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The University of Toronto

University of Toronto
Utoronto coa.svg
Latin: Universitas Torontonensis
Former names
King's College (1827–1849)
Motto Latin: Velut arbor ævo
Motto in English
As a tree through the ages
Type Public university
Established March 15, 1827; 190 years ago (March 15, 1827)
Affiliation AAU, ACU, AUCC, U15, URA
Endowment C$2.097 billion (excl. colleges)
Chancellor Michael Wilson
President Meric Gertler
Academic staff
2,547
Administrative staff
4,590
Students 59,434
Undergraduates 43,375
Postgraduates 16,059
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 43°39′42″N 79°23′42″W / 43.66167°N 79.39500°W / 43.66167; -79.39500
Campus Urban, 71 hectares (180 acres)
Colours
Athletics U SportsOUA, CUFLA
Sports 44 varsity teams
Nickname Varsity Blues
Mascot True Blue (the Beaver)
Website utoronto.ca
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University rankings
Global rankings
ARWU World 27
QS World 32
Times World 22
US News and World Report Global 21
Canadian rankings
ARWU National 1
QS National 2
Times National 1
Maclean's Medical/Doctoral 2

The University of Toronto (U of T, UToronto, or Toronto) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 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 the colony of 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, which differ in character and history, each with substantial autonomy on financial and institutional affairs. It has two satellite campuses in Scarborough and Mississauga.

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 the first black hole Cygnus X-1, and the development of the theory of NP-completeness. By a significant margin, it receives the most annual scientific research funding of any Canadian university. It is one of two members of the Association of American Universities outside the United States, the other being McGill University.


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