Website: https://www.trentu.ca/
Campus Tours and Events
• Peterborough campus: 1-888-739-8885 | discovertrent@trentu.ca www.trentu.ca/tours
• In-person, on-demand and virtual campus tours are now available.
• Virtual Fall Open House: Saturday, November 20, 2021. www.trentu.ca/openhouse
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University Information
Student Population
• Approximately 10,000 students at the Peterborough campus.
New Programs
• Bachelor of Arts & Science/Medical Sciences Dual Degree
• Climate Change Science & Policy
• Computer Science Co-op
• Conservation Biology Placement or Co-op option
• Criminology, Data Science
• Feminist Studies Specialization
• Financial Science
• Health & Human Behaviour
• Literary History Specialization
• Mohawk Language Specialization
• Small-scale Farming Specialization
• Social Justice & Equity Specialization
Program Changes
• Applicants to the Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology no longer need Physics to be considered.
• Gender & Women’s Studies has been renamed Gender & Social Justice.
It’s time to raise your voice as part of a community that continues to rise to the challenge of a changing world. Trent provides a transformative learning experience, recognized for creating global citizens prepared for leadership and career success. Come to Ontario’s top undergraduate university – and challenge the way you think.
Consistently recognized nationally for leadership in teaching, research and student satisfaction, Trent attracts excellent students from across the country and around the world.
Here, undergraduate and graduate students connect and collaborate with faculty, staff and their peers through diverse communities that span residential colleges, classrooms, disciplines, hands-on research, co-curricular and community-based activities.
Across all disciplines, Trent brings critical, integrative thinking to life every day. Trent's unique approach to personal development through supportive, collaborative community engagement is in more demand than ever. Students lead the way by co-creating experiences rooted in dialogue, diverse perspectives and collaboration.
In a learning environment that builds life-long passion for inclusion, leadership and social change, Trent's students, alumni, faculty and staff are engaged global citizens who are catalysts in developing sustainable solutions to complex issues.
Trent's Peterborough campus boasts award-winning architecture in a breathtaking natural setting on the banks of the Otonabee River, just 90 minutes from downtown Toronto, while the Durham GTA campus offers a close-knit community with an urban vibe, conveniently located in Oshawa, 40 minutes from downtown Toronto.
We respectfully acknowledge that we are on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg. We offer our gratitude to First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations. May we honour those teachings.
#1 undergraduate university in Ontario; #3 in Canada 1
#1 in Canada for Scholarships and Bursaries, 19 years running 1
Top 5 undergraduate university in Canada for overall reputation 1
#1 undergraduate university in Ontario for highest overall quality 1
#1 in Ontario for Academic Advising 1
#1 in Ontario for students who have received National Awards 1
#2 in Ontario for being the Most Innovative and for producing Leaders of Tomorrow 1
Among Top 6.3% Universities in the World 2
Trent graduates get jobs
96% of Trent grads employed within 2 years after graduation
93% of Trent grads employed after two years 3
Trent graduates of Nursing and Mathematics reported a 100% graduate employment rate two years after graduation; Physical Science grads reported a 100% graduate employment rate six months after graduation
Agriculture and Bio Science students from Trent see a 91% graduate employment rate two years after graduation;
Graduates from the Education program at Trent see an impressive 96% graduate employment rate two years after graduation;
Humanities graduates at Trent recorded an employment rate of 97% just six months after graduation, higher than the province average.
Trent students are glad they came
95% of students are happy they chose Trent
94% of students are satisfied with the overall quality of their Trent education 4
Trent is a leader in research and innovation
#4 undergraduate research university in Canada 5
#2 in publication intensity in Canada 5
#3 in publication impact in Canada 5
Trent alumni and faculty are recognized all over the world
Nobel Prize Winners - we have two at Trent. Alumnus James Orbinkski ‘80 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with Doctors Without Borders. Professor Chris Furgal was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for raising awareness of global climate change.
Five Trent grads have the distinction of being renowned Rhodes Scholars, having received the Rhodes International Postgraduate Award, which is widely considered to be one of the world's most prestigious scholarships
It's an exciting time to be a Trent student
We have recently transformed our Bata Library in the library of the future - features of the new library include: an entrepreneurship and social innovation centre; carefully selected book and non-print collections; three research centres; two visualization labs, Critical Making Studio; educational design research studio; presentation practice room; and a wide variety of interactive student spaces (group and individual)
Future Olympians groomed here - Trent was recently selected as a Rowing Canada NextGen Hub in partnership with the Peterborough Rowing Club
Trent Durham Greater Toronto Area is expanding - plans are underway to expand our Durham GTA campus; two new buildings complete with a number of features that will ensure the Trent Durham experience is truly personal, purposeful and transformative, including: residence rooms, academic spaces such as classrooms and faculty offices; central outdoor space
The vision of Trent students past and present became a reality in 2017 with the opening of the new Student Centre on our Peterborough campus - the breathtaking new space overlooking the Otonabee River offers new places and opportunities for students to socialize, learn, study and engage with life on campus
Trent University is one of the world’s top green universities, securing a place among the top 100 environmental university campuses worldwide, and the top 10 in Canada, according to the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2017
About Peterborough
220,000 population Greater Peterborough Area
90 min to downtown Toronto, and now even faster with the 407 expansion open
Top 25 friendliest cities in Canada
One of the 21 most active cities in Canada thanks to abundance of biking, paddling and indoor rock climbing options
About Durham in the GTA
608,124 population Durham Region
40 min to Union Station in downtown Toronto
Top 10 community for new residents in Canada
City of Oshawa is #1 for employment in Ontario; #3 in all of Canada
City of Oshawa is a Top 10 Intelligent Community worldwide
1 Maclean’s University Rankings 2020 - Primarily Undergraduate Category
2 Center for World University Rankings, 2019-20
3 Common University Data Ontario (CUDO) 2017
4 Canadian University Survey Consortium, 2012
5 Re$earch Infosource Rankings, 2019