Canadian Universities - Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

See also: Higher education in Nova Scotia Cape Breton Acadia NSAC Saint Francis Xavier Sainte-Anne AST Saint Mary's King's Dalhousie NSCAD Mount Saint Vincent

There are 10 universities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Six of these universities – the Atlantic School of Theology, Dalhousie University, Mount Saint Vincent University, the NSCAD University, Saint Mary's University, and the University of King's College – are located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, which is the capital of Nova Scotia and the largest urban area in the Atlantic Canada region. The oldest university in the province is the University of King's College, established in 1789, and the newest university is Cape Breton University, established in 1974. University student enrolment in Nova Scotia ranges from the Atlantic School of Theology with 125 students to Dalhousie University with 15,970 students.

Several universities in Nova Scotia have strong religious connections. The University of King's College, first founded in Windsor, holds the distinction of being the first college with university powers in British North America, at a time when Upper Canada had no government of its own. It has always remained under the control of the Church of England. Dalhousie University, first known as Dalhousie College, was established in Halifax in 1820 with the help of the Presbyterian Church, and Acadia University was founded by Baptists. Catholics formed both Saint Mary's University and Saint Francis Xavier University.

Institution	Location(s)	L	E	U	P	T	Notes
Acadia University	Wolfville	E	1838	70033607000000000003,607	7002647000000000000647	70034254000000000004,254
Atlantic School of Theology	Halifax	E	1971	50000000000000000000	7002124000000000000124	7002124000000000000124
Cape Breton University	Sydney	E	1974	70033140000000000003,140	7002204000000000000204	70033334000000000003,334
Dalhousie University	Halifax	E	1818	700414423000000000014,423	70033931000000000003,931	700418354000000000018,354
King's College !University of King's College	Halifax	E	1789	70031180000000000001,180	700110000000000000010	70031190000000000001,190
Mount Saint Vincent University	Halifax	E	1873	70032923000000000002,923	70031036000000000001,036	70033959000000000003,959
NSCAD University	Halifax	E	1887	7002942000000000000942	700129000000000000029	7002971000000000000971
Saint Francis Xavier University	Antigonish	E	1853	70034815000000000004,815	7002343000000000000343	70035158000000000005,158
Saint Mary's University	Halifax	E	1802	70036904000000000006,904	7002682000000000000682	70037586000000000007,586
Sainte-Anne !Université Sainte-Anne	Church Point	F	1890	7002435000000000000435	700120000000000000020	7002455000000000000455