The University of Toronto or U of T, as it is known, is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the site surrounding Queen’s Park. It is Canada’s premier educational institution since its inception in 1827. It represents a historic edifice with over 100 years of discovery and knowledge creation. The University of Toronto, which began as King’s College in 1827 and now has grown to be a huge and renowned institution. Scarborough and Erindale campuses, as well as the old St. George campus, are now home to the university. It is associated with various colleges and institutions and has federated with three minor universities on the St. George campus. There are 10 fully affiliated teaching hospitals in metropolitan Toronto. The University is also affiliated with the Association of American Universities, Association of Commonwealth Universities, Universities Canada, U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities and Universities Research Association. The 2022 edition of the Best Global Universities Rankings by US News & World Reports, which are focused on research performance, placed U of T first in Canada and 16th in the world – a position it shared this year with Princeton University and University College London. Furthermore, The University of Toronto was placed #=18, #22, and #26 internationally in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022, Shanghai Ranking Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021, and QS World University Rankings 2022, respectively.
