Founded in 1827, the ¯r¶¹Íø 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 ¯r¶¹Íø’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 ¯r¶¹Íø community is our strength
“¯r¶¹Íø’s remarkable diversity provides both a springboard to social mobility and a superb environment for education, research and innovation.â€
— Meric Gertler, President, ¯r¶¹Íø
Deeply rooted in one of the world’s most diverse city regions, ¯r¶¹Íø 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 ¯r¶¹Íø's strategic priorities provide a framework around three areas of focus for the ¯r¶¹Íø community. The three priorities are our commitment to achieving the goals set out in the University's plan: to enhance and strengthen our standing as a globally ranked research powerhouse and leader in research-intensive education.
One university, three campuses
Facts and figures
![An icon of a plant](/sites/default/files/2023-03/icon_sustainability.png)
1st in the world for sustainability
(QS Rankings 2024)![A stack of books icon](/sites/default/files/2023-03/icon_research-citations.png)
Top 3 in the world for research citations
(Incites 2018–2022)![Scientific papers icon](/sites/default/files/2023-03/icon_research-performance.png)
5th in the world for performance ranking of scientific papers
(National Taiwan University Ranking, 2023)![Diploma icon](/sites/default/files/2023-03/icon_employability.png)
11th in the world for graduate employability
(Times Higher Education, 2022)![Icon of a globe](/sites/default/files/2023-03/icon_alumni.png)
More than 680,600 alumni in more than 190 countries and territories
![Awards](/sites/default/files/2023-03/icon_awards_0.png)
8 winners of the Nobel Prize
![The number 311](/sites/default/files/2024-07/icon_CRC_1_0.png)
311 tenured-stream faculty are Canada Research Chairs
![A lightbulb icon](/sites/default/files/2023-03/icon_entrepreneurship.png)
No. 1 rank in research-based startups among Canadian universities
(THE, U.S. News, QS World Report)![Medical book icon](/sites/default/files/2023-03/icon_medical-research.png)
2nd in the world for medical research (¯r¶¹Íø and leading Toronto hospitals)
(Incites 2018–2022)![Top 50](/sites/default/files/2024-07/icon_subject-rankings.png)
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](/sites/default/files/2023-04/icon_research-collabs_0.png)
Research collaborations with more than 1,200 institutions
(Clarivate, Web of Science; ¯r¶¹Íø 2020-2022)![An icon of a hand holding a seedling](/sites/default/files/2023-04/icon_business-incubations.png)
¯r¶¹Íø 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 ¯r¶¹Íø's three campuses](/sites/default/files/2024-07/graph-student-enrolment-Fall2023-1_0.png)
¯r¶¹Íø's senior leadership
, established by the ¯r¶¹Íø 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](/sites/default/files/styles/pull_quotes/public/2023-04/meric-gertler-2.png?h=1e66e246&itok=zlVD8Pus)
Meric Gertler
![Wesley J. Hall](/sites/default/files/styles/pull_quotes/public/2024-07/WesleyJHall-crop.jpg?h=1389aaf2&itok=5T-jxcZa)
Wesley J. Hall
![Trevor Young](/sites/default/files/styles/pull_quotes/public/2024-01/Trevor-Young_square-1024x1024.png?h=436b82d4&itok=3sTCOY7P)
Trevor Young
![Alexandra Gillespie](/sites/default/files/styles/pull_quotes/public/2023-04/Alex%20Gillespie.png?h=1e66e246&itok=LH2c67I1)
Alexandra Gillespie
![Linda Johnston](/sites/default/files/styles/pull_quotes/public/2024-07/BANNER_LindaJ.jpg?h=b2182f48&itok=1dy-ypmt)
Linda Johnston
![Leah Cowen](/sites/default/files/styles/pull_quotes/public/2023-04/Leah%20Cowen.png?h=1e66e246&itok=Pzap9uFx)
Leah Cowen
![Kelly Hannah-Moffat](/sites/default/files/styles/pull_quotes/public/2023-04/Kelly%20Hannah%20Moffatt.png?h=1e66e246&itok=9_i0B-5r)
Kelly Hannah-Moffat
![Scott Mabury](/sites/default/files/styles/pull_quotes/public/2023-04/Scott%20Mabury.png?h=1e66e246&itok=cj40k9ga)
Scott Mabury
![David Palmer](/sites/default/files/styles/pull_quotes/public/2023-04/David%20Palmer.png?h=1e66e246&itok=f6qFuwwV)
David Palmer
![Christine Szustaczek](/sites/default/files/styles/pull_quotes/public/2023-05/Christine_Szustaczek_cropped.png?h=1e66e246&itok=5qVx7nVD)
Christine Szustaczek
![Andrew Thomson](/sites/default/files/styles/pull_quotes/public/2023-04/Andrew%20Thomson.png?h=1e66e246&itok=ZQHY7tqp)
Andrew Thomson
![Joseph Wong](/sites/default/files/styles/pull_quotes/public/2023-04/Joseph%20Wong.png?h=1e66e246&itok=XoFQ1py7)