About
Ryerson University understands the power of education to transform lives, communities, cities and societies. Urban, culturally diverse, inclusive and entrepreneurial, the university is increasingly recognized as the driver of smart, scalable solutions to contemporary challenges. Home to more than 46,000 students, 3,800 faculty and staff, and more than 200,000 alumni worldwide, Ryerson has embraced its role as a city builder, tackling real-world problems, forging strong partnerships and fostering innovative solutions. Focused on excellence in teaching and research, we continue to strengthen our engagement with communities locally, nationally and globally.
Our Impact
Ryerson intends to improve the quality of life for all – one graduate, one research project, one community and one partnership at a time. A quality education continues to be the best route to social mobility, economic prosperity and cultural advancement. We embrace innovation in our teaching and research, shaping educational experiences and collaborations to bring new solutions to light rapidly and effectively. Those solutions help, for instance, create a more sustainable environment, increase health and wellbeing, develop smart urban infrastructure and advance technologies and intelligent systems. We are developing the talent and ideas to support economic and social success. Ryerson harnesses the strength of our diverse community and our history of productive collaboration to find solutions to problems beyond our own.
How your gift will be used
With your support, we will open the doors to more students, improving access to the life-changing opportunity of post-secondary education. We will attract and retain more of the top educators and researchers who will help develop the talent and solutions to meet the challenges of a fast changing world. We will invest in programming to provide our students and researchers with the experiences and resources they need to strengthen their accomplishments across Ryerson’s areas of recognized expertise. And we will create the learning spaces to make it all possible – spaces that foster critical thinking, collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship – to make room for more possibility. We cannot do this without you.