The University of Toronto, founded in 1827, is Canada’s leading public research university and a member of the U15 group. With about 68,000 students across three campuses (St George, Mississauga, Scarborough), U of T holds one of the largest research budgets in the country—totaling over $1.2 billion in recent years. Its broad research strengths span health sciences, engineering, environmental studies, humanities, and quantum computing. The university has produced two Nobel laureates, and is known for groundbreaking discoveries including insulin, the electron microscope, and the artificial cardiac pacemaker  .