University of Toronto vs Harvard University

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Harvard University is a private university in the USA while University of Toronto is a public university in Canada. Both are ranked among the top 50 universities of the world by QS and THE in 2022.

Overview Comparison
University of TorontoHarvard University
Collegedunia Score7.4 Out of 1010 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 29 QS World University 2026
# 21 Times Higher Education 2025
# 23 Center for World University Rankings 2025
# 5 QS World University 2026
# 1 Center for World University Rankings 2025
# 3 Times Higher Education 2025
Subject Strength# 17 for Engineering by QS World University 2025
# 10 for Data Science and Analytics by QS World University 2025
# 14 for Medicine by QS World University 2025
# 1 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2025
# 6 for Data Science and Analytics by QS World University 2025
# 1 for Medicine by QS World University 2025
ProgramsUG Programs -80
PG Programs -95
Doctorate Programs -7
UG Programs -40
PG Programs -53
Doctorate Programs -9
Acceptance Rate43.0 %3.4 %
Exam ScoreGMAT-550
IELTS-6
MELAB-80
TOEFL-89
GMAT-620
GRE-300
IELTS-7
SAT-1470
TOEFL-80
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   45616
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  30120
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 38977 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees  71030
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 32724 Per Year
placement (average package)

Placement rate was around 85% within 3 months of graduation Top recruiters were McKenzie Investments, KPMG, EY, Deloitte, Pepsico, Scotiank, National Bank Financial and others.

University of Toronto Graduates & Alumni Salaries - By  Degree:

  • Executive Masters-$208,000
  • PhD-$85,000
  • MBA-$83,000
  • Doctorate-$74,000
  • Masters in Science-$73,000
  • Masters in Finance-$72,000


Harvard University is one of the top private universities in Cambridge, United States. It is ranked #5 in QS World University Rankings 2023 and ranked #1 in US UNI.

  • Other Degree: $200,000 
  • Doctorate: $190,000 
  • Executive Masters: $172,000 
  • MBA: $168,000 
  • Executive MBA: $160,000 
  • LLM: $152,000 

Campuses and B-SchoolsUniversity of Toronto (Mississauga)
University of Toronto (Scarborough)
Rotman School of Management
Harvard Law School
Harvard Extension School
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Business School
CollegeDunia Reviews7.4/10 Read 80 reviews7.1/10 Read 5 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of TorontoHarvard University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1827
1636
Student:Faculty Ratio24:1
7:1
Male:Female45% Male, 55% Female52% Male, 48% Female
Location Facts

Located admist of mixed green space and historical architecture
Connected via 4 subway stations


Harvard Yard: Campus’s historic hub, Harvard Square: Campus’s personal hagout destination with restaurants, cafe, bookstores, theater, shops. Well connected to the local neighborhood of Boston by public transport, the campus traverses the Charles River to near by Allston.


Library

Largest Library in Canada but ranked third in North America following Havard and Yale. Total 44 libraries are located across three campuses. More than 12 millions printed books, 1.4 million digital books, 150467 journal titles and a staff of 500


Largest academic library in the world. 20.4 million volumes, 400 million manuscript items, 180,000 serial titles. The library offers various grants and fellowships for both students and faculty. 


Campus Life

The campus has Kinesiology & Physical Education Undergraduate Association, Annesley Student Government Association (ASGA), Radio FWD, The Underground, UTM Society- CFRE Radio 91.9 FM, The Medium, Mike- newspaper, CIUT FM 89.5, and UTM AFFILIATE - Women's Centre.


Students from over 50 states and 80 countries are offered assistance by over 400 official student organization. The campus has its own museum, radio station, magazine and newspaper. Along with student clubs for Aikikai, archery, dance, theatre/drama, music, etc, campus also offers cultural & racial initiatives, asian student centric-projects, etc. Varsity sports, crimson pride and various atheletic teams.  


Hostel#Whitney Hall - $16024
#Whitney Hall - $16973
#Medium Single - $10719
#Large Single - $13644
#Standard Single - $8361
Famous Alumni

10 Nobel laureates, Ariana Grande (singer), Lin Chi-ling (model), Patrick Brown (Canadian Politician), Agnes Chan (Singer), Rudy Giuliani (Former Mayor of New York City), Margaret Atwood (writer) and Leslie Dan.


Eight US Presidents, 62 living billionaires, 242 Marshall Scholars, 359 Rhodes scholars. Barak Obama (ex-president of USA), Michelle Obama (Former First Lady of USA), Mark Zuckerberg, Natalie Portman (Actress), Bill Gates, Conan O’ Brien (comedian writer), Al Gore (Winner-Peace Prize), Matt Damon (Actor), Helen Keller, Subramaniam Swami (Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha)


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