Natural SciencesDegree programRecognized strength✓ Listed officially

Physical Sciences

at University of Toronto · Toronto, Ontario · On the official programs page ↗

A-

Program score

Data transparencyStrong

How well this program's existence and the school's data are sourced. 79/100

Value scoreA

Quality adjusted for the school's cost. 88/100 · see how University of Toronto compares

How this program ranks

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Among Canadian universities offering Natural Sciences, Physical Sciences at University of Toronto ranks #69 of 296 on our program score: verified school-wide outcomes (40%), recognized strength in Natural Sciences (25%), data transparency (20%) and value (15%). Here's exactly how its 84/100 was reached:

How we calculated this 84/100: the real numbers84/100

Verified school-wide outcomes 40% · recognized strength in Natural Sciences 25% · data transparency 20% · value 15%.

Verified school-wide outcomes
76/100: University of Toronto's verified outcome score, inherited (no fabricated per-program number)
× 40% → 30 pts
30 pts
Recognised strength in Natural Sciences
100/100: University of Toronto is recognized for Natural Sciences
× 25% → 25 pts
25 pts
Program data transparency
79/100: this program's transparency score (below)
× 20% → 16 pts
16 pts
Value
88/100: quality adjusted for University of Toronto's cost
× 15% → 13 pts
13 pts

Program score84/100

We don't yet publish verified program-LEVEL outcomes, so this program inherits its school's verified figures, labelled as such: never a per-program number we can't source.

Compared with other Natural Sciences programs

1
AstrophysicsQueen's University
A+
2
BiochemistryQueen's University
A+
3
BiologyQueen's University
A+
4
Biology - MathematicsQueen's University
A+
5
Biology - PsychologyQueen's University
A+

Transparency

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The one program-level signal we can verify today is whether this program is listed on University of Toronto's official programs page. The rest is University of Toronto's own data transparency, inherited and labelled; we don't yet have verified per-program stats.

Program listed on the school's official programs pageThis program

Existence confirmed on future.utoronto.ca

source ↗1/1

Publishes student outcomesSchool-level

3 of 3 outcome metrics sourced · 2 via official government dataset

source ↗2/2

Keeps published data currentSchool-level

latest figure as of 2023

source ↗1/2

Sources its competitive entry averageSchool-level

publishes no admitted average. Our entering grade is an editorial estimate, not sourced

0/1

Maintains reachable official linksSchool-level

2 reachable official links; value verification is scored separately

source ↗2/2

How we calculated this 79/100: the real numbers79/100

30% (listed on the school's official programs page) + 70% (the school's own data-transparency score).

Program listed on an official pageThis program
Yes: existence confirmed on the school's official programs page (1/1)
× 30% → 30 pts
30 pts
Existence confirmed on future.utoronto.ca
Sourceofficial source ↗
University of Toronto's data-transparency scoreSchool-level
70/100: the school's own rubric (shown on its profile)
× 70% → 49 pts
49 pts

Program transparency79/100

The one genuinely program-level signal we can verify today is whether the program is listed officially. The rest is the school's transparency, inherited and labelled.

Outcomes (school-wide)

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We don't yet publish program-level outcomes, so Physical Sciences inherits University of Toronto's verified school-wide figures. These are what feed its program score, never a per-program number we can't source.

First-year retention

92.7%

Graduation rate

81.5%

Graduate employment

94.1%

How we calculated this 76/100: the real numbers76/100

Each verified outcome is scored 0-100 against the range its peers actually publish, then blended by weight.

First-year retention
92.7%: first-year retention
scaled within the 80-95% range across the 15 peers that publish it → 85/100, weighted 30%
26 pts
“the University's second year retention rate (92.7%) … improved this year”
Extracted fromUniversity of Toronto, Performance Indicators Report 2023 (Planning & Budget Office) ↗· as of 2023
Graduation rate
81.5%: graduation rate
scaled within the 62.3-90% range across the 20 peers that publish it → 69/100, weighted 35%
23 pts
“OUGS all-institutions table — Toronto 0.80% 81.50% 81.80% 94.10% — Graduation Rate 81.5%”
Extracted fromGovernment of Ontario · dataset ↗· as of 2022-23
Graduate employment
94.1%: graduate employment
scaled within the 86-96.7% range across the 14 peers that publish it → 76/100, weighted 35%
27 pts
“OUGS all-institutions table — Toronto 0.80% 81.50% 81.80% 94.10% — Graduate Employment Rate (2 Years) 94.1%”
Extracted fromGovernment of Ontario · dataset ↗· as of 2022-23

Outcome score76/100

All 3 outcome metrics are verified to an official source.

Program facts

Field: Natural Sciences
Credential: Degree program
School: University of Toronto
Domestic tuition: ~$6,590 est./yr
Avg. entering grade: ~91% est.
Existence: future.utoronto.ca ↗

Per-program stats are honestly Unverified until a program-level figure is sourced. Data as of June 2026.

Full school profile

Physical Sciences is one program at University of Toronto. See the school's grades, verified outcomes, transparency and every other program.

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Program facts

Per-program stats are honestly Unverified until a program-level figure is sourced. Data as of June 2026.