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Chapter 2: Graduate Studies

Data in this chapter are presented by academic year (September to August) unless otherwise noted.

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    Facts & Figures

    1,377
    MEng students, an increase of 69.0% over the last decade.

    $65.3M
    Total graduate student funding, an all-time high and an increase of 46.1% over the past ten years

    51
    Direct-entry PhD students in 2024-2025, the highest number entering via this pathway to date (Figure 2.7b)

    Figure 2.1a Domestic and International MASc Students: Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    Applications and offers include those received between May and April of the listed academic year. Registrations are shown as of November 1. 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.

    MASc Domestic Students

    YearApplicationsOffersRegistrationsSelectivityYield
    2015–165982652210.440.83
    2016–176332752340.430.85
    2017–186422892450.450.85
    2018–195562381940.430.82
    2019–205482322040.420.88
    2020–215922412190.410.91
    2021–225572241930.400.86
    2022–234391981670.450.84
    2023–244052151860.530.87
    2024–255142361870.460.79

     MASc International Students

    ApplicationsOffersRegistrationsSelectivityYield
    2015–161,01565480.060.74
    2016–171,02276650.070.86
    2017–181,27684680.070.81
    2018–191,26398820.080.84
    2019–201,36794760.070.81
    2020–211,25872580.060.81
    2021–221,24480670.060.84
    2022–2392764480.070.75
    2023–2474945310.060.69
    2024–2553247360.090.77

    Figure 2.1b Domestic and International PhD Students: Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    Applications and offers include those received between May and April of the listed academic year. Registrations are shown as of November 1. 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. Students who have fast-tracked from MASc programs into PhD programs are counted in this figure as applications, offers and admissions.

    PhD Domestic Students

    YearApplicationsOffersRegistrationsSelectivityYield
    2015–162391311170.550.89
    2016–172271251170.550.94
    2017–182171351180.620.87
    2018–192711521450.560.95
    2019–202421311210.540.92
    2020–212471321170.530.89
    2021–222481411220.570.87
    2022–232351501290.640.86
    2023–241851231070.660.87
    2024–25188113930.600.82

    PhD International Students

    YearApplicationsOffersRegistrationsSelectivityYield
    2015–1661485660.140.78
    2016–1762690720.140.80
    2017–1884197700.120.72
    2018–197871541160.200.75
    2019–208871911580.220.83
    2020–219161731330.190.77
    2021–228771801420.210.79
    2022–237201841180.260.64
    2023–247312261450.310.64
    2024–256731891000.280.53

    Figure 2.1c Domestic and International MEng and MHSc Students: Applications, Offers, Registrations, Selectivity and Yield, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    Applications and offers include those received between May and April of the listed academic year. Registrations are shown as of November 1. 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.

    MEng and MHSc Domestic Students

    YearApplicationsOffersRegistrationsSelectivityYield
    2015–167944613110.580.67
    2016–178815062990.570.59
    2017–187844983090.640.62
    2018–197374412720.600.62
    2019–207393882360.530.61
    2020–219516073750.640.62
    2021–221,0416173330.590.54
    2022–238535022600.590.52
    2023–247845273160.670.60
    2024–259866253670.630.59

    MEng and MHSc International Students

    YearApplicationsOffersRegistrationsSelectivityYield
    2015–161,1714292230.370.52
    2016–171,2924862350.380.48
    2017–181,5315172240.340.43
    2018–191,6955802870.340.49
    2019–202,0197393350.370.45
    2020–212,1278623250.410.38
    2021–222,6171,1094680.420.42
    2022–232,6711,0303710.390.36
    2023–242,6161,2714410.490.35
    2024–252,4451,2084550.490.38

    Figure 2.2a Graduate Students by Degree Type, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    Student counts are shown as of November 1, 2024. The MHSc program was discontinued in 2019; from 2022, the MEng & MHSc column represents MEng students only.

    Figure 2.2b Graduate Enrolment by Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) and Headcount (HC) by Academic Area, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    Student counts are shown as of November 1, 2024. All graduate students affiliated with ISTEP are part of collaborative programs with degrees granted by one of the other graduate units; in the figures in this chapter, these students are counted under their home unit.

