University of Toronto Scarborough

What University of Toronto Scarborough does

University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) is one of three campuses of the University of Toronto, located at 1265 Military Trail in the Scarborough area of Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1964, UTSC is a public, tuition-funded academic institution offering over 250 undergraduate program options and more than 1,300 courses annually across departments spanning management, computer science, health and life sciences, social sciences, sustainability, and the arts. The campus enrolls a multi-thousand-student body drawn primarily from Ontario high school graduates via the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), supplemented by domestic out-of-province, international, CEGEP, and Ontario college transfer pathways.

The campus's core educational offering is built around a four-year Honours Bachelor degree framework, with the co-operative education program — celebrating 50 years — serving as a primary differentiator alongside 16 distinct experiential learning types, paid work terms with Canadian employers, and a Health Sciences Stream pathway for healthcare-bound students. Physical infrastructure includes the Harmony Commons Residence (the largest passive building in Canada, opened Fall 2023 with ~750 rooms), the Sam Ibrahim Centre for Inclusive Excellence in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership (opened Fall 2025, with geothermal heating and an embedded entrepreneurial accelerator), the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, the UTSC Library (400,000+ items, connected to Canada's largest academic library system), The Bridge business data lab, and the Ma Moosh Ka Win Valley Trail.

Revenue is generated through two principal streams: tuition fees (CA$6,100-CA$18,930 for domestic undergraduates depending on program and province, with materially higher international tuition partially offset by International Scholar Awards of CA$25,000-CA$45,000) and incidental/ancillary fees (CA$2,271 per full-time student covering course, student union, health and dental, and fitness access). Domestic undergraduate tuition is set by the Ontario government. The go-to-market motion is sales-led: prospective students are recruited through high school visits, Educators' Breakfast events, guidance counselor partnerships, campus tours, virtual tours, university fairs, and centralized OUAC application processing. UTSC is funded through provincial allocations, tuition, research grants, and donations, operating under the governance of the University of Toronto Governing Council.

Name

University of Toronto Scarborough

Legal name

University of Toronto Scarborough

Website

https://utsc.utoronto.ca

Company type

Public

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

University of Toronto Scarborough is a public university campus in Toronto offering 250+ undergraduate programs and 1,300+ courses to domestic and international students, with tuition-based funding, 50 years of co-op education, and embedded experiential learning across management, sciences, health, and the arts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities (EDAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate academic programs
• Cooperative education programs
• Student housing services
• Experiential learning programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Primary revenue stream from tuition fees charged to domestic and international students. Fees vary by program (Arts, Science vs Computer Science vs Management) and student residency status (Ontario, domestic out-of-province, international).
2. Incidental and Ancillary Fees: Additional fees covering course fees (lab fees, field study), campus services, student union support, Extended Health and Dental plan, and fitness facility access

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

University of Toronto Scarborough is a public university campus delivering undergraduate education across more than 250 program options and 1,300+ courses annually. Its core offerings include four-year Honours Bachelor degrees, co-operative education work-integrated learning (50 years of co-op experience), and a Health Sciences Stream pathway. The campus also provides student housing (Harmony Commons passive building and townhouses), the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, library services, and an entrepreneurial accelerator within the Sam Ibrahim Centre.

Product overview

University of Toronto Scarborough is a constituent college of the University of Toronto offering higher education services. The institution provides over 250 academic programs and 1,300+ courses across diverse disciplines. Key educational products include co-op and experiential learning programs (celebrating 50 years), and a Health Sciences Stream pathway. Campus facilities include the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, student housing (Harmony Commons passive building and townhouses), the Sam Ibrahim Centre for entrepreneurship, Indigenous House, Library with MakerSpace, and The Bridge business research facility. The institution positions itself as a close-knit community within a world-class university, offering virtual campus tours as a recruitment service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre: World-class athletics facility on campus featuring pools, field house, fitness centre, studios, and climbing wall
• Sam Ibrahim Centre
• Harmony Commons
• Ma Moosh Ka Win Valley Trail
• The BRIDGE

