Quick Facts
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.
- Students (FTE):
- 50,219 undergraduate
- 10,991 graduate
- International students (FTE):
- 4,704 undergraduate
- 1,736 graduate
- Faculty:
- 2,159 tenure/tenure-stream
- 380 teaching stream
- 5,461 clinical/status only/adjunct
- 1,097 sessional/stipendiary
- Staff: 9,216
- Alumni: 421,506
- Undergraduate programs: 841
- Graduate programs: 520
- Doctoral programs: 75
- Professional programs: 42
- Operating budget: $1.3 billion
- Research grant and contract support: $853.857 million
- Library: Over 18 million holdings and one of the top 5 research libraries in North America
Locations
- St. George campus: 49,797 students
- U of T at Scarborough: 9,081 students including joint programs with Centennial College
- U of T at Mississauga: 10,500 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
- In 20005-06, U of T's overall estimated economic impact on the GTA economy was $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
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 6,000 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
More detailed information can be found in U of T's annual Facts & Figures.
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