, N.C.
School Motto
“Not to be served, but to serve”
Year Founded
1857
Students From
40+ states & 70+ countries
Total Student Body
approximately 1,500
The year was 1857, the year of our founding in uptown Charlotte.
Since then, much has changed.
Charlotte – the Queen City
14th Largest City in U.S.
2nd Fastest Growing Job Market
3 Major & 5 Minor League Sports Teams
1,400 Arrivals & Departures Daily
from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (average)
Academics
Average Class Size
15
41 Majors & 59 Minors
9 Pre-Professional Programs
Pre-Medical, Pre-Vet, etc.
Graduate Programs
9 Master’s Programs
26 Graduate Certificates
Faculty
Five North Carolina Professors of the Year among our present and former faculty
Two Pulitzer Prize finalists, two MacArthur Genius Award Fellows, a Fulbright Scholar, and North Carolina’s Poet Laureate
Royal Athletics
Mascot
Rex the Lion
Team Name
Royals
Division I NCAA Athletic Teams
28
Athletes on Campus
630+
Team National Championships
31
More national championships than all the other universities in Charlotte – combined.