    YearFTE/HCUTIASBMEChemECivMinECEMIEMSETotal
    2015–16FTE143.2241.0253.0299.4591.5532.979.02,140.0
    HC146241260326637570792,259
    2016–17FTE178.2269.0245.0306.3577.0580.392.32,248.1
    HC181269252335619616932,365
    2017–18FTE170.1296.0246.7313.0551.5602.894.92,275.0
    HC175303253348597642972,415
    2018–19FTE191.4283.3219.5304.0618.8658.094.92,369.9
    HC197291223332658700972,498
    2019–20FTE226.2327.1235.0349.9630.2641.895.62,505.8
    HC236332242380668681972,636
    2020–21FTE258.8350.9229.0371.8613.8657.8101.92,584.0
    HC2703532364046537111042,731
    2021–22FTE279.6360.5239.0396.7664.0812.6117.22,869.6
    HC2883642464247068631203,011
    2022–23FTE234.0349.2254.3338.6768.3770.9124.92,840.2
    HC2413522623618258291272,997
    2023–24FTE223.9381.6248.8321.2783.5739.5104.92,803.4
    HC2333832603458507991072,977
    2024–25FTE245.8386.5253.5328.4824.5790.093.32,922.0
    HC250390264355912853943,118

    Figure 2.3a PhD Enrolment by Academic Unit (Headcount), 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    Student counts are shown as of November 1, 2024.

    PhD Enrolment

    YearUTIASIBMECHECIVECEMIEMSETotal
    2015–165914310910424419329881
    2016–175915110811222218936877
    2017–18611551029920818536846
    2018–197015410511123419839911
    2019–2078186104126263204491010
    2020–2189193118132288206551081
    2021–22107219119146307256561210
    2022–23102227125159314276561259
    2023–24106235127161297288551269
    2024–25106228130158284281561243

    Figure 2.3b MASc Enrolment by Academic Unit (Headcount), 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    Student counts are shown as of November 1, 2024.

    MASc Enrolment

    YearUTIASIBMECHECIVECEMIEMSETotal
    2015–165157729614911028563
    2016–177466709815112128608
    2017–186992728918113829670
    2018–197583669319813427676
    2019–207178599216914620635
    2020–216896468817116222653
    2021–227391418616414025620
    2022–236274346116611330540
    2023–24647735501599818501
    2024–2574893850139999498

    Figure 2.3c MEng/MHSc Enrolment by Academic Unit (Headcount), 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    Student counts are shown as of November 1, 2024.

    MEng & MHSc Enrolment

    YearUTIASIBMECHECIVECEMIEMSETotal
    2015–1636417912624426722815
    2016–1748527412524630629880
    2017–1845567916020831932899
    2018–1952545212822636831911
    2019–2087687916223633128991
    2020–21113647218419434327997
    2021–221085486192235467391181
    2022–237751103141345440411198
    2023–24637198134394413341207
    2024–25707396147489473291377

    Figure 2.4a Graduate and Undergraduate FTE Student-to-Faculty Ratios, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    To allow more accurate comparisons, undergraduate FTEs are determined by counting each part-time student as 0.3 FTE. The MHSc program was discontinued in 2019; from 2022, the MEng & MHSc column represents MEng students only.

    Figure 2.4b FTE Graduate Student-to-Faculty Ratios by Academic Area and Degree Type, 2024–2025

    The MHSc program was discontinued in 2019; from 2022, the MEng & MHSc column represents MEng students only. Some students in BME are supervised by faculty members from the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry and affiliated hospitals, as well as from other departments within U of T Engineering. Because the ratio includes only faculty with a budgetary appointment in BME, comparisons with other Engineering departments are not possible. For that reason, this figure shows BME in a visually distinct way. In cases of inter-departmental supervision within the Faculty, PhD and MASc students are assigned 100% to their primary supervisor’s department. All graduate students affiliated with ISTEP are part of collaborative programs with degrees granted by one of the other graduate units; in the figures in this chapter, these students are counted under their home unit.

    Figure 2.5a Graduate Student Funding by Category, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

    For graduate student funding figures, a slip year is used to include funding received during the summer term.

    Figure 2.5b Graduate Student Funding by Category and Academic Area, 2023–2024

    For graduate student funding figures, a slip year is used to include funding received during the summer term. All graduate students affiliated with ISTEP are part of collaborative programs with degrees granted by one of the other graduate units; in the figures in this chapter, these students are counted under their home unit.

