Queens University of Charlotte
{{short description|Private university in North Carolina, US}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox university
| image = File:Seal of Queens University Charlotte.png
| image_size = 150px
| name = Queens University of Charlotte
| motto = Non ministrari sed ministrare (Latin)
| mottoeng = Not to be served but to serve
| established = {{start date and age|1857}}
| type = Private university
| religious_affiliation = Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
| endowment = $185 million{{cite web |title= Queens University of Charlotte |publisher=Data USA |date=October 1, 2023 |url=https://datausa.io/profile/university/queens-university-of-charlotte}}
| former_names = Charlotte Female Institute (1857–1890)
Long's Seminary (1891–1896)
Presbyterian College for Women. (1896–1912)
Queens College (1912–1930, 1940–2002)
Queens–Chicora College (1930–1939)
| president = Daniel G. Lugo
| city = Charlotte
| state = North Carolina
| country = US
| students = 1,873 (fall 2022){{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Queens+University+of+Charlotte&s=all&id=199412|title = College Navigator – Queens University of Charlotte}}
| undergrad = 1,317{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Queens+University+of+Charlotte&s=all&id=199412|title = College Navigator – Queens University of Charlotte}}
| faculty = 124 full-time and 155 part-time{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Queens+University+of+Charlotte&s=all&id=199412|title = College Navigator – Queens University of Charlotte}} (fall 2021)
| campus = Urban
| free_label = Newspaper
| free = The Queens Chronicle
| colors = Blue and gold
{{color box|#0F2B5B}} {{color box|#857040}}
| athletics_affiliations = NCAA Division I – ASUN Conference
| sports_nickname = Royals
| mascot = Rex the Royal
| affiliations = APCU
CIC
NAICU[http://www.naicu.edu/member_center/members.asp NAICU – Member Directory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109231238/http://www.naicu.edu/member_center/members.asp |date=2015-11-09 }}
| website = {{URL|https://www.queens.edu|queens.edu}}
| logo = Queens University of Charlotte wordmark blue.svg
| logo_upright = 0.7
}}
The Queens University of Charlotte is a private university in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It has approximately 1,900 undergraduate and graduate students. Established in 1857, the university offers 50 undergraduate majors, 58 minors, and 35 graduate programs.{{cite web |title=Welcome to Charlotte's University / Defining paths. Then forging them / 100% internship guarantee |url=https://www.queens.edu/ |website=queens.edu |publisher=Queens University of Charlotte |access-date=3 April 2025}} Students are guaranteed at least one internship before graduating. The university is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).
History
Founded in 1857 as the Charlotte Female Institute, this private school was originally located at College and 9th streets in what is now Uptown Charlotte.{{cite web |last1=Somasundaram |first1=Praveena |title=Queens University of Charlotte renames building that bore the name of slaveholders |url=https://www.wbtv.com/2020/07/02/queens-university-charlotte-renames-building-that-bore-name-slaveholders/ |website=WBTV|date=2 July 2020 }} It was started and operated by Rev. Robert Burwell and his wife Margaret Anna Burwell.{{Cite web |last=Lillard |first=Stewart |date=2006 |title=Queens University of Charlotte |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/queens-university-charlotte |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=NCpedia}} Elizabeth Webb Long operated the school as Long's Seminary from 1891 to 1896. The school affiliated with the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina in 1896 and changed its name to the Presbyterian College for Women. This liberal arts college moved to 600-616 North College Street on the corner of 9th Street in Charlotte.{{Cite web |title=Presbyterian College for Women |url=https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/turn-20th-century-life-charlotte-1900-1910-schools/presbyterian-college-women#:~:text=It%20was%20located%20at%20600,University%20and%20is%20co-ed. |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Charlotte Mecklenburg Story |publisher=Charlotte Mecklenburg LIbrariy}}
The college moved to fifty-acres in Myers Park in 1912 and changed its name to Queen's College. Its trustees selected the Queen's College name to commemorate a school established in North Carolina in 1771, before being disallowed by the British Crown the next year. They hoped this would inspire more interest in the college.
