Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville, New Brunswick. It has been ranked No. 1 in the country for 18 of the last 24 years by Maclean's magazine (in the category of "primarily undergraduate" universities) and given top ratings in Maclean's annual alumni survey. With a 16:1 student-to-faculty ratio, the average first-year class size is 65 and upper-year classes average 14 students.There are more than 45 programs to choose from to form unique majors and minors that match student interests and career goals. One of the main perks of a liberal arts and sciences education is students can create the exact degree they want. There is the opportunity to specialize, but also to study broadly in a host of different subject areas, such as Commerce, Aviation, and Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE).