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Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies

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13,592
Applications for Fall 2023 undergraduate admission, the highest in our history

1,022
Students who participated in PEY Co-op, representing 81.3% of those eligible

789
Students who completed at least one minor or certificate, comprising 73.6% of the graduating class.

Figure 1.1a Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield of First-Year Undergraduates, 2014 to 2023

Student registration counts are shown as of November 1, 2023. 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.

Years	Applications	Offers	Registrations	Selectivity	Yield
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
2023	13,592	4,640	1,350	0.34	0.29

Figure 1.1b Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield of Domestic First-Year Undergraduates, 2014 to 2023

Year	Applications	Offers	Registrations	Selectivity	Yield
2014	7,705	2,304	812	0.30	0.35
2015	7,588	2,239	846	0.30	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	0.30	0.33
2019	7,351	2,526	821	0.34	0.33
2020	7,243	2,873	874	0.40	0.30
2021	7,927	2,697	880	0.34	0.33
2022	8,803	2,787	899	0.32	0.32
2023	9,107	2,808	932	0.31	0.33

Figure 1.1c Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield of International First-Year Undergraduates, 2014 to 2023

Year	Applications	Offers	Registrations	Selectivity	Yield
2014	3,284	901	380	0.27	0.42
2015	3,830	887	362	0.23	0.41
2016	4,245	855	271	0.20	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	0.30	0.24
2022	4,651	1,661	366	0.36	0.22
2023	4,485	1,832	418	0.41	0.23

Figure 1.2a Ontario Secondary School Averages of Incoming First-Year Undergraduates, 2014 to 2023

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, 2014 to 2023

A bar chart depicting the mean entering average of Ontario secondary school students admitted to U of T Engineering. Data for the past ten years is presented, from the cohort entering in fall 2014 to those entering in fall 2023. The figure generally increases over time, from 92.4% in 2014 to a peak of 96.0% in 2022, the highest of the years shown. The mean entering average for the 2023 cohort is 95.4%.

Figure 1.2b Two-Year Retention Rate, 2012 to 2021

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, 2012 to 2021

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 2012 to those who entered in fall 2021. The figure varies between 92.5% and 95%, with two exceptions: the value for the 2016 cohort was 91.3% and that for 2021, the most recent cohort, is 91.7%. The highest value is 94.8% in the 2015 cohort.

Figure 1.3 Incoming First-Year Undergraduates by Program, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Student counts are shown as of November 1, 2023.

Text description of chart Incoming First-Year Undergraduates by Program, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

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 2014 to those entering in fall 2023. The total number of students for the most recent cohort is 1,350 with the proportions breaking down as follows: TrackOne – 177; ChemE – 136; CivE – 115; MinE – 24; CompE – 195; ElecE – 131; EngSci – 294; MechE – 155; IndE – 70; MSE – 53.

Figure 1.4a All Undergraduates by Program, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Student counts are shown as of November 1, 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.

Text description of chart All Undergraduates by Program, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

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 2014–2015 school year to the 2023–2024 school year. The total number of students is currently 6,140, the highest in the past ten years. The proportions break down as follows: TrackOne – 188; ChemE – 633; CivE – 512; MinE – 84; CompE – 1,125; ElecE – 607; EngSci – 1,271; MechE – 931; IndE – 524; MSE – 265.

Figure 1.4b All Undergraduates by Program, Year of Study and Professional Experience Year Co-op, 2023–2024

Student counts are shown as of November 1, 2023.

Text description of chart All Undergraduates by Program, Year of Study and Professional Experience Year Co-op, 2023–2024

A horizontal stacked bar chart depicting the total number of undergraduate students currently enrolled in each program. 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 the final bar in 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, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Student counts are shown as of November 1, 2023. Engineering Science Majors show only students in Year 3 and Year 4 and do not count students on PEY Co-op. The Nanoengineering major was discontinued in 2017, and the Infrastructure major was discontinued in 2022. The Robotics major was launched in 2015, and the Machine Intelligence major was launched in 2018.

Text description of chart Enrolment in Engineering Science Majors, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

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 2014 to those entering in fall 2023. For the current year, there are 510 Engineering Science students in Years 3 and 4. They are composed of: 60 pursuing the Aerospace Major; 64 pursuing the Biomedical Systems Major; 43 pursuing the Electrical and Computer Engineering Major; 24 pursuing the Energy Systems Major; 137 pursuing the Machine Intelligence Major; 51 pursuing the Mathematics, Statistics and Finance Major; 41 pursuing the Engineering Physics Major; and 90 pursuing the Robotics Major.

