Queens University vs University of Alberta Comparison

Queen's University vs University of Alberta

Overview Comparison
Queen's UniversityUniversity of Alberta
Collegedunia Score5 Out of 105.7 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 209 QS World University 2024
# 251 Times Higher Education 2024
# 246 QS World University 2023
# 109 Times Higher Education 2024
# 111 QS World University 2024
# 110 QS World University 2023
Subject Strength# 301 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 196 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 126 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
# 90 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 69 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 101 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -45
PG Programs -69
Doctorate Programs -10
UG Programs -72
PG Programs -63
Doctorate Programs -8
Acceptance Rate0.0 %66.0 %
Exam ScoreGMAT - 600
GRE updated - 315
IELTS - 6.5
PTE - 60
TOEFL - 88
GMAT - 550
IELTS - 6.5
PTE - 61
TOEFL - 90
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   18225
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  9695
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 10920 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   22125
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  13972
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 15600 Per Year
placement (average package)

Graduate Employability Ranking 2020: 101 – 110; Average annual salary is 49,000 USD. Highest paying degree and their per annum salaries are:

MBA: 96,000 CAD; BA: 79,000 CAD; BS: 75,000 CAD


Graduate employability Ranks QS: #99

It is ranked #110 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

Bachelor (Other)

$66,000 

Bachelor of Science

$57,000 

Other Degree

$51,000 

Masters in Science

$47,000 

Bachelor of Arts

$46,000 


application requirements

Minimum 75% in bachelors for MBA and 60% for Masters in Engineering; Portfolio; Essays; Resume.

LOR, SOP, Academic transcripts, and program-specific requirements. Grade required for UG and PG admission is B. GMAT/GRE scores are also required for various PG program admissions. 

Campuses and B-SchoolsStephen J.R. Smith School of Business
School of Business, University of Alberta
CollegeDunia Reviews7.7/10 Read 21 reviews7.6/10 Read 14 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsQueen's UniversityUniversity of Alberta
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1841
1908
Male:Female0% Male, 0% Female44% Male, 56% Female
Location Facts

Located in the heart of Kingston; Campus is divided into three major parts: Main, West and Isabel Campus located within 1.5 km of radius


Six campuses, with main (north campus) located on the edge of North Saskatechwan river. 
Surrounding areas offer a variety of cuisine from vegan to halal as well as authentic Canadian
The river valley offers a variety of sporting options like skiing, biking etc


Library

Six campus libraries in five buildings; Over 3,000,000 images; 300,000 architectural drawings; 3,000,000 physical volumes; 80,000 e-journals


Eight million volumes
1.9 million ebooks
140,000 scholarly journals
120,000 digitized books


Campus Life

Over 400 student clubs such as Amnesty International, Oxfam, Urban Snowboarding, Musical Theatres, etc; Three dinning halls and 22 retail food outlets on campus


Aboriginal Peoples Network, BearsDen (online student community), Fraternities and Sororities, Graduate Students' Association, Peer Support Centre, Sport Clubs, Student Music Ensembles, Students' Union, and Volunteer Opportunities


Hostel#Room - $7488
#Single Room - $12400
Famous Alumni

Arthur B. McDonald (Nobel Prize in Physics); Fraser Stoddart (Nobel Prize in Chemistry); Shirley Tilghman (President of Princeton University); Robert Borden (Prime Minister of Canada); Derek Burney (former Chairman and CEO of Bell Canada); Elon Musk (founder of SpaceX and Tesla)


One Nobel laureate, four justice of supreme court, and 68 Rhodes scholars
Rona Ambrose (Former member of the Canadian house of commons), Daryl Katz (Canadian businessman), Paul Gross (Canadian actor), Don Iveson (Mayor of Edmonton), Tak Wah Mak (Canadian geneticist), Jordan Peterson (clinal psychologist), Dinee Hinshaw (chief medical officer for health in Alberta).


City Life

Kingston is located in eastern Ontario; Listed among top 5 university towns of the world by BBC; Ranked as 6th best place to retire by moneysense.ca; Unemployment rate in December 2019 was 4.7%; Popularly known as “Limestone city” as many historical buildings situated here are constructed using limestone


The capital of Alberta, Edmonton has the lowest unemployment rate in Canada
For the last 5 years, Alberta’s Edmonton is responsible for 25% of the total new jobs located all across Canada
For the last 5 years, it has had three times higher GDP, population and income growth than Canadian Average.
Downtown has a total public and private investment of around $5 billion.


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