Smith School of Business is a business school affiliated with Queen’s University at Kingston. It was founded in 1919, making it the oldest institution offering a Bachelor of Commerce in Canada. The university offers 26 programmes in distinct fields such as Business, Management, Social Sciences, and Finance. It also offers a double degree in partnership with Guanghua School of Management at Peking University and an Executive MBA Americas in collaboration with the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. The school is highly selective, with an acceptance rate of 47 percent. The institute’s total enrollment is 4500 students, out of whom 60 percent are international students.
Recent placement data illustrates that 95% of Smith Business School students are employed at lucrative positions after six months of graduation.
The university offers several scholarships and grants according to academic achievement, community involvement, and other factors. In addition, more than 70 percent of the school’s students receive financial aid of CAD 10,000 (597,059 INR) upon admission itself.
The School hosts more than 140 events a year that provides students with ample opportunities to network and stand on their feet after completing a programme.
The school has more than 100 international exchange programmes, the highest in Canada.