---
title: Mount Allison University
description: >-
  Top-ranked Canadian undergraduate university with a distinguished fine arts
  program.
url: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/mount-allison-university'
type: organization
createdAt: '2026-03-27'
updatedAt: '2026-09-29'
organizationType: School / university
location: 'Sackville, NB, Canada'
website: 'https://mta.ca'
yearFounded: 1839
---

# Mount Allison University

*School / university • Sackville, NB, Canada*

## About

Top-ranked Canadian undergraduate university with a distinguished fine arts program.

Mount Allison University is a highly respected primarily undergraduate institution located in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. Established in 1839, it has been named the top undergraduate university in Canada 26 times by Maclean's annual rankings. The Pierre Lassonde School of Fine Arts offers BFA and BA programs with courses in drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, open media, and sculpture, as well as Art History and Museum and Curatorial Studies.

The university supports the arts through facilities including the Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts and the Owens Art Gallery, and hosts an annual Artist-in-Residence program.

## Details

- **Founded:** 1839
- **Address:** 152 Main Street, Sackville, NB E4L 1B3
- **Website:** https://mta.ca
- **Social Media:** facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mountallison, instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mountallison/, youtube: https://www.youtube.com/mountallison, linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/school/mount-allison-university/

## Programs

View current programs from Mount Allison University on Artsume: https://www.artsume.com/o/mount-allison-university