In 1930, it merged with Chicora College for Women, previously located in Columbia, South Carolina.{{Cite web |last=Waugh |first=Barry |date=2020-03-13 |title=Chicora College for Women |url=https://www.presbyteriansofthepast.com/2020/03/13/chicora-college-women/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Presbyterians of the Past |language=en-US}}R.L.K. and A.W.A. "{{jstor|41175815}}. Recent College Mergers]." Christian Education 14, no. 7 (1931): 700–701. accessed December 3, 2023. As part of the merger, Chicora sold all of its assets and turned over the proceeds to Queens College; the latter agreed to archive Chicora's records relating to students and alumni. The merged institution was called Queens-Chicora College from 1930 to 1939.{{Cite web |date=2017-12-21 |title=Where GVL Women Went to College in 1898 |url=https://gvltoday.6amcity.com/gvl-women-went-college-1898 |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=GVL Today |language=en}}
Daniel G. Lugo assumed the role of Queens' 21st president on July 1, 2019, after the retirement of Dr. Pamela Davies, who led Queens for 17 years.
In 2020, the board of trustees voted unanimously to rename Burwell Hall, which had been named in 1914 after Margaret Anna Burwell, the wife of Robert Burwell, to Queens Hall. Burwell was the first head of Queens and the building was renamed because the couple were slaveowners.
Academics
=Undergraduate admissions=
In 2024, Queens University of Charlotte accepted 67.7% of undergraduate applicants, with admission standards considered challenging, and with those enrolled predicted to have an average 3.41 high school GPA based on a large sample of college GPA data as the school has not published high school GPA data for its incoming freshman. The university does not require submission of standardized test scores, but they will be considered when submitted. Those enrolled who submitted test scores had an average 1210 SAT score (17% submitting scores) or an average 26 ACT score (15% submitting scores).{{cite web |title=Queens University of CharlotteAdmission Requirements |url=https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/north-carolina/queens-university-of-charlotte/admission/ |website=collegesimply.com |publisher=CollegeSimply {{!}} U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=3 April 2025}}
===Rankings===
{{Infobox US university ranking
| USNWR_REG = 17 (tie) of 135| Wamo_MASTERSU = 465 of 604}}
In 2025, U.S. News & World Report ranked Queens University of Charlotte tied at No. 17 out of 135 Regional Universities South, tied at No. 8 in Best Undergraduate Teaching, No. 33 in Best Value Schools, No. 35 in Best Colleges for Veterans, No. 392 out of 686 universities in Best Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Programs, and tied at No. 111 out of 133 in Top Performers on Social Mobility.{{cite web |title= Georgia Gwinnett College Rankings|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/queens-university-charlotte-2957/overall-rankings|website=usnews.com |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=April 3, 2025}}
Athletics
{{main|Queens Royals}}
File:Queens University of Charlotte.jpg
Queens University of Charlotte's athletic teams are called the Queens Royals; their mascot is named Rex. Queens is a member of the NCAA's Division I program nationally; regionally, the Royals participate in the ASUN Conference.
=Men's sports=
Men's athletic teams include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, golf, lacrosse, rugby,{{Cite web|url=http://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/queens-uni-charlotte-all-rugby|title=Queens Uni Charlotte All-In with Rugby|date=7 July 2017}} soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and triathlon.
=Women's sports=
Women's athletic teams include basketball, cheerleading, dance, cross-country, equestrian, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and triathlon.
Notable people
- Betsy Byars (1928–2020), Newbery Medal-winning author of children's books (e.g., Summer of the Swans)
- Elizabeth Johnston Evans Johnston (1851–1934), philanthropist and social worker
- Becky Douglas, philanthropist and founder of Rising Star Outreach
- Jayson Alexander, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series driver
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website}}
- [http://www.queensathletics.com Official athletics website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120402110425/http://library.digitalnc.org/cdm/search/searchterm/Queens%20University%20of%20Charlotte!Yearbooks/field/contri!format/mode/exact!exact/conn/and!and/cosuppress/ Student yearbooks 1937–2007]
{{Private colleges and universities in North Carolina}}
{{ASUN Conference navbox}}
{{Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association navbox}}
{{National Intercollegiate Rugby Association}}
{{Presbyterian Colleges}}
{{ChaUniCol}}
{{Women's Colleges that are Coeducational}}
{{coord|35.1888|-80.8323|type:edu_region:US|display=title}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Queens University Of Charlotte}}
Category:Universities and colleges affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA)
Category:Private universities and colleges in North Carolina
Category:Universities and colleges in Charlotte, North Carolina
Category:Former women's universities and colleges in the United States
Category:Universities and colleges established in 1857
Category:Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools