Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto is one of the world's leading research universities. U of T students choose to study at one of three campuses in the Toronto area, with access to exceptional academic resources and Canada's widest range of undergraduate programs in arts, science, humanities, commerce, engineering and music.

The Times Higher Education Supplement measures university performance across five fields: natural sciences, life sciences and biomedicine, technology, social sciences, arts and humanities. In 2007 ranking, U of T is one of only eight universities in the world placed in the top 20 across the broadest range of disciplines - the other seven are Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge, Cornell, University of California Berkeley and University of California Los Angeles.

U of T graduates are renown around the world, from former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin to Hong Kong civic leaders like Dr. Rosanna Wong Yick Ming to business leaders like Dr. Patrick Fung of Wing Hang Bank and Mrs. Daisy Ho of Shun Tak Holdings to movie stars like Lin Chiling and Dr. Agnes Chan Mei Ling. Even Hong Kong Island's Des Voeux Road is named after a U of T grad: Sir George William Des Voeux, a U of T graduate of 1860!

An estimated 10,000 U of T graduates current live in Hong Kong, the largest known overseas alumni community in Hong Kong. An active alumni association allows graduate to keep in touch long after their graduation.