dˈuː tʊ ɪts stɹˈɔŋ ˌækədˈɛmɪk ɹˈɛkɚd, ˈælbɚt kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɪts jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi tʃˈɑːɹɾɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks ænd wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ˈælbɚt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv pɹˈɪns ˈælbɚt, ðə pɹˈɪns kˈɑːnsɔːɹt ʌv kwˈiːn vɪktˈoːɹiə.
Due to its strong academic record, Albert College received its university charter in 1866 and was renamed Albert University in honour of Prince Albert, the Prince Consort of Queen Victoria.