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University of Toronto

University of Toronto

University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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utoronto.ca
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Educational Institute
Educational Institute
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Organization

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Toronto
Toronto
Ontario
Ontario
Canada
Canada
Industry
Higher education
Higher education
University
University
Education
Education
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University of Toronto Planetarium
Trinity College, Toronto
Trinity College, Toronto
Innis College, Toronto
Innis College, Toronto
New College, Toronto
New College, Toronto
Woodsworth College, Toronto
Woodsworth College, Toronto
Massey College, Toronto
Massey College, Toronto
Knox College, Toronto
Knox College, Toronto
University of Toronto Press
University of Toronto Press
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Founded Date
March 15, 1827
Also Known As
UToronto
U of T
Hugging Face ID
uoft

Educational Institute attributes

Phone Number
+19782011
Motto/Tagline
As a tree through the ages
Velut arbor ævo
Public/Private
Public
Affiliated With
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U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities
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Worldwide Universities Network
Universities Research Association
Universities Research Association
Association of American Universities
Association of American Universities
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Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
Association of Commonwealth Universities
Association of Commonwealth Universities
Universities Canada
Universities Canada
Accreditation
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Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities of Ontario
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
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American Library Association , Committee on Accreditation

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Company Operating Status
Active
Country
Canada
Canada
Glassdoor ID
31043
Headquarters
Toronto
Toronto
Number of Employees
10,706
Number of Employees (Ranges)
10,001+
Owner of
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BlogScope
Back Campus Fields
Back Campus Fields
WebCite
WebCite
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UTEC
Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport
Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport
Varsity Stadium
Varsity Stadium
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
Patents Assigned (Count)
2
Wikidata ID
Q180865

The University of Toronto (U of T or UToronto), known more specifically as the University of Toronto St. George, is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located 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 its present name in 1850 upon becoming a secular institution. As a collegiate university, it comprises eleven colleges each with substantial autonomy on financial and institutional affairs and significant differences in character and history. The St. George campus is one of the three campuses that make up the University of Toronto tri-campus system, the other two of which are suburban campuses located in Scarborough and Mississauga.

The University of Toronto offers over 700 undergraduate and 200 graduate programs. In all major rankings, the university consistently ranks in the top ten public universities in the world and as the top university in the country. It receives the most annual scientific research funding and endowment of any Canadian university and is one of two members of the Association of American Universities outside the United States, the other being McGill University in Montreal.

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, the first artificial cardiac pacemaker, and the site of the first successful lung transplant and nerve transplant. The university was also home to the first electron microscope, the development of deep learning, neural network, multi-touch technology, the identification of the first black hole Cygnus X-1, and the development of the theory of NP-completeness.

The Varsity Blues are the athletic teams that represent the university in intercollegiate league matches, primarily within U Sports, with ties to gridiron football, rowing and ice hockey. The earliest recorded instance of gridiron football occurred at University of Toronto's University College in November 1861. 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 alumni include three Governors General of Canada, five Prime Ministers of Canada, nine foreign leaders, and seventeen justices of the Supreme Court of Canada. As of March 2019, twelve Nobel laureates, six Turing Award winners, 94 Rhodes Scholars, and one Fields Medalist have been affiliated with the university.

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