University of Toronto

University of Toronto in the four world rankings

Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.

• QS World University Rankings 2027 Published 2026-06-18 Publisher's page #32
• Times Higher Education 2026 Published 2025-10-09 Publisher's page #21
• ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025 Published 2025-08-15 Publisher's page #25
• U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026 Published 2025-06-25 Publisher's page #16

The publishers disagree by 16 places. Check which publisher matters most where you plan to apply.

Key facts

Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.

Location

Toronto, Canada

Founded

1827

Total students

≈ 93,000

International students

≈ 27%

Group

U15

Official site

www.utoronto.ca

ARWU indicator breakdown

The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.

Subject rankings

QS subject positions, best first.

1. Nursing #4
2. Sports-related Subjects #6
3. Psychology #8
4. English Language & Literature #10
5. Philosophy #10
6. Education #10
7. Sociology #11
8. Life Sciences & Medicine #12
9. Medicine #12
10. Pharmacy & Pharmacology #12
11. Computer Science & Information Systems #13
12. Data Science & Artificial Intelligence #13
13. Engineering - Mineral & Mining #13
14. Geography #13
15. Library & Information Management #13
16. Arts & Humanities #14
17. Anatomy & Physiology #14
18. Social Sciences & Management #15
19. Accounting & Finance #15
20. History #16
21. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #16
22. Biological Sciences #16
23. Natural Sciences #16
24. Mathematics #16
25. Anthropology #16
26. Statistics & Operational Research #16
27. Engineering & Technology #17
28. Chemistry #17
29. Law #18
30. Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies #19
31. Social Policy & Administration #19
32. Modern Languages #20
33. Linguistics #21
34. Communication & Media Studies #21
35. Economics & Econometrics #21
36. Engineering - Civil & Structural #22
37. Politics & International Studies #22
38. Environmental Sciences #25
39. Business & Management Studies #28
40. Physics & Astronomy #29
41. Engineering - Chemical #30
42. Archaeology #31
43. Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #35
44. Materials Science #38
45. Marketing #38
46. Development Studies #39
47. Earth & Marine Sciences #42
48. Architecture & Built Environment #44
49. Geophysics #44
50. Performing Arts #45
51. Geology #46
52. Classics & Ancient History #50
53. Agriculture & Forestry #89
54. Music —
55. Dentistry —
56. Art & Design —