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Facts & Figures 2021-2022

Founded in: 1878
President: Dr. Alan Shepard
Operating Revenue: $857.04 million
Library Book Holdings: 5.84 million
Land Area: 481.2 hectares

For more detailed statistics please visit the Institutional Planning & Budgeting homepage

Key Facts

• Ranked among the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide
• A founding member of the U15 – Canada’s most distinguished research universities
• 43,352 students, including more than 4,759 international students from 129 countries
• One of the highest national entrance averages of first-year students at 91%
• First to second year retention rate of 93%—one of the highest in Canada
• A proud legacy of Rhodes Scholars, with the 24^th announced in 2019
• 12 faculties, including the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, as well professional programs in Medicine, Business, Law and Engineering
• More than 400 combinations of undergraduate majors, minors and specializations
• 88 different graduate degree programs, including a range of interdisciplinary programs
• 26 faculty recipients of 3M National Teaching Fellowships—second highest in Canada
• 92.5% employment rate 6 months after graduation
• More than 328,000 alumni in 160 countries worldwide

Full Time Enrolment

Full Time International Enrolment

Full Time Undergraduate Enrolment by Faculty*

*Undergrad figures

Faculty by Faculty

Full Time Staff

For more detailed statistics please visit the Institutional Planning & Budgeting homepage