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Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies

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13,454
Applications for Fall 2022 undergraduate admission, the highest in our history

893
Students who participated in PEY Co-op, representing 77.8% of those eligible

740
Students who completed at least one minor or certificate, comprising 76.0% of the graduating class.

Figure 1.1a Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield of First-Year Undergraduates, 2013 to 2022

Student registration counts are shown as of November 1. Applications and offers are for the fall admissions cycle. Selectivity = offers ÷ applications and represents the proportion of applicants who were offered admission. Yield = registration ÷ offers. Domestic students are defined as citizens (living in Canada or abroad) or permanent residents of Canada.

Year	Applications	Offers	Registrations	Selectivity	Yield
2013	10,095	3,042	1,106	0.30	0.36
2014	10,989	3,205	1,192	0.29	0.37
2015	11,418	3,126	1,205	0.27	0.39
2016	12,298	2,983	1,005	0.24	0.34
2017	12,880	3,109	1,065	0.24	0.34
2018	13,272	3,380	1,062	0.25	0.31
2019	12,263	3,937	1,202	0.32	0.31
2020	11,807	4,806	1,359	0.41	0.28
2021	13,188	4,298	1,259	0.33	0.29
2022	13,454	4,448	1,265	0.33	0.28

Figure 1.1b Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield of Domestic First-Year Undergraduates, 2013 to 2022

Year	Applications	Offers	Registrations	Selectivity	Yield
2013	7,229	2,272	782	0.31	0.34
2014	7,705	2,304	812	0.3	0.35
2015	7,588	2,239	843	0.3	0.38
2016	8,053	2,128	734	0.26	0.34
2017	7,933	2,206	788	0.28	0.36
2018	7,791	2,350	780	0.3	0.33
2019	7,351	2,526	821	0.34	0.33
2020	7,243	2,873	874	0.4	0.3
2021	7,927	2,697	880	0.34	0.33
2022	8,803	2,787	899	0.32	0.32

Figure 1.1c Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield of International First-Year Undergraduates, 2013 to 2022

Year	Applications	Offers	Registrations	Selectivity	Yield
2013	2,866	770	324	0.27	0.42
2014	3,284	901	380	0.27	0.42
2015	3,830	887	362	0.23	0.41
2016	4,245	855	271	0.2	0.32
2017	4,947	903	277	0.18	0.31
2018	5,481	1,030	282	0.19	0.27
2019	4,912	1,411	381	0.29	0.27
2020	4,564	1,933	485	0.42	0.25
2021	5,261	1,601	379	0.3	0.24
2022	4,651	1,661	366	0.36	0.22

Figure 1.2a Ontario Secondary School Averages of Incoming First-Year Undergraduates, 2013 to 2022

Entrance average is derived from data provided by the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre, and therefore only reflects Ontario secondary school students.

Text description of chart Ontario Secondary School Averages of Incoming First-Year Undergraduates, 2013 to 2022

Figure 1.2b Two-Year Retention Rate, 2011 to 2020

Two-year retention rate is the proportion of students who successfully move on to second year within two years of beginning their studies.

Text description of chart Two-Year Retention Rate, 2011 to 2020

A bar chart depicting the proportion of undergraduate students who successfully move on to second year within two years of beginning their studies. Data for the past ten cohorts is presented, from those who entered first year in fall 2011 to those entering in fall 2020. The figure generally increases over time, from 91.1% in in the 2011 cohort to 93.9% in the most recent cohort. The highest value is 94.8% in the 2015 cohort and the lowest is 91.3% in the 2016 cohort.

Figure 1.3 Incoming First-Year Undergraduates by Program, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

Student counts are shown as of November 1.

Text description of chart Incoming First-Year Undergraduates by Program, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

A stacked bar chart depicting the total number of undergraduate students entering first year in a given cohort, as well as the proportion of these that entered each of the Core 8 engineering programs, TrackOne (undeclared) and Engineering Science (EngSci). Data for the past ten years is presented, from the cohort entering in fall 2013 to those entering in fall 2022. The total number of students for the most recent cohort is 1,265 with the proportions breaking down as follows: TrackOne – 194; ChemE – 129; CivE – 93; MinE – 35; CompE – 136; ElecE – 93; EngSci – 317; MechE –142; IndE – 64; MSE – 62.

