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
44 states & 50 countries
Total Student Body
1,873
The year was 1857, the year of our founding in uptown Charlotte.
Since then, much has changed.
Charlotte – the Queen City
15th Largest City in U.S.
4th Fastest Growing Job Market
7 Pro Sports Teams
#8 Best Places to Live in the U.S.
U.S. News & World Report 2023-2024
1,400 Arrivals & Departures Daily
from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (average)
Academics
Average Class Size
15
50 Majors & 58 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
How We Rank
U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023
- #9 overall (Regional Universities South category)
Within the Regional Universities South category (136 schools total):
- #6: Best Undergraduate Business Program
- #8: Alumni Giving Percentage and #4 among all Regional Universities
- #16: Most Innovative Schools
- #19: Best Undergraduate Nursing Program
- #23: Best Value Schools
- #25: Best Colleges for Veterans
Royal Athletics
Mascot
Rex the Lion
Team Name
Royals
Division I NCAA Athletic Teams
28
Athletes on Campus
630+
Team National Championships
28
More national championships than all the other universities in Charlotte – combined.