___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Total FTE Enrolment by Campus 100,000 90,000 13,748 14,156 14,515 13,521 14,337 14,714 14,862 14,627 14,427 14,203 13,990 13,983 11,542 11,932 11,947 11,543 12,009 12,503 12,977 13,472 14,081 14,529 14,882 15,165 82,311 84,808 85,748 86,297 88,652 91,245 92,251 92,227 93,249 93,188 93,435 93,879 Planned over the next 5 years 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 57,021 58,720 59,286 61,233 62,306 64,028 64,412 64,129 64,741 64,457 64,563 64,731 20,000 30,000 10,000 - 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 St. George (incl.
TST) UTM UTSC Total created smaller cohorts now working their way through the system. Looking ahead, while the intake plans are lower than what they were last cycle, they still represent an increase over actuals recorded in recent years which is driving the growth in international enrolment over the outer years of the forecast. However, the planned increase in international enrolment is more muted relative to previous cycles as the structural reduction in international intake plans has a cascading impact on enrolment projections.
As a result, the international share of undergraduate enrolment is forecast to rise by about 1.2 percentage points by the end of the five-year plan to 29.8% - which is still below the 30.2% recorded last year. International proportions at the graduate level will also move slightly lower, from 25.7% to 24.1%, as several divisions adjust their international plans for professional masters programs. Overall, the plan for graduate programs means that by the end of the five-year planning period, graduate programs will account for 24.0% of total enrolment, up from 22.4% this year.
While graduate operating grants are part the overall funded enrolment corridor, master’s and doctoral programs are subject to their own caps within it. The current enrolment plan includes demand for another 1,100 master's spaces and 900 doctoral student spaces above our current funded number. Program Development The University’s strategic focus is built on the breadth and depth of its academic programming, which divisions continue to modify and innovate to meet the demands of students, industry, and society.
In 2024-25, the University approved four new programs, including the Master of Kinesiology and Master of Sports Science programs which both welcomed their first cohorts in Fall 2025, and approved 25 major program modifications, including the introduction of several new co-op programs and redesign of several professional graduate programs in the Rotman School of Management. 4 It is important to note that each program at the University is externally reviewed every 7 years through the most rigorous quality assurance process of any Ontario university.
Since establishing the U of T Quality Assurance Process (UTQAP) in 2011, we have created 35 new programs and closed 68 programs to adapt to the evolution of scholarship and respond to changes in students’ priorities. Looking at the overall graduate enrolment plans, divisions are planning for growth across all types of programs. Demand for doctoral programs continues to be strong, with healthy growth planned over the next five years (+9.0%). Divisions expect that the recently introduced $40,000 minimum funding commitment for doctoral students will help improve recruitment and provide additional financial support to help them finish their programs on time.
Professional master’s programs are forecast to grow 9.3% over the next five years, driven by ambitious growth plans at OISE to broaden non-entry to practice education programming and strategic planning at Rotman School of Management to redesign their offerings to better meet student and labour market demands. We have seen softer demand for research master’s programs in the last few years, as students enrol in more professional programs or opt to pursue direct-entry doctoral programs straight from their undergraduate degree. The planned 9.6% growth in these research master’s programs assumes a return to larger, pre-pandemic cohorts and admissions into new or redesigned programs.
A key area of programming innovation for many divisions is interdisciplinarity, which allows students to gain skills outside the traditional academic domains, or have their skills recognized through innovative minors and certificates. This includes unique 4 The Office of the Vice-Provost Academic Programs publishes these and other figures in its annual Report on Academic Change, available on its website: https://www.vpacademic.utoronto.ca/academic-change/annual-reports-academic-change. Enrolment Report 2025-26 20 University of Toronto