Figure 1.4a All Undergraduates by Program, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

Includes full- and part-time students and those working full time through the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program (PEY Co-op). Does not count students with special (non-degree) status. Student counts shown as of November 1.

Text description of chart All Undergraduates by Program, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

A stacked bar chart depicting the total number of undergraduate students across all programs, as well as the proportion in each of the Core 8 engineering programs, TrackOne (undeclared) and Engineering Science (EngSci). Data for the past ten years is presented, from the 2013–2014 school year to the 2022–2023 school year. The total number of students is currently 5,872, the highest in the past ten years. The proportions break down as follows: TrackOne – 213; ChemE – 590; CivE – 478; MinE – 86; CompE – 1,029; ElecE – 558; EngSci – 1,252; MechE –891; IndE – 529; MSE – 246.

Figure 1.4b All Undergraduates by Program, Year of Study and Professional Experience Year Co-op, 2022–2023

Student counts are shown as of November 1, 2021. Engineering Science Majors show only students in Year 3 and Year 4 and do not count students on PEY Co-op.

Text description of chart All Undergraduates by Program, Year of Study and Professional Experience Year Co-op, 2022–2023

A stacked bar chart depicting the total number of undergraduate students currently enrolled. Each bar depicts one of the Core 8 engineering programs, TrackOne (undeclared) or Engineering Science (EngSci). Each bar is subdivided to show how many students are in each year of the program (years 1-4) or on their Professional Experience Co-op Year. The breakdown by program is identical to Figure 1.4a, and students are divided relatively evenly across all four years of each program (five years in the case of PEY Co-op).

Figure 1.4c Enrolment in Engineering Science Majors, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

Student counts are shown as of November 1, 2021. Engineering Science Majors show only students in Year 3 and Year 4 and do not count students on PEY Co-op.

Text description of chart Enrolment in Engineering Science Majors, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

An area chart showing how the number of students in each of the available Engineering Science Majors has changed over time. Data for the past ten years is presented, from the cohort entering in fall 2013 to those entering in fall 2022. For the current year, there are 503 Engineering Science students in Years 3 and 4. They are composed of: 44 pursuing the Aerospace Major; 49 pursuing the Biomedical Systems Major; 59 pursuing the Electrical and Computer Engineering Major; 29 pursuing the Energy Systems Major; 144 pursuing the Machine Intelligence Major; 42 pursuing the Mathematics, Statistics and Finance Major; 32 pursuing the Engineering Physics Major; and 104 pursuing the Robotics Major.

Figure 1.5a Undergraduate Student-to-Faculty Ratios by Academic Area, 2022–2023

Student and faculty counts are shown as of November 1, 2022. For full-time equivalency (FTE), each part-time student is counted as 0.3 FTE. Students with special (non-degree) status or on PEY Co-op are not included. Faculty counts include tenure-stream and teaching-stream faculty.

Text description of chart Undergraduate Student-to-Faculty Ratios by Academic Area, 2022–2023

Figure 1.5b Undergraduate Full-Time Equivalent Student-Faculty Ratios, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

Text description of chart Undergraduate Full-Time Equivalent Student-Faculty Ratios, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

Figure 1.6a Undergraduate Participation in Summer Research Opportunities, 2014 to 2023

Text description of chart Undergraduate Participation in Summer Research Opportunities, 2014 to 2023

A stacked bar chart depicting the number of students who engaged in summer research opportunities for the past ten summers, from 2014 to 2023, broken down by those that took place at U of T versus partner institutions abroad. The total each year has varied from a low of 214 in 2022 to a high of 342 in 2019. The summer research experiences that took place in 2020 (182) and 2021 (214) were all conducted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While most summer research opportunities take place at U of T, about 20% each year take place at other institutions abroad. The figure for 2023 is 285 placements, of which 65 took place at partner institutions abroad.

Figure 1.6b Undergraduate Participation in Summer Research Opportunities by Academic Area, 2023

Research Participation:	U of T	Abroad	Total
ChemE	28	4	32
CivE & MinE	24		24
ECE	46	8	54
EngSci	73	43	116
MIE	38	7	45
MSE	11	3	14
Total	220	65	285

Figure 1.7a Number of Engineering Undergraduate Students Participating in PEY Co-op with Percentage Participation, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

Percentage participation is calculated by dividing the number of completed PEY Co-op positions by the number of eligible students (i.e. the third-year cohort from the previous year).

