Mount Allison University

Mount Allison University
MottoLitterae, Religio, Scientia
Motto in English
Writing, Divinity, Knowledge
TypePublic Liberal Arts University
EstablishedJune 1839 (1839-06)
Religious affiliation
United Church of Canada
Academic affiliations
Maple League of Universities, Universities Canada, IAU, ACU, CIS, CBIE, AUS, CUP
Endowment$245 million (2024)
ChancellorLynn Loewen
PresidentIan Sutherland
Academic staff
129
Students2,412
Undergraduates2,396
Postgraduates16
Location, ,
Canada

45°53′55″N 64°22′25″W / 45.89861°N 64.37361°W / 45.89861; -64.37361
CampusCollege Town, 72 acres (29 ha)
Colours   Garnet & gold
NicknameMounties
Sporting affiliations
U Sports - AUS
CCAA - ACAA
Websitemta.ca

Mount Allison University (also Mount A or MtA) is a Canadian primarily undergraduate liberal arts university located in Sackville, New Brunswick, founded in 1839.

Mount Allison was the first university in the British Empire to award a baccalaureate to a woman (Grace Annie Lockhart, B.Sc., 1875). It was also the first university in Canada to grant a bachelor of arts to a woman (Harriet Starr Stewart in 1882). Graduates of Mount Allison have been awarded a total of 57 Rhodes Scholarships, the highest per capita of any university in the British Commonwealth.