Figure 1.5a Undergraduate Student-to-Faculty Ratios by Academic Area, 2023–2024

Student and faculty counts are shown as of November 1, 2023. 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, 2023–2024

Figure 1.5b Undergraduate Full-Time Equivalent Student-Faculty Ratios, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Text description of chart Undergraduate Full-Time Equivalent Student-Faculty Ratios, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 1.6a Undergraduate Participation in Summer Research Opportunities, 2015 to 2024

Text description of chart Undergraduate Participation in Summer Research Opportunities, 2015 to 2024

A stacked bar chart depicting the number of students who engaged in summer research opportunities for the past ten summers, from 2015 to 2024, broken down by those that took place at U of T, elsewhere in Canada or partner institutions abroad. The total each year has varied from a low of 214 in 2022 to a high of 345 in 2024. Of those, 286 took place at U of T, 3 took place at other Canadian institutions, and 56 at partner institutions abroad. 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.

Figure 1.6b Undergraduate Participation in Summer Research Opportunities by Academic Area, 2024

Research Participation:	U of T	Canada	Abroad	Total
ChemE	27		2	29
CivE & MinE	22		1	23
ECE	62		10	72
EngSci	99	3	35	137
MIE	59		6	65
MSE	10		1	11
TrackOne	7		1	8
Total	286	3	56	345

Figure 1.7a Number of Engineering Undergraduate Students Participating in PEY Co-op with Percentage Participation, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

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, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

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 2014–2015 to 2023–2024. For the current school year, 1,023 students participated in PEY Co-op, the highest number on record. This comprises 81.3% 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, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

For 2020–2021 and 2021–2022, students’ ability to participate in U.S.-based PEY 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
2014–15	663	42	19	724
2015–16	711	50	29	790
2016–17	669	49	16	734
2017–18	713	48	18	779
2018–19	768	64	21	853
2019–20	673	37	11	721
2020–21	672	22	20	714
2021–22	714	10	32	756
2022–23	866	20	7	893
2023–24	950	46	27	1023

Figure 1.7c Number of PEY Co-op Employers, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Year	PEY Co-op Employers who Hired Engineering Students
2014–15	317
2015–16	310
2016–17	337
2017–18	318
2018–19	368
2019–20	357
2020–21	310
2021–22	361
2022–23	410
2023–24	381

Figure 1.8a Number of Awards Received by Cohort with Total Number of Undergraduate Need-Based Award Recipients, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

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, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 1.8b Total Value of Undergraduate Financial Assistance and Percentage Distributed by Year of Study, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Data comes from the Student Accounts Reporting Cube

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Total
2014–15	$3,051,051	$2,556,557	$2,924,580	$3,552,571	$12,084,759
2015–16	$3,405,862	$3,168,523	$3,083,866	$3,866,417	$13,524,668
2016–17	$2,515,907	$2,811,114	$2,902,240	$3,880,873	$12,110,134
2017–18	$3,163,089	$3,197,041	$3,469,378	$4,224,204	$14,053,712
2018–19	$3,916,442	$4,720,283	$3,603,565	$5,809,293	$18,049,584
2019–20	$3,471,879	$3,079,401	$3,988,081	$3,233,638	$13,773,000
2020–21	$2,473,907	$2,071,947	$2,074,898	$2,640,982	$9,261,734
2021–22	$3,435,158	$2,493,033	$2,845,083	$3,313,700	$12,086,974
2022–23	$3,383,676	$2,767,048	$2,795,504	$2,478,222	$11,424,450
2023–24	$2,845,499	$2,806,623	$2,710,184	$2,883,259	$11,245,566

Figure 1.9 Undergraduate Degrees Awarded by Program, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Data reported by academic year (September to August).

Text description of chart Undergraduate Degrees Awarded by Program, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

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 2014–2015 convocation to 2023–2024. The total number of degrees awarded for the current academic year is 1,072, broken down as follows: ChemE – 107; CivE – 108; MinE – 10; CompE – 231; ElecE – 61; EngSci – 205; MechE – 196; IndE – 108; MSE – 46.

Figure 1.10 U of T Engineering Degrees Awarded by Academic Area Compared with Canadian and North American Degree Totals 2022

Data for this figure is based on Engineers Canada’s Enrolment and Degrees Awarded Report and the American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE) report. 2022 is the most recent year for which complete data from both these reports is available.

Text description of chart U of T Engineering Degrees Awarded by Academic Area Compared with Canadian and North American Degree Totals 2022

A horizontal bar chart depicting the percentage of all Canadian undergraduate engineering degrees awarded by U of T Engineering, broken out by discipline. These percentages are: CivMin – 3.2%; MIE – 5.1%; ChemE – 6.5%; ECE – 7.5%; MSE – 28.4%; EngSci – 36.8%. In total, 5.5% of all Canadian engineering degrees are awarded by U of T Engineering. A second series shows the percentage of all North American Engineering Degrees awarded by U of T Engineering; these percentages are much lower, accounting for 0.6% of all degrees.