Text description of chart Number of Engineering Undergraduate Students Participating in PEY Co-op with Percentage Participation, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

A bar chart depicts the total number of engineering undergraduate students participating in PEY Co-op each year, while a line chart on top displays the percentage of students who were in their third year the previous year who chose to participate. Data is provided for the past ten academic years, from 2013–2014 to 2022–2023. For the current school year, 893 students participated in PEY Co-op, the highest number on record. This comprises 77.8% of students who were in their third year the previous year, which is also the highest in the past ten years.

Figure 1.7b Number of Canadian and International PEY Co-op Positions, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

For 2020–2021 and 2021–2022, students’ ability to participate in U.S.-based PEY Co-op positions was limited by pandemic-related travel restrictions. Some U.S. companies responded by making offers through their Canadian offices, which were recorded as Canadian positions.

Year	Canadian Positions	U.S. Positions	Other International Positions	Total Positions
2013–2014	644	36	25	705
2014–2015	663	42	19	724
2015–2016	711	50	29	790
2016–2017	669	49	16	734
2017–2018	713	48	18	779
2018–2019	768	64	21	853
2019–2020	673	37	11	721
2020–2021	672	22	20	714
2021–2022	714	10	32	756
2022–2023	866	20	7	893

Figure 1.7c Number of PEY Co-op Employers, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

Year	PEY Co-op Employers who Hired Engineering Students
2013–2014	304
2014–2015	317
2015–2016	310
2016–2017	337
2017–2018	318
2018–2019	368
2019–2020	357
2020–2021	310
2021–2022	361
2022–2023	410

Figure 1.8a Number of Awards Received by Cohort with Total Number of Undergraduate Need-Based Award Recipients, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

Data comes from the Student Accounts Reporting Cube.

Text description of chart Number of Awards Received by Cohort with Total Number of Undergraduate Need-Based Award Recipients, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

Figure 1.8b Total Value of Undergraduate Financial Assistance and Percentage Distributed by Year of Study, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

Data comes from the Student Accounts Reporting Cube

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Total
2013-2014	$2,372,994	$2,781,695	$2,429,321	$2,725,785	$10,309,795
2014-2015	$2,450,470	$2,289,069	$2,871,229	$3,534,244	$11,145,012
2015-2016	$2,700,169	$2,792,715	$2,839,851	$3,853,161	$12,185,895
2016-2017	$1,662,682	$2,335,933	$2,570,428	$3,644,310	$10,213,353
2017-2018	$2,642,454	$2,545,499	$2,913,413	$3,940,729	$12,042,095
2018-2019	$3,788,693	$3,831,175	$3,132,480	$5,515,858	$16,268,206
2019-2020	$3,276,486	$2,948,170	$3,053,491	$2,818,938	$12,097,086
2020-2021	$2,304,384	$1,964,819	$1,890,917	$2,141,321	$8,301,441
2021-2022	$3,435,158	$2,493,033	$2,845,083	$3,313,700	$12,086,974
2022-2023	$3,315,040	$2,693,048	$2,771,546	$2,461,264	$11,240,897

Figure 1.9 Undergraduate Degrees Awarded by Program, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

Data reported by academic year (September to August).

Text description of chart Undergraduate Degrees Awarded by Program, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

A stacked bar chart depicting the total number of undergraduate degrees awarded in each of the Core 8 engineering programs and Engineering Science (EngSci) each year. Data for the past ten years is presented, from 2013–2014 convocation to 2022–2023. The total number of degrees awarded for the current academic year is 974, broken down as follows: ChemE – 95; CivE – 82; MinE – 10; CompE – 227; ElecE – 54; EngSci – 199; MechE – 160; IndE – 113; MSE – 34.

Figure 1.10a Number of Students and Percentage of Class Graduating with Honours, 2014 to 2023

Students are normally eligible to be considered for Honours standing only if they are carrying a full academic load (2.5 credits per session, excluding extra courses) and if the session is not being repeated. During fourth year, a student may reduce their course load in either semester (but not both) and still be eligible for Honours standing, provided the other conditions are met.

