University of Toronto

University of Toronto

Type Higher Education
Website utoronto.ca
Wikipedia Wikipedia
Year founded 1827
Location Toronto, ON Canada Canada
See also Cities Centre, University of Toronto, Lipad, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
Summary The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located 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 Upper Canada. Originally controlled by the Church of England, the university assumed its present name in 1850 upon becoming a secular institution. As a collegiate university, it comprises eleven colleges each with substantial autonomy on financial and institutional affairs and significant differences in character and history.

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