University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science

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Faculty of Arts and Science
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The Sidney Smith Hall, the central faculty building
Type Faculty
Affiliation University of Toronto
Dean Melanie Woodin
Academic staff
930
Undergraduates 27000
Postgraduates 4500
Location, ,
Website www.artsci.utoronto.ca
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The Faculty of Arts & Science is a division of the University of Toronto (U of T) which offers arts and science teaching and research institutions. With more than 27,000 undergraduate and 4,500 graduate students, Arts & Science represents over half the student population on the downtown campus.

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Overview

The Faculty of Arts & Science hosts 73 per cent of the university's undergraduates and one third of graduates who pursue degrees in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. The faculty has 800 professors who teach some 2,000 courses arranged in more than 340 undergraduate and 130 graduate programs hosted by 29 departments, 16 centres and institutes, and seven colleges. [1]

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) [2] and (2004–08) [3] respectively. The Department of Philosophy ranked 15th overall in the English-speaking world and 1st in Canada in the Philosophical Gourmet Report . [4] 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. [5]

For the 2012–2013 entrance year, Arts had an entry average of 86.6% and Science had an entry average of 88.8%. Commerce had an entry average of 91.7%. [6] [7] 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. [8]

Academic units

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

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