University Facts and Statistics: Mount Allison University
Mount Allison was the first university in the British Empire to confer a Bachelor's degree to a woman; Grace Annie Lockhart received a Bachelor of Science in 1875. It was also the first university in Canada to grant a Bachelor of Arts degree to a woman, Harriet Starr Stewart.
University Type
Public
Date Established
1839
Previous Names
Wesleyan Academy, Mount Allison Wesleyan College, University of Mount Allison College