Toronto Metropolitan University

Toronto Metropolitan University was founded in 1948 in Toronto, Ontario,Canada as Ryerson Institute of Technology. It was recently renamed on 26 April to Toronto Metropolitan University (Toronto Metropolitan University).

The university's main campus is located in downtown Toronto, near Yonge-Dundas Square.

Toronto Metropolitan University Toronto has 6 faculties, including the Ted Rogers School of Management (TRSM), the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Communication and Design, the Faculty of Community Services, the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, and the Faculty of Science. It also offers more than 100 programmes at bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels.

Toronto Metropolitan has 11 varsity teams and 34 competitive club sports.

Since 2017, approximately 170,000 students have graduated from it; it currently has more than 40 thousand students and admits international students from 148 countries.

780 faculty members and 1700 administrative staff work at Toronto Metropolitan.

Why Toronto Metropolitan University?

Toronto Metropolitan firmly believes that education and experience go hand in hand, and it supports diversity, entrepreneurship and innovation.

In 2020, its Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) programme ranked first and its MBA programme third in Canada for integrating sustainability knowledge and skills into business education, according to the Corporate Knights Better World Ranking; in 2022, its Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) programme ranked first in Canada and seventh in the world for research in the QS World University Rankings.

It is notable that a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering was offered as a stand-alone programme for the first time in Canada at this university.

In 2019-21, 20.5 million dollars in award funding was allocated by the Office of Student Awards and Scholarships, and the university received 105.5 million dollars in research income.

Partner companies of Toronto Metropolitan University include the Adidas Group, OMERS, Boston Consulting Group and PepsiCo.

Given its reputation in business and its learning environment, its ratio of admission applications is higher than that of other Ontario universities, and its students can connect with leaders in culture, business, health care or government, as there are plenty of opportunities for such connections.

90% of co-op students at this university receive a full-time job offer before graduation, and 95.3% of graduates enter the job market within 2 years of graduating.

Notable people who have graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University  include Isadore “Issy” Sharp (Canadian hotelier and author), Eric James McCormack (Canadian-American actor and singer), Omar Alghabra (Syrian-Canadian politician), Antonia Eugenia “Nia” Vardalos (Canadian actress, director, producer and screenwriter), Farah Nasser and Monita Rajpal.