Get to Know Queens
General Facts
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Location
Located in the heart of the historic Myers Park neighborhood in Charlotte, N.C.
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School Motto
“Not to be served, but to serve”
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Year Founded
1857
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Students From
44 states & 50 countries
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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
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#8 Best Places to Live in the U.S.
U.S. News & World Report 2023-2024
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1,400 Arrivals & Departures Daily
from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (average)
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Academics
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Average Class Size
15
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51 Majors & 66 Minors
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9 Pre-Professional Programs
Pre-Medical, Pre-Vet, etc.
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Graduate Programs
9 Master’s Programs
27 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
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Royal Athletics
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Mascot
Rex the Lion
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Team Name
Royals
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Division I NCAA Athletic Teams
24
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Athletes on Campus
630+
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Team National Championships
28
More national championships than all the other universities in Charlotte – combined.