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Founded in 1827, the ºüÀêÊÓƵ is Canada’s top university with a long history of challenging the impossible and transforming society through the ingenuity and resolve of its faculty, students, alumni and supporters.

 

We are proud to be one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, bringing together top minds from every conceivable background and discipline to collaborate on the world’s most pressing challenges.

Our community is a catalyst for discovery, innovation and progress, creating knowledge and solutions that make a tangible difference around the globe. And we prepare our students for success through an outstanding global education rooted in excellence, inclusion and close-knit learning communities.

The ideas, innovations and contributions of more than 680,000 graduates advance U of T’s impact on communities across the globe.

Together, we continue to defy gravity by taking on what might seem unattainable today and generating the ideas and talent needed to build a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous future.

The diversity of the U of T community is our strength

“U of T’s remarkable diversity provides both a springboard to social mobility and a superb environment for education, research and innovation.â€

— Meric Gertler, President, ºüÀêÊÓƵ

Deeply rooted in one of the world’s most diverse city regions, U of T is committed to inclusive excellence — the idea that every member of our community should thrive in an environment of belonging. A welcoming and global community that supports equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for all is an essential part of our University.

Strategic priorities

The ºüÀêÊÓƵ's strategic priorities provide a framework for working towards the goals of our shared community. The three priorities identified in our  plan are our commitment to achieving these goals.

We aim to:

  • leverage our urban location(s) more fully, for the mutual benefit of the University and the City,
  • strengthen and deepen key international partnerships through a well-defined strategic focus, and
  • re-imagine and reinvent undergraduate education.

Facts and figures

An icon of a plant Sustainability

1st in the world for sustainability

(QS Rankings 2024)
A stack of books icon Research citations

Top 3 in the world for research citations

(Incites 2018–2022)
Scientific papers icon Scientific papers

4th in the world for performance ranking of scientific papers

(National Taiwan University Ranking, 2024)
Diploma icon Employability

12th in the world for graduate employability

(Times Higher Education, 2023)
Icon of a globe Alumni

More than 680,600 alumni in more than 190 countries and territories

Awards Nobel laureates

8 winners of the Nobel Prize

The number 311 Canada Research Chairs

311 tenured-stream faculty are Canada Research Chairs

A lightbulb icon Entrepreneurship

No. 1 rank in research-based startups among Canadian universities

(THE, U.S. News, QS World Report)
Medical book icon Medical research

2nd in the world for medical research (U of T and leading Toronto hospitals)

(Incites 2018–2022)
Top 50 Global ranking

Top 50 globally in 46 subject categories, more than any other university in the world

(QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024)
An icon of three people surrounded by green nodes Research collaborations

Research collaborations with more than 1,200 institutions

(Clarivate, Web of Science; U of T 2020-2022)
An icon of a hand holding a seedling Business incubation

U of T ranks in the world’s top 5 university-managed business incubators

(UBI Global World Benchmark Study, 2021-22)
Map displaying enrolment data for each of U of T's three campuses

U of T's senior leadership

, established by the ºüÀêÊÓƵ Act, 1971, oversees the academic, business and student affairs of the University. Together with the Chancellor, President and senior administration, the Council represents the University’s vision, mission and purpose both locally and globally.

Meric Gertler

Meric Gertler

Wesley J. Hall

Wesley J. Hall

Trevor Young

Trevor Young

Alexandra Gillespie

Alexandra Gillespie

Linda Johnston

Linda Johnston

Leah Cowen

Leah Cowen

Kelly Hannah-Moffat

Kelly Hannah-Moffat

Scott Mabury

Scott Mabury

David Palmer

David Palmer

Christine Szustaczek

Christine Szustaczek

Andrew Thomson

Andrew Thomson

Joseph Wong

Joseph Wong

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