Figure 1.11a Number of Students and Percentage of Class Graduating with Honours, 2015 to 2024

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, 2015 to 2024

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 2015 convocation to 2024. The total number of degrees awarded for the current academic year is 1,072, with 128 of those students graduating with high honours and another 421 graduating with honours, for a total of 51.2%, the second-highest in the past ten years (just behind 2023 with 53.8%).

Figure 1.11b Number of Students on the Dean’s Honour List by Term and Academic Area, Fall 2019 to Winter 2024

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 2019 to Winter 2024

A stacked bar chart depicting the total number of students on the Dean’s Honour List in each of the Core 8 engineering programs, TrackOne and Engineering Science (EngSci) each term. Data for the past ten academic terms, from Fall 2019 to Winter 2024. In this latest term, 2,313 students were on the Dean’s Honour List, broken down as follows: TrackOne — 44; ChemE – 215; CivE – 175; MinE – 15; CompE – 433; ElecE – 179; EngSci – 607; MechE – 381; IndE – 179; MSE – 85.

Figure 1.12a Number of Students and Percentage of Graduating Class Completing an Engineering Minor, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

A total of 668 minors were completed by 548 students in 2023–2024, with many students completing more than one minor. In total, 789 students completed at least one minor or certificate, comprising 74.0% of the graduating class.

Text description of chart Number of Students and Percentage of Graduating Class Completing an Engineering Minor, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

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 2014–2015 to 2023–2024. In the most recent academic year, 668 minors were completed by 548 students (51% of the graduating class) with many students completing more than one minor; this is up from 31% ten years ago. The minors completed are down as follows: Music Performance — 2; Artificial Intelligence — 126; Nanoengineering — 5; Biomedical Engineering — 9; Advanced Manufacturing — 38; Robotics & Mechatronics — 88; Engineering Business — 284; Sustainable Energy — 41; Environmental Engineering — 21; Bioengineering — 48.

Figure 1.12b Students with an Engineering Business Minor or Certificate, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Text description of chart Students with an Engineering Business Minor or Certificate, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

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 2014–2015 to 2023–2024. In the most recent academic year, 284 students completed the Engineering Business Minor and 241 completed the Engineering Business Certificate. Together, these accounted for 525 students, or 49% of the graduating class.

Figure 1.13 New Undergraduate Courses Launched, 2023–2024 

Course	Title
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 Via Electrcity Markets
MIN201H1	Mineral Engineering Field Excursion
MIN350H1	Mineral Economics

Innovation Clusters

By the Numbers 2024

Chapter 1: Undergraduate Studies

Facts & Figures

Figure 1.1a Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield of First-Year Undergraduates, 2014 to 2023

Figure 1.1b Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield of Domestic First-Year Undergraduates, 2014 to 2023

Figure 1.1c Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield of International First-Year Undergraduates, 2014 to 2023

Figure 1.2a Ontario Secondary School Averages of Incoming First-Year Undergraduates, 2014 to 2023

Figure 1.2b Two-Year Retention Rate, 2012 to 2021

Figure 1.3 Incoming First-Year Undergraduates by Program, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 1.4a All Undergraduates by Program, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 1.4b All Undergraduates by Program, Year of Study and Professional Experience Year Co-op, 2023–2024

Figure 1.4c Enrolment in Engineering Science Majors, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 1.5a Undergraduate Student-to-Faculty Ratios by Academic Area, 2023–2024

Figure 1.5b Undergraduate Full-Time Equivalent Student-Faculty Ratios, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 1.6a Undergraduate Participation in Summer Research Opportunities, 2015 to 2024

Figure 1.6b Undergraduate Participation in Summer Research Opportunities by Academic Area, 2024

Figure 1.7a Number of Engineering Undergraduate Students Participating in PEY Co-op with Percentage Participation, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 1.7b Number of Canadian and International PEY Co-op Positions, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 1.7c Number of PEY Co-op Employers, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 1.8a Number of Awards Received by Cohort with Total Number of Undergraduate Need-Based Award Recipients, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 1.8b Total Value of Undergraduate Financial Assistance and Percentage Distributed by Year of Study, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 1.9 Undergraduate Degrees Awarded by Program, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 1.10 U of T Engineering Degrees Awarded by Academic Area Compared with Canadian and North American Degree Totals 2022

Figure 1.11a Number of Students and Percentage of Class Graduating with Honours, 2015 to 2024

Figure 1.11b Number of Students on the Dean’s Honour List by Term and Academic Area, Fall 2019 to Winter 2024

Figure 1.12a Number of Students and Percentage of Graduating Class Completing an Engineering Minor, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 1.12b Students with an Engineering Business Minor or Certificate, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 1.13 New Undergraduate Courses Launched, 2023–2024

Figure 1.13 New Undergraduate Courses Launched, 2023–2024 