About Trent Durham GTA
One of Canada's top universities, Trent University Durham GTA was founded on the ideal of interactive learning that's personal, purposeful, and transformative.
A Hub of Learning and Innovation
Building on a tradition of academic excellence spanning five decades, Trent Durham GTA offers a dynamic and rigorous education experience grounded in the social sciences and humanities within the Durham Region and Greater Toronto Area.
Providing students with a warm, friendly, and welcoming environment, Trent Durham boasts vibrant community connections that provide unique leadership and learning opportunities for all students, faculty, and staff. Through involvement in research, course development, community-based projects, volunteer activities, and events, Trent Durham enables and encourages contributions to a better world.
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Trent University Durham GTA By the Numbers
- 2,613 undergraduate students
- 257 graduate students
- 200 bed residence
- 50 years of excellence
- Trent Durham is celebrating our milestone 50th anniversary in 2024/25
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Trent is one of Canada’s top undergraduate universities for innovation, quality of education, scholarships, and student services.
- #2 in Canada for1:
- Overall Reputation
- Most Innovative
- #1 in Ontario for1:
- Highest Quality
- Student Services
- Faculty Awards
- Medical Science Grants
- #2 in Ontario1:
- Scholarships & bursaries
- Among Top 7.4% Universities in the World 2
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Trent graduates get jobs
- 95% of Trent grads employed within two years3
- 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.
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Trent students are glad they came
- 92% of students are happy they chose Trent
- 91% of students are satisfied with quality of teaching at Trent education 4
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Economic Impact
- $47.4 million annually for the Greater Oshawa Area
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Highlights of Trent University Durham’s Thornton Road Campus
- Vibrant student common area, a meeting place for students, faculty, speakers, and visitors
- Newly outfitted labs, classrooms, and seminar rooms
- Convenient and central location – minutes north of Highway 401 in the heart of Oshawa with close access to the Oshawa GO Station and ample free parking
- Student services focused on attention to individual student goals and needs
- Two lecture halls, including a 195-seat lecture theatre, to be used for academic classes as well as public events that engage the community
- Full service Wi-Fi library and modern information centre with direct access to electronic resources
- Fully-accessible building design to accommodate the needs of all individuals
- Access to a range of City athletics facilities, including the new Oshawa Civic Centre, located beside the Trent Durham campus
- Trent Durham Student Association (TDSA) provides a variety of services and events which reflect the interest and needs of Trent Durham students
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About Durham in the GTA
- 699,460 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 7 Intelligent Community worldwide
1 Maclean’s University Rankings 2024 - Primarily Undergraduate Category
2 Center for World University Rankings, 2023
3 Ontario University Graduate Survey (OUGS) 2022
4 Canadian University Survey Consortium, 2022