U of T's Quick Facts highlight some key information that comes out of U of T's annual Facts & Figures.

Established in 1827, the University of Toronto is Canada's largest university, recognized as a global leader in research and teaching. U of T's distinguished faculty, institutional record of groundbreaking scholarship and wealth of innovative academic opportunities continually attract outstanding students and academics from around the world. U of T is committed to providing a learning experience that benefits from both a scale almost unparalleled in North America and from the close-knit learning communities made possible through its college system and academic divisions. Located in and around Toronto, one of the world's most diverse regions, U of T's vibrant academic life is defined by a unique degree of cultural diversity in its learning community.The University is sustained environmentally by three green campuses, where renowned heritage buildings stand beside award-winning innovations in architectural design.

* FTE: Full-Time Equivalent

• Students (2008-2009):
  • 55,352(46,940 FTEs) undergraduate degree-seeking students
  • 13,702 (12,499 FTEs) graduate degree-seeking students
  • 2,038 (902 FTEs) certificate, diploma and special students
  • 2,593 residents and post-graduate medical students
• International students (2008-2009):
  • 5,182 undergraduate degree seeking students
  • 1,579 graduate degree seeking students
  • 326 certificate, diploma and special students
  • 779 residents and post-graduate medical students
• Faculty (2008-2009):
  • 2,260 (2,185 FTEs) Professorial
  • 432 (378 FTEs) Teaching Stream
  • 1,079 (216 FTEs) Term-limited Sessional and Stipendiary
  • 3,913 (2,351 FTEs) Clinical
  • 2,707 (1,071 FTEs) Other
• Staff: 9,845
• Alumni: 475,717
• Undergraduate programs: 600+
• Graduate programs (including doctoral and master's): 168
• Professional programs: 42
• Operating budget: $1.4 billion
• Research grant and contract support: $844.5 million
• Library: Over 18 million holdings and one of the top 5 research libraries in North America

Locations

• St. George (downtown Toronto) campus: 52,296 students
• University of Toronto Scarborough: 10,465 students including joint programs with Centennial College
• University of Toronto Mississauga: 10,924 students including joint programs with Sheridan College
• Institute for Aerospace Studies in north-west Toronto
• Koffler Scientific Reserve at Jokers Hill, King Township

Research Achievements

• developed first electronic heart pacemaker, artificial larynx, single-lung transplant, nerve transplant and artificial pancreas
• isolated gene that allows plants to grow in salt water
• developed the chemical laser
• developed the anti-blackout suit, later adapted to create the astronaut space suit
• created the infant cereal Pablum

Economic Impact

• 108 spin-off companies
• 15th-largest employer in the Greater Toronto Area
• U of T's overall estimated economic impact on the GTA economy is $5.4 billion

Noted Faculty - Past and Present

• Sir Frederick Banting and J.J.R. Macleod won the Nobel Prize in 1923 for their work with Charles Best in the discovery of the role of insulin in controlling diabetes
• John C. Polanyi won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Political scientist Janice Gross Stein
• Peter St. George-Hyslop led the team that discovered two genes responsible for early-onset Alzheimer's
• medical biophysicist Lap-Chee Tsui led the team of researchers who discovered the cystic fibrosis gene
• geneticist Tak Mak, the first to clone a T-cell gene
• literary critic and author Northrop Frye
• author and dramatist Robertson Davies
• communications guru Marshall McLuhan
• engineering pioneer Ursula Franklin
• astronomer Helen Sawyer Hogg

More detailed information can be found in U of T's annual Facts & Figures.