University profile
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Canada
About
Why study at Toronto Metropolitan University?
Toronto Metropolitan University is a public university in downtown Toronto, founded in 1948 as the Ryerson Institute of Technology and renamed in 2022. Its compact urban campus in the Garden District houses ten faculties, including the Ted Rogers School of Management and the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, and the university is known for career-focused, industry-connected programmes.
At a glance
Toronto Metropolitan University in numbers
- 2Campuses
- 1948Founded
- #669QS World Ranking 2027
- 601–800THE World Ranking 2026
Rankings
How it ranks
#669
QS World University Rankings 2027
601–800
Times Higher Education World Rankings 2026
Where you'll study
Campus locations
Downtown Toronto Campus
The main urban campus in the Garden District of downtown Toronto, made up of 43 buildings on about 27 acres including the Student Learning Centre, the Mattamy Athletic Centre at Maple Leaf Gardens and all three residences.
Visit websiteSchool of Medicine (Brampton)
A satellite campus in Brampton, Ontario that opened in 2025 and houses the university's School of Medicine, with simulation labs and collaborative learning spaces.
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Student accommodation at Toronto Metropolitan University
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Daphne Cockwell Complex
The newest residence, opened in autumn 2019, with 332 rooms across 19 floors above academic space in two-bedroom and four-bedroom apartments, study lounges and a 24/7 staffed service desk; a meal plan is mandatory and the university publishes on-campus housing costs of CAD 9,000 to CAD 15,100 for 2026-27 charged over a 33-week term. · Downtown Toronto Campus
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International Living/Learning Centre
An 11-storey converted hotel on Jarvis Street housing 256 students in extra-large single or double rooms with en suite bathrooms, with a main-floor cafeteria and floor kitchenettes; a meal plan is mandatory and the university publishes on-campus housing costs of CAD 9,000 to CAD 15,100 for 2026-27 charged over a 33-week term. · Downtown Toronto Campus
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Pitman Hall
The university's largest residence, built in 1991 with 14 floors and 565 rooms in double, single, paired and four-or-five-bedroom apartment styles, plus a cafeteria and floor kitchenettes; a meal plan is mandatory and the university publishes on-campus housing costs of CAD 9,000 to CAD 15,100 for 2026-27 charged over a 33-week term. · Downtown Toronto Campus
Prices are indicative — bookings are made directly with the university or provider.
Funding
Scholarships
Ask your counsellor which of these you may be eligible for — they'll confirm the details before you apply.
- International Student Leadership Award (ISLA) - CAD 10,000 entrance-only, non-renewable award for up to 53 international students entering their first year of a full-time undergraduate degree with a final admission average of at least 86%, awarded on academics, leadership and a personal statement
- International Student Leadership Award (ISLA) - Winter - CAD 10,000 entrance-only, non-renewable award for up to 20 international students starting a full-time undergraduate degree in the January intake and paying international fees
- Guaranteed and renewable entrance scholarship - automatic award of CAD 750 to CAD 3,000 in year one depending on final admission average (86% and above), renewable annually for a potential total of CAD 3,000 to CAD 12,000
- President's Entrance Scholarship - CAD 10,000 for 12 secondary school graduates who demonstrate academic accomplishment, leadership, original thought and creative ability
- International English Language Institute Merit Scholarship - entrance award listed among the scholarships that international students may combine up to a maximum overall annual value of CAD 15,000
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