___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Retention & Graduation Rates U of T Retention Rate 95% 92.5% 90% 89.3% 85% Ontario Retention Rate 80% U of T Graduation Rate 80.1% 75% 75.0% 70% Ontario Graduation Rate 65% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education (VPIUE), remains a key data tool that enables Divisions to better understand student pathways.
In addition to the data provided, VPIUE offers a Retention & Progression Initiatives (RPI) fund to support divisions interested in piloting student success initiatives and has developed a Student Success Playbook detailing a series of potential initiatives divisions could implement that focus on priority areas such as addressing summer melt and ensuring timely graduation. significant efforts over the last several years to develop these programs, and capture information about them, and we now know that around 68% of undergraduates have had some experiential learning by the time they graduate – this compares to 53% in 2018.
Some programs have dedicated co-op or internship options, which integrate 12- or 16-month paid work placements within the academic curriculum. The demand for these programs is incredibly strong: over 94% of this year’s first-year engineering students have enrolled in the preparatory module required to go on to a Professional Experience Co-op placement in upper year, while the tri-campus arts and science divisions continue to expand co-op options into a diverse array of their undergraduate programs.
The VPIUE and the Office of the Vice-Provost Students (VPS) are also in the early stages of integrating the data from the Academic Analytics project with the Student Equity Census responses for direct entry undergraduates. This data could identify equity gaps in outcomes and lead to more targeted Divisional supports through dedicated programming and academic advising. The University also continues to enhance the functionality and divisional participation in the Student Advising Service (SAS), a common academic advising platform that enables advisors to provide consistent, transparent, timely and comprehensive guidance.
The development of the new Student Portal on SAS provides students with streamlined access to advising services and strengthens advisor-student communications. This year, students from 61 academic programs in the Faculty of Arts and Science are eligible to participle in their ASIP internship program; UTSC is expanding its co-op stream into its health sciences programs and by the end of last year met their goal of offering 100% of their students an opportunity in experiential learning; and UTM has admitted the first cohort into its new co- op internship program and plans to enrol 1,000 students per year within the next six years.
To help support both students and employers, these four largest undergraduate faculties have established the Tri-campus Co-op Partnership, which provides a front door for employers to access co-op students from over 130 programs. In 2026-27, the Provost is providing over $200,000 in funding to help expand opportunities to students in more programs across the University. The University also provides rich experiential learning through partnerships with top-tier academic and research institutions globally, including fifteen affiliated hospitals that offer unparalleled research and clinical experiences.
Each year, the University also provides paid opportunities for over 5,000 students to gain real-world experience through work-study placements in academic environments. At the graduate level, many divisions are redesigning professional programs to better respond to the Innovation in Education Innovation in undergraduate and graduate education is a key strategic priority for the University. This includes new and ongoing efforts to expand the reach of high-impact teaching and learning practices, foster innovative curricula and program design, and advance collaborations across all three campuses.
These are designed to ensure and strengthen the quality of the University’s academic offerings and their demand in a global marketplace. At the undergraduate level, experiential learning is a key area of pedagogical that helps students acquire new skills, understand workplace practices, and explore how academic experiences contribute to the broader community. There have been Enrolment Report 2025-26 15 University of Toronto