U of T is recognized world wide, and it is pretty old, therefore well respected. It is considered to be one of the best in the world. The year I was applying for post-secondary education, I believe their cut-off average was about 84, so it’s probably gone up a bit since then. Assuring you that there is no resentment in my next comments, U of T students are considered to be kindy snooty. Some of which, truly are, but it’s not to say you don’t find those people everywhere. A lot of U of T grads do, however, have the attitude that they are a head above everyone else. My impression is that it is a very cold and stiffling university, very traditional, whereas York, (quite young) has a much more diverse and relaxed atmosphere – our academic standards are NOT lax.

Anyhow, I won’t overwhelm you with my opinons, because really, that’s all they are. Choose the school that you believe will best fit you.

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The University of Toronto ranks first in Canada and 24th worldwide in the Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The Times Higher Education Supplement places the university at second in Canada and 27th in the world overall, 20th in Science, 18th in Biomedicine, 11th in Arts & Humanities and 17th in Social Science. Newsweek also places the university first in Canada, and 18th worldwide, 9th among public universities, and among the top 5 universities outside the United States.

For twelve consecutive years beginning from 1994, U of T was ranked by Maclean’s magazine as the top Medical-Doctoral university in Canada. (In 2005, it tied for first place with McGill University.) In 2006, U of T and many other universities refused to provide Maclean’s with data due to concerns regarding the magazine’s ranking methodology. In that year, U of T was ranked 3rd in the Medical-Doctoral category, behind McGill University (1st) and Queen’s University (2nd).

The Scientist rated U of T as the best place to work in academia outside the United States. Research InfoSource ranks U of T among the top research universities in Canada. The Association of Research Libraries rated the university’s library as the third-best research library in North America, following Harvard University and Yale University. For several years, the university has also been ranked as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, as published in Maclean’s magazine.