    Figure 2.6a Total External Graduate Student Scholarships by Source, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

    For graduate student funding figures, a slip year is used to include funding received during the summer term.

    YearNSERC and CIHROGSOtherInternalTotal
    2014–15$3,975,701$1,336,670$403,762$4,492,771$10,208,904
    2015–16$3,875,675$1,223,331$366,335$4,818,839$10,284,180
    2016–17$3,539,878$1,360,004$333,919$5,237,213$10,471,014
    2017–18$3,259,319$1,525,000$286,908$4,571,797$9,643,024
    2018–19$3,390,489$1,443,333$508,399$4,986,623$10,328,844
    2019–20$3,593,330$1,491,670$490,855$4,787,185$10,363,040
    2020–21$3,818,085$1,418,336$543,783$5,342,620$11,122,825
    2021–22$3,318,493$1,523,329$323,674$5,307,266$10,472,762
    2022–23$3,295,840$1,570,011$227,967$5,981,726$11,075,544
    2023–24$3,152,493$1,544,999$198,162$6,464,244$11,359,897

    Figure 2.6b Number of NSERC and CIHR Graduate Student Award Recipients by Academic Area, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

    For graduate student funding figures, a slip year is used to include funding received during the summer term. All graduate students affiliated with ISTEP are part of collaborative programs with degrees granted by one of the other graduate units; in the figures in this chapter, these students are counted under their home unit.

    Figure 2.7a Number of Students Fast-Tracked from Masters to PhD by Academic Area, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    For counting purposes, the academic year is from May to April. All graduate students affiliated with ISTEP are part of collaborative programs with degrees granted by one of the other graduate units; in the figures in this chapter, these students are counted under their home unit.

    YearUTIASBMEChemECivMinECEMIEMSETotal
    2015–161145548239
    2016–173875313241
    2017–1810115766045
    2018–1951563143046
    2019–206462113234
    2020–2191174127050
    2021–22117331313353
    2022–2381558512255
    2023–245441711436
    2024–25292044122

    Figure 2.7b Number of Direct-Entry PhD students by Academic Area, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    For counting purposes, the academic year is from May to April. All graduate students affiliated with ISTEP are part of collaborative programs with degrees granted by one of the other graduate units; in the figures in this chapter, these students are counted under their home unit.

    YearUTIASBMEChemECivMinECEMIEMSETotal
    2015–16055020012
    2016–17071124015
    2017–180110020013
    2018–190912222027
    2019–202217443041
    2020–211236232542
    2021–220197332337
    2022–231156325537
    2023–241207469350
    2024–25017941010151

    Figure 2.8a Time to Completion for PhD, MASc, MEng and MHSc Students, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    The MHSc program admitted its last students in 2019.

    YearPhDMAScMEng & MHSc (FT)MEng (ExtFT)MEng (PT)
    2015–165.3211.72
    2016–175.3211.72.3
    2017–185211.72
    2018–195.3211.72
    2019–205211.72
    2020–215.3211.72
    2021–225.3211.72
    2022–235211.72
    2023–245.3211.72
    2024–255.33211.672

    Figure 2.8b Time to Completion for Graduate Students – University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    YearPhDMAScMEng (FT)MEng (Ext FT)MEng (PT)
    2015–166.32.01.01.72.3
    2016–175.32.01.01.73.0
    2017–185.02.01.01.73.0
    2018–195.82.01.01.7
    2019–206.02.01.01.72.3
    2020–215.72.01.01.72.0
    2021–226.02.01.01.72.2
    2022–235.82.01.01.72.0
    2023–246.82.01.01.72.2
    2024–256.32.01.01.73.0

    Figure 2.8c Time to Completion for Graduate Students – Institute of Biomedical Engineering, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    The MHSc program admitted its last students in 2019.

