40 College Campuses That Starred In Popular Movies

39. Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada)

Queen’s University has quietly become a go-to Canadian double for elite U.S. schools, thanks to its imposing limestone buildings and compact, walkable layout. It served as a key location in The Prince and Me and multiple Hallmark productions, often standing in for Ivy League campuses. Its stately architecture—like Grant Hall with its towered clockface—lends period credibility, while the surrounding historic town of Kingston provides an added cinematic backdrop. For directors seeking grandeur without the U.S. filming costs or restrictions, Queen’s offers elegance, flexibility, and a location that can believably pass as anything from Harvard to Hogwarts-lite.