6350 Coburg Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada B3H 2A1

University of King's College is an undergraduate liberal arts university situated on a five-acre campus in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Although small, University of King's College maintains historical significance as Canada's oldest chartered university.

University of King's College was founded by United Empire Loyalists in 1789, and even now some of the student societies that date back to the nineteenth century are still running strong. A fire destroyed the original Windsor campus, but King's College moved to its current location in Halifax in 1920 after entering an affiliation with Dalhousie University. With 15,000 students, Dalhousie University is the largest university in Nova Scotia, but University of King's College accommodates a total student population of about 1,100. Students can experience the intimacy of a small college but still have access to all the resources of a larger university.

The curricular approach at University of King's College is decidedly interdisciplinary. More than 30 years ago, King's College, noted for its strong humanities and journalism offerings, introduced its Foundation Year Programme, which breaks down the traditional walls between subjects, addressing instead how they disciplines relate.

Quick Facts:

University of King's College belongs to both the Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association (ACAA) and the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA). King's College is also a member of Rugby Nova Scotia and the Maritime Rugby League.

University of King's College fields men's and women's soccer, basketball, volleyball, rugby and co-ed badminton teams.

The King's Students' Union sponsors around 50 societies and organizations each year, including the Haliburton Society, which is the oldest literary society on a college campus in the continent, and the King's Theatrical Society, which about two-thirds of University of King's College students participate in at some point during their career.

University of King's College awards more than $500,000 in scholarships each year.

Students can choose from more than 2,500 courses offered through the joint Faculties of Arts and Social Science and Science at University of King's College and Dalhousie University.

There is on-campus housing space for 275 students at University of King's College. Students have the option of living in co-ed, all male or all female residences.

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