The University of Ontario Institute of Technology, is a public research university located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Ontario Tech’s main campus is located on approximately 400 acres (160 ha) of land in the northern part of Oshawa. It operates a secondary campus in the downtown area of Oshawa.
The school was founded in 2002 via the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act, 2002, passed by the Government of Ontario.
Reputation
In Maclean’s 2022 ranking of Canadian universities, Ontario Tech University placed ninth in their primarily undergraduate university category (tied with St. Francis Xavier University), and 35th in their reputational survey. Ontario Tech University has ranked in several international post-secondary school rankings. In the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities rankings, the university was placed 801–900 in the world. In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2022, the university was ranked 601–800.In U.S. News & World Report 2022 global university rankings, the university placed 1063rd.