Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto 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.”
— Meric Gertler, President, University of Toronto
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 University of Toronto's strategic priorities provide a framework for working towards the goals of our shared community. The three priorities identified in our Towards 2030 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.
One university, three campuses
Facts and figures
Sustainability
1st in the world for sustainability
(QS Rankings 2024)
Research citations
Top 3 in the world for research citations
(Incites 2018–2022)
Scientific papers
4th in the world for performance ranking of scientific papers
(National Taiwan University Ranking, 2024)
Employability
12th in the world for graduate employability
(Times Higher Education, 2023)
Alumni
More than 680,600 alumni in more than 190 countries and territories
Nobel laureates
9 winners of the Nobel Prize
Canada Research Chairs
311 tenured-stream faculty are Canada Research Chairs
Entrepreneurship
No. 1 rank in research-based startups among Canadian universities
(THE, U.S. News, QS World Report)
Medical research
2nd in the world for medical research (U of T and leading Toronto hospitals)
(Incites 2018–2022)
Global ranking
Top 50 globally in 46 subject categories, more than any other university in the world
(QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024)
Research collaborations
Research collaborations with more than 1,200 institutions
(Clarivate, Web of Science; U of T 2020-2022)
Business incubation
U of T ranks in the world’s top 5 university-managed business incubators
(UBI Global World Benchmark Study, 2021-22)
U of T's senior leadership
The Governing Council, established by the University of Toronto 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.
