Facts & Figures 2019-2020

Founded in: 1878
President: Dr. Alan Shepard
Operating Revenue: $778.2 million
Library Book Holdings: 5.7 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
• 40,000 students, including more than 5,800 international students from 128 countries
• One of the highest national entrance averages of first-year students at 90.6%
• First to second year retention rate of 93.6%—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
• 95.2% employment rate after graduation
• More than 328,000 alumni in 160 countries worldwide