Victoria University, Toronto
Victoria University is a federated university, which forms part of the wider University of Toronto. The school was founded in 1836 by the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Canada as a nonsectarian literary institution. From 1841 to 1890, Victoria operated as an independent degree-granting university, before federating with the University of Toronto in 1890, relocating from Cobourg to Toronto.
Former names | Upper Canada Academy (1836–1841) Victoria College (1841–1884) |
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| Motto | Abeunt studia in mores |
Motto in English | Studies pass into character |
| Type | Public federated university |
| Established | October 12, 1836 |
| Affiliation | University of Toronto |
Religious affiliation | United Church of Canada formerly Methodist (1836–1925) |
| Endowment | C$544.2 million (2022) |
| Chancellor | Nick Saul |
| President | Rhonda N. McEwen |
| Principal | Angela Esterhammer (Victoria College), HyeRan Kim-Cragg (Emmanuel College) |
| Undergraduates | 3,475 (2021) |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Colors | Scarlet and gold |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Website | www |
The school consists of two academic colleges:
- Victoria College, the undergraduate college of Victoria University, which serves as one of the seven colleges in the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science.
- Emmanuel College, the postgraduate theological college of Victoria University, affiliated with the United Church of Canada and the Toronto School of Theology.
Victoria is situated in the northeastern part of the University of Toronto campus, adjacent to the University of St. Michael's College and Queen's Park. Among its residential halls is Annesley Hall, a National Historic Site of Canada. A major centre for Reformation and Renaissance studies, the university is home to international scholarly projects and holdings devoted to pre-Puritan English drama and the works of Desiderius Erasmus.