Text description of chart Number of Students and Percentage of Class Graduating with Honours, 2014 to 2023

A stacked bar chart depicting the total number of undergraduate degrees each year, broken down by how many graduated with high honours or with honours. Above, a line chart depicts the proportion of students who received either of these two distinctions. Data for the past ten years is presented, from 2013 convocation to 2023. The total number of degrees awarded for the current academic year is 974, with 104 of those students graduating with high honours and another 420 graduating with honours.

Figure 1.10b Number of Students on the Dean’s Honour List by Term and Academic Area, Fall 2018 to Winter 2023

The results for 2020 Winter, 2020 Fall, and 2021 Winter reflect various impacts due to COVID-19 adaptations. Moving all classes to online formats necessitated adjustments both to specific assignments and to overall grading schemes. For 2020 Winter only, students were permitted to apply a Credit or No Credit (CR/NCR) option, rather than a percentage grade, to any of their courses, or even to drop a failed course, after seeing their final grades. Sessional grades used to determine honour status were calculated using only those courses that students chose to have recorded as a percentage grade. A minimum of 4 such percentage grades were required to be considered for the Dean’s Honour List. For the 2020–2021 academic year, the CR/NCR option was discontinued, but the extended Late Withdrawal option was retained. Provision was also made for part-time students to achieve Dean’s Honour List standing. From the 2021-2022 academic year, the Late Withdrawal option was discontinued.

Text description of chart Number of Students on the Dean’s Honour List by Term and Academic Area, Fall 2018 to Winter 2023

A stacked bar chart depicting the total number of students on the Dean’s Honour List in each of the Core 8 engineering programs and Engineering Science (EngSci) each term. Data for the past ten academic terms, from Fall 2018 to Winter 2023. In this latest term, 2,165 students were on the Dean’s Honour List, broken down as follows: TrackOne — 56; ChemE – 199; CivE – 137; MinE – 14; CompE – 421; ElecE – 153; EngSci – 592; MechE – 322; IndE – 187; MSE – 84.

Figure 1.11a Number of Students and Percentage of Graduating Class Completing an Engineering Minor, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

A total of 646 minors were completed by 525 students in 2022–2023, with many students completing more than one minor. In total, 740 students completed at least one minor or certificate, comprising 76% of the graduating class.

Text description of chart Number of Students and Percentage of Graduating Class Completing an Engineering Minor, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

A stacked bar chart depicting the total number of minors completed upon graduation, broken down by type of minor. Above, a line chart indicates the proportion of students who completed at least one minor. Data for the past ten academic years is shown, from 2013–2014 to 2022–2023. In the most recent academic year, 646 minors were completed by 523 students (54% of the graduating class) with many students completing more than one minor; this is up from 26% ten years ago. The minors completed are down as follows: Music Performance — 2; Artificial Intelligence — 157; Nanoengineering — 2; Biomedical Engineering — 13; Advanced Manufacturing — 27; Robotics & Mechatronics — 60; Engineering Business — 262; Sustainable Energy — 34; Environmental Engineering — 30; Bioengineering — 59.

Figure 1.11b Students Graduating with an Engineering Business Minor or Certificate, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

Figure 1.11b Students with an Engineering Business Minor or Certificate, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

Text description of chart Students with an Engineering Business Minor or Certificate, 2013–2014 to 2022–2023

A stacked bar chart depicting the total number of Engineering Business minors and certificates completed upon graduation each year. Above, a line chart indicates the proportion of students who completed either the Engineering Business Minor or the Engineering Business Certificate. Data for the past ten academic years is shown, from 2013–2014 to 2022–2023. In the most recent academic year, 262 students completed the Engineering Business Minor and 232 completed the Engineering Business Certificate. Together, these accounted for 494 students, or 51% of the graduating class.

Figure 1.12 New Undergraduate Courses Launched, 2022–2023

Course	Title
APS330H1	Interdisciplinary Studies for Sustainability & Innovation
APS521H1	Building Organizations: An Engineer's Business Toolkit
CIV501H1	Building Energy Performance Simulation
ECE441H1	Interfacing & Modulating the Nervous System
MAT238H1	Differential Equations and Discrete Math
MIE223H1	Data Science
MIE245H1	Data Structures & Algorithms
MIE524H1	Data Mining
MIE535H1	Electrification Through Electricity Markets
MIN201H1	Mineral Engineering Field Excursion

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