Products and services

• Academic Programs Over 250 program options and more than 1,300 courses offered annually across Business, Economics and Management, Data and Computer Science, Health and Life Sciences, Literature, Language and Culture, Mathematics, Music and the Performing Arts, Physical and Chemical Sciences, Social Sciences, Sustainability and the Environment, and Visual Studies. Designed for prospective undergraduate students.
• Co-op and Experiential Learning 16 different types of experiential learning opportunities including student internships, co-op placements, community-based projects, and organization-partnered research. Designed for undergraduate students seeking work-integrated learning experiences with Canadian employers.
• Health Sciences Stream

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked #1 in Canada and top 30 globally by Times Higher Education in all subjects
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Centennial CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint pathway program for liberal arts students at Centennial College to transfer to UTSC. Students receive additional transfer credits upon completion of their college program.
• Seneca PolytechniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecific pathway for Seneca Polytechnic students in Liberal Arts University Transfer (LAT) and Arts and Science University Transfer (ASU) programs to transfer to UTSC.
• Co-op Employers (Canada)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaid co-op work term placements with Canada's top employers. UTSC celebrated 50 years of co-op programs in 2024, maintaining partnerships with major Canadian employers for student work integrated learning.
• Community and Industry PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships for community-based projects and organization-partnered research. UTSC offers 16 types of experiential learning opportunities including community engaged learning, organization partnered projects, and faculty-led research.
• Sanofi PasteurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-op employer providing work placement for biochemistry students applying classroom learning to vaccine development research.
• Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCentral application processing system for Ontario universities. UTSC processes undergraduate applications through OUAC Group A and B, with separate international application streams.
• Ontario High SchoolscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Ontario secondary schools through guidance counselor outreach, school visit programs, and participation in university fairs. UTSC recruiters represent all U of T campuses at Ontario high schools.
• Toronto Police Services BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal agreement between University of Toronto Governing Council and Toronto Police Services Board governing Campus Safety Special Constable operations and law enforcement on campus property.
• Toronto Pan Am Sports CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShared world-class athletics facility on UTSC campus featuring pools, fitness centre, field house, studios, and climbing wall. Provides sports and fitness services to students and community.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• University of Waterloo: Ontario-based public research university and Canada's flagship co-operative education institution. Strongly comparable to UTSC for its deep co-op program integration and similar Ontario tuition/regulatory environment.
• York University: Toronto-area public comprehensive university offering undergraduate and graduate programs across multiple faculties, sharing Scarborough's urban commuter demographics and similar program breadth and pricing.
• Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson): Toronto-based public university with strong experiential learning, co-op, and zone-learning incubator offerings; comparable to UTSC in urban location, focus on career outcomes, and overlap in management/computer science programs.
• McMaster University: Ontario public research university with comprehensive undergraduate programs and co-op/experiential learning, comparable to UTSC in scale, program breadth, and domestic/international student mix.
• Western University: Ontario-based comprehensive public university with similar program structure, tuition model, and recruiting competition against UTSC for Ontario undergraduates.
• Queen's University: Ontario public research university competing for the same high-achieving domestic applicants; similar full-time program mix and prestige tier as UTSC's parent brand positions.
• University of British Columbia: Top-ranked Canadian public research university with multiple campuses, strong international enrollment, and large-scale research operations, comparable to U of T/UTSC structurally.
• McGill University: Top-ranked Canadian research university with high international student share and similar scale of programs/research as the University of Toronto system of which UTSC is part.
• Simon Fraser University: Western Canadian comprehensive public university with co-op and experiential learning offerings, comparable to UTSC in program diversity and tuition band structure.
• Wilfrid Laurier University: Ontario public university known for co-op business programs and commuter-student model in the Greater Toronto/Waterloo corridor, overlapping with UTSC on co-op and management recruitment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/utsc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/uoftscarborough
• Facebookfacebook.com/utsc1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/university-of-toronto-scarborough
• Instagraminstagram.com/utsc
• TikToktiktok.com/@utsc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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