University of Toronto

University of Toronto

The University of Toronto (U of T, UToronto, or Toronto) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada. Originally controlled by the Church of England, the university assumed the present name in 1850 upon becoming a secular institution. As a collegiate university, it comprises twelve colleges that differ in character and history, each retaining substantial autonomy on financial and institutional affairs.

Academically, the University of Toronto is noted for influential movements and curricula in literary criticism and communication theory, known collectively as the Toronto School. The university was the birthplace of insulin and stem cell research, and was the site of the first practical electron microscope, the development of multi-touch technology, the identification of Cygnus X-1 as a black hole, and the theory of NP completeness. By a significant margin, it receives the most annual research funding of any Canadian university. It is one of two members of the Association of American Universities located outside the United States.

The Varsity Blues are the athletic teams that represent the university in intercollegiate league matches, with particularly long and storied ties to gridiron football and ice hockey. The university's Hart House is an early example of the North American student centre, simultaneously serving cultural, intellectual and recreational interests within its large Gothic-revival complex.

The University of Toronto is ranked first in Canada and 27th worldwide in the Academic Ranking of World Universities; first in Canada and 17th worldwide in the Times Higher Education global ranking; second in Canada and 23rd globally in the QS World University Rankings; and first in Canada and third overall in Newsweek's ranking of top institutions outside of the United States. The university has educated two Governors General and four Prime Ministers of Canada, four foreign leaders, fourteen Justices of the Supreme Court, and has been affiliated with ten Nobel laureates.

Academic Units:

• Applied Science and Engineering, Faculty of
• Architecture, Landscape, and Design, John H. Daniels Faculty of
• Arts and Science, Faculty of
• Continuing Studies, School of
• Dentistry, Faculty of
• Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in
• Forestry, Faculty of
• Global Affairs, Munk School of
• Graduate Studies, School of
• Information, Faculty of
• Kinesiology and Physical Education, Faculty of
• Law, Faculty of
• Management, Joseph L. Rotman School of
• Medicine, Faculty of
• Music, Faculty of
• Nursing, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of
• Pharmacy, Leslie L. Dan Faculty of
• Public Health, Dalla Lana School of
• Public Policy and Governance, School of
• Social Work, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of
• University of Toronto Mississauga
• University of Toronto Scarborough

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