Recognized nationally for leadership in teaching, research and student satisfaction, attracts excellent students from across the country and around the world.Undergraduate and graduate students connect and collaborate with faculty, staff and their peers through diverse communities that span residential colleges, classrooms, disciplines, co-curricular and community-based activities.
1964 – year Trent was founded .Heritage Peterborough was first organized May 11, 1984 in the Board Room of Peterborough and Kawartha Tourist and Convention Bureau. Their aim was to encourage wide interest, research and awareness of 150 years of historical growth of the city and county.
Education
Trent offers an impressive range of academically rigorous program across the arts and science as well professional and specialty programs , with all benefits of high-quality research and exemplary teaching within a personal, close-knit community.
Research
Day or night, on campus and around the globe, researchers at Trent University are involved in studies of global significance. They emphasize interdisciplinary approaches drawing from the sciences, social sciences and humanities. Research excellence at Trent helps to solve complex problems and enables the student in all of us to better understand the world.
Career
The career development process involves:
discover yourself
explore your options
make choices
take action
It is a continual process where you will likely go back to revisit steps you've already taken because of new information you've discovered.
Career Guide Contents
The Career Guide provides an in-depth exploration of career and work search topics.
Top reasons to study here
#1 undergraduate university in Ontario; #3 in Canada
#1 in Canada for Scholarships and Bursaries
#1 undergraduate university in Ontario for highest overall quality 1
Trent UniversityKey Statistics & Highlights
#2036