Victoria University, Toronto
| Victoria University | |
|---|---|
| University of Toronto | |
| Location | 73 Queen's Park #106, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1K7 |
| Full name | Victoria University in the University of Toronto |
| Motto | Abeunt studia in mores (Latin) |
| Motto in English | "Studies pass into character" |
| Established | October 12, 1836 |
| Named for | Queen Victoria |
| Previous names | Upper Canada Academy (1836–1841) Victoria College (1841–1884) |
| Colours | Scarlet and gold |
| Principal | Alex Eric Hernandez (Victoria College), HyeRan Kim-Cragg (Emmanuel College) |
| President | Rhonda N. McEwen |
| Chancellor | Nick Saul |
| Undergraduates | 3,475 (2021) |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Endowment | C$572.3 million (2024) |
| Religious affiliation | United Church of Canada formerly Methodist (1836–1925) |
| Website | vicu |
Victoria University is a federated college of the University of Toronto, located on the St. George campus in downtown 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.
The school consists of two academic colleges:
- Victoria College, the undergraduate college of Victoria University, which serves as one of the seven St. George 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 St. George 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 Renaissance and Reformation studies, the university is home to international scholarly projects and holdings devoted to pre-Puritan English drama and the works of Desiderius Erasmus.