Established in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T) is Canada's largest university, offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees. It has an operating budget of $930 million, assets of over $2 billion, three principal campuses, 8,848 full and part-time employees and close to 53,000 students. U of T offers a full range of courses in the humanities and the social and physical sciences, as well as professional programs in medicine, dentistry, engineering, architecture, nursing, social work and teaching.

There is an extent amount of research at U of T with more than 16,500 researchers on campus and at its affiliated teaching hospitals. Its Faculty of Medicine and was recently recognized by the United Nations as one of four international centres of excellence for its multi-disciplinary approach to leading-edge research.

The University also offers 68 co-operative learning opportunities from 30 different disciplines but only through its campus in Scarborough, Ontario. Students are also offered the opportunity to earn credit towards their degrees through various study abroad programs in 33 countries worldwide.

Key Facts:
- The University of Toronto's Department of Computer Science is the largest and most highly rated in Canada and is one the top 10 on the continent.
- U of T has one of the largest medical complexes in North America.
- Ranked 1st in 2004 among medical-doctoral research universities by Maclean's Magazine.
- The University of Toronto has the highest number of Nobel Prize winning graduates in Canada with six.
- Additionally, with over 15 million holdings and spanning 3 campuses, the University of Toronto is home to the second largest university libraries and one of the top 4 research libraries in North America.