    YearPhDMAScMEng (FT)MEng (Ext FT)MEng (PT)MHSc (FT)
    2015–165.72.02.0
    2016–175.22.02.0
    2017–185.32.31.02.0
    2018–195.52.01.01.32.0
    2019–206.02.01.01.72.0
    2020–216.02.31.01.72.0
    2021–225.72.01.01.32.3
    2022–236.02.21.01.71.3
    2023–246.02.01.01.71.7
    2024–255.32.01.01.71.7

    Figure 2.8d Time to Completion for Graduate Students – Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    YearPhDMAScMEng (FT)MEng (Ext FT)MEng (PT)
    2015–165.72.31.01.71.5
    2016–175.52.01.01.72.0
    2017–185.82.01.01.71.7
    2018–195.52.01.01.71.7
    2019–206.32.01.01.80.0
    2020–215.32.31.01.72.0
    2021–225.02.31.02.03.0
    2022–235.32.31.01.71.8
    2023–245.32.01.01.72.0
    2024–256.02.01.01.71.7

    Figure 2.8e Time to Completion for Graduate Students – Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    YearPhDMAScMEng (FT)MEng (Ext FT)MEng (PT)MEngCEM (FT)MEngCEM (Ext FT)
    2015–165.32.01.01.72.01.3
    2016–175.72.01.01.32.21.3
    2017–185.02.01.01.32.01.31.3
    2018–195.22.01.01.31.71.31.5
    2019–204.32.01.01.32.31.31.7
    2020–215.32.01.01.32.21.3
    2021–225.72.01.01.52.01.01.7
    2022–235.32.01.01.32.01.01.5
    2023–245.72.01.01.52.31.01.3
    2024–255.72.01.01.32.31.01.5

    Figure 2.8f Time to Completion for Graduate Students – The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    YearPhDMAScMEng (FT)MEng (Ext FT)MEng (PT)
    2015–165.02.01.01.32.0
    2016–175.32.01.01.32.3
    2017–185.02.31.01.72.7
    2018–195.32.31.01.32.3
    2019–205.02.01.01.32.3
    2020–215.52.31.01.72.3
    2021–225.72.01.01.32.3
    2022–235.02.01.01.72.3
    2023–245.32.01.01.72.3
    2024–255.32.01.01.52.0

    Figure 2.8g Time to Completion for Graduate Students – Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    YearPhDMAScMEng (FT)MEng (Ext FT)MEng (PT)MEngDM (PT)
    2015–165.02.01.01.71.73.5
    2016–174.72.01.01.72.32.8
    2017–185.02.01.01.72.03.0
    2018–194.72.01.01.71.7
    2019–204.32.01.01.71.7
    2020–215.02.01.01.72.0
    2021–224.82.01.01.72.0
    2022–234.72.01.01.72.0
    2023–245.02.01.01.72.0
    2024–255.02.01.01.72.0

    Figure 2.8h Time to Completion for Graduate Students – Department of Materials Science & Engineering, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    YearPhDMAScMEng (FT)MEng (Ext FT)MEng (PT)
    2015–165.52.01.01.7
    2016–175.82.01.01.7
    2017–185.32.01.01.7
    2018–195.32.01.01.72.0
    2019–207.02.31.01.7
    2020–214.72.51.01.8
    2021–225.32.51.02.0
    2022–234.32.81.01.72.0
    2023–245.02.01.01.33.5
    2024–255.02.01.02.0

    Figure 2.9 Graduate Degrees Awarded by Degree Type, 2015–2016 to 2024–2025

    Figure 2.10 New Graduate Courses Approved, 2024–2025

    Course CodeCourse Title
    AER 1405Metamaterials for Aerospace Applications
    APS 1090Risk Engineering
    BME 1455Microfluidics for Bioanalytical Research
    BME 1530Robot Foundations & Programming for Biomedical Applications
    CHE 1149Chemical Engineering Data Organization
    CIV 1251Introduction to Corrosion
    CIV 1284Introduction to Construction Claims
    CIV 1287Construction Virtualization and Analytics
    CIV 1410Rock Engineering Design Practice
    CIV 1507Analytics for Transit & Mobility Systems
    ECE1257HIntegral Equation Methods for Computational Electromagnetism
    JEM 1068Semiconductor Fabrication and Inspection
    MIE 1630Reinforcement Learning for Research
    MIE 1632Symbolic AI Methods for Combinatorial Optimization
    MSE 1003Advanced AI for Accelerated Materials Discovery
    MSE 1059Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials
    MSE 1070Biomedical and Clinical Devices
    TEP 1440To Engineer is Human: Human Interaction Dynamics and Social Context in Engineering Work
    TEP 1701Navigating Engineering Workplaces

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