The University of Toronto was founded in 1827. It has three campuses in the Greater Toronto Area: St. George in downtown Toronto, Mississauga to the west and Scarborough to the east. It reports more than 720,000 alumni in 200 countries and territories as of fall 2025.

In fall 2025-26 the university enrolled 103,140 students: 81,412 undergraduates and 21,728 graduate students, of whom 27,897 were international students from 176 countries and territories. In fall 2025 it had 16,378 faculty, 9,546 staff and 168 librarians. Melanie A. Woodin began her term as the 17th President on 1 July 2025.