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Did You Know...
- Ten Nobel Laureates were based at U of T at significant points in their careers.
- Over the last two decades, our professors have received almost a quarter of all national awards although they represent just under seven per cent of Canada's university professors.
- More than half of full-time undergraduates are women.
- U of T has over 7,000 international students, just under ten per cent of our student population.
- The Royal Ontario Museum, Pollution Probe, Canadian Opera Company, and the Toronto Symphony were all started at U of T.
U of T's Quick Facts highlight some key information that comes out of U of T's annual Facts & Figures.
Established in 1827, the University of Toronto is Canada's largest university, recognized as a global leader in research and teaching. U of T's distinguished faculty, institutional record of groundbreaking scholarship and wealth of innovative academic opportunities continually attract outstanding students and academics from around the world. U of T is committed to providing a learning experience that benefits from both a scale almost unparalleled in North America and from the close-knit learning communities made possible through its college system and academic divisions. Located in and around Toronto, one of the world's most diverse regions, U of T's vibrant academic life is defined by a unique degree of cultural diversity in its learning community.The University is sustained environmentally by three green campuses, where renowned heritage buildings stand beside award-winning innovations in architectural design.
* FTE: Full-Time Equivalent
- Students (2008-2009):
- 55,352(46,940 FTEs) undergraduate degree-seeking students
- 13,702 (12,499 FTEs) graduate degree-seeking students
- 2,038 (902 FTEs) certificate, diploma and special students
- 2,593 residents and post-graduate medical students
- International students (2008-2009):
- 5,182 undergraduate degree seeking students
- 1,579 graduate degree seeking students
- 326 certificate, diploma and special students
- 779 residents and post-graduate medical students
- Faculty (2008-2009):
- 2,260 (2,185 FTEs) Professorial
- 432 (378 FTEs) Teaching Stream
- 1,079 (216 FTEs) Term-limited Sessional and Stipendiary
- 3,913 (2,351 FTEs) Clinical
- 2,707 (1,071 FTEs) Other
- Staff: 9,845
- Alumni: 475,717
- Undergraduate programs: 600+
- Graduate programs (including doctoral and master's): 168
- Professional programs: 42
- Operating budget: $1.4 billion
- Research grant and contract support: $844.5 million
- Library: Over 18 million holdings and one of the top 5 research libraries in North America
Locations
- St. George (downtown Toronto) campus: 52,296 students
- University of Toronto Scarborough: 10,465 students including joint programs with Centennial College
- University of Toronto Mississauga: 10,924 students including joint programs with Sheridan College
- Institute for Aerospace Studies in north-west Toronto
- Koffler Scientific Reserve at Jokers Hill, King Township
Research Achievements
- developed first electronic heart pacemaker, artificial larynx, single-lung transplant, nerve transplant and artificial pancreas
- isolated gene that allows plants to grow in salt water
- developed the chemical laser
- developed the anti-blackout suit, later adapted to create the astronaut space suit
- created the infant cereal Pablum
Economic Impact
- 108 spin-off companies
- 15th-largest employer in the Greater Toronto Area
- U of T's overall estimated economic impact on the GTA economy is $5.4 billion
Noted Faculty - Past and Present
- Sir Frederick Banting and J.J.R. Macleod won the Nobel Prize in 1923 for their work with Charles Best in the discovery of the role of insulin in controlling diabetes
- John C. Polanyi won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Political scientist Janice Gross Stein
- Peter St. George-Hyslop led the team that discovered two genes responsible for early-onset Alzheimer's
- medical biophysicist Lap-Chee Tsui led the team of researchers who discovered the cystic fibrosis gene
- geneticist Tak Mak, the first to clone a T-cell gene
- literary critic and author Northrop Frye
- author and dramatist Robertson Davies
- communications guru Marshall McLuhan
- engineering pioneer Ursula Franklin
- astronomer Helen Sawyer Hogg
More detailed information can be found in U of T's annual Facts & Figures.
For more information contact:
Strategic Communications at strategic.communications@utoronto.ca