University of Toronto
With more than 16,500 faculty, over 700 undergraduate programs and more than 102,431 students on three campuses, the University of Toronto is in a class of its own. St. George, the leafy downtown campus, has historic stone buildings alongside sleek modern architecture and the west-end Mississauga campus borders on protected Greenbelt land. The 300-acre Scarborough campus sits next to Highland Creek in the city’s east end. Given U of T’s size, one might think professors would be too busy for undergraduates, but the university fosters small-group learning opportunities, such as first-year seminars. More than 2,000 undergraduate courses now have a sustainability focus. The university also supports student startup companies, and aspiring entrepreneurs can grow their ideas through over a dozen accelerators and more than 250 courses. The Scarborough campus offers co-op in all of its program areas. In 2022,
U of T implemented a new model for mental health services that aims to get students the help they need faster and in ways that address individual needs, and it recently expanded its chat-based virtual assistant, Navi. “U of T is your gateway to the world. Together, we’re expanding the boundaries of knowledge in every field, challenging ourselves and each other in the adventure of learning, discovery and innovation. We’re addressing the most urgent issues of our time and for the benefit of people everywhere,” says president Meric Gertler. Research is also a significant focus at the university, with $1.4 billion in sponsored research funding going to U of T and partner hospitals and 330 Canada research chairs. Meanwhile, U of T’s School of Cities brings together researchers from across disciplines to address the challenges facing urban areas.
Campus buzz: In a reimagined rideshare program at U of T, students get discounts on Uber rides to and from campus from midnight to 5 a.m.
Quick facts
Tuition (includes compulsory ancillary fees)
$8,024 ($8,834 out-of-province students)
Minimum Entering Grades
Arts: 75-86% | Science: 75-95% | Commerce: 86-95% | Engineering: 88-95%
Student Body
Undergraduates: Full-time: 72,080 | Part-time: 6,234
Graduates: Full-time: 19,930 | Part-time: 1,550
International Students: First-year: 32.6% | Graduate: 28.5%
Housing Facts
Residence Spaces: 10,150 (6,553 reserved for first-year students)
Cost of double room with meals: $16,024 to $20,582
Cost of single room with meals: $17,770 to $25,042
Cost of apartment-style: $7,827 to $18,667
Standout programs
AI Engineering: Offered at the down-town campus, this minor program covers the fundamentals of AI, which has a wide variety of applications from autonomous vehicles to computer image recognition.
Forensic Science: This program is offered at the Mississauga campus and features a house where crime scenes are recreated for study.
Management Co-op: In this Scarborough campus program, modelled on the MBA, students get on-the-job learning through 12 months of co-op employment.
