Toronto Metropolitan University

Toronto, Canada

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Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), formerly Ryerson University, is a public research university in downtown Toronto. Its School of Fashion is described by Business of Fashion as the oldest fashion programme in Canada.

About the school

TMU is a public research university whose core campus is in Toronto’s Garden District. It has nine academic divisions and a themed residence floor reserved for students of its school of fashion.

Fashion

The School of Fashion began a practice of hiring leading designers to teach when Alfred Sung joined as an instructor in the 1980s, and that approach continues today.

Notable fashion alumni

Jeremy Laing
Erdem Moralıoğlu

Recognition

In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, TMU is in the 151–200 band for Art & Design. QS ranks the university as a whole, not the School of Fashion.

At a glance

Formerly known as
Ryerson University

Location
Toronto

Type
Public research university

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Sources: Wikipedia, Toronto Metropolitan University (en.wikipedia.org); Business of Fashion, Ryerson School of Fashion (businessoffashion.com); TMU Archives, Alfred Sung at the School of Fashion (library.torontomu.ca); Wikipedia, Jeremy Laing (en.wikipedia.org); QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Art & Design (topuniversities.com); Wikipedia, Erdem Moralıoğlu (en.wikipedia.org). Details can change, so check with the school before applying.

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