University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science

The Faculty of Arts & Science (sometimes abbreviated as A&S) is the largest and most academically diverse division of the University of Toronto. It offers arts and science teaching and research at the St. George campus in Downtown Toronto. With more than 31,000 undergraduate and 4,700 graduate students,^[2] Arts & Science represents over half the student population at the campus.

Faculty of Arts & Science

Sidney Smith Hall, the central faculty building
Type	Faculty
Parent institution	University of Toronto
Dean	Stephen Wright (interim)[1]
Academic staff	930
Undergraduates	31,000[2]
Postgraduates	4,700[2]
Location	Toronto , Ontario , Canada
Colleges	Innis College New College University College Woodsworth College St. Michael's College Trinity College Victoria College
Website	artsci.utoronto.ca

Overview

The Faculty of Arts & Science hosts 64 per cent of the St. George campus's undergraduates and about one third of graduates who pursue degrees in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. It makes up over one third of the university's student population as a whole. The faculty has 800 professors who teach some 2,000 courses arranged in more than 400 undergraduate and 150 graduate programs hosted by 29 departments, 49 centres and institutes, and seven colleges.^[2]

The Department of Economics has been previously ranked as one of the top 25 worldwide economics faculty rankings, placing 23rd and 18th during the years (1995–99)^[3] and (2004–08)^[4] respectively. The Department of Philosophy ranked 15th overall in the English-speaking world and 1st in Canada in the Philosophical Gourmet Report.^[5] The Department of Sociology ranks among the top 10 in North America. In the 2010 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the Department of Computer Science placed first overall in Canada, and ranked 10th worldwide.^[6]

For the 2012–2013 entrance year, Arts had an entry average of 86.6% and Science had an entry average of 88.8%. Rotman Commerce, a joint program with the Rotman School of Management, had an entry average of 91.7%.^[7][8] For professional and graduate studies, admission is competitive. For 2011–2012, programs such as public policy and global affairs accept about one-tenth of applicants, though they do not have standardized admissions test requirements. Doctoral-stream master's programs had an acceptance rate of 29.6%, while doctoral programs admitted 21.5% of applicants.^[9]

Academic units

The Faculty includes 29 departments, 7 colleges, and 45 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs. Notable departments include:

• Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Mathematics
• Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
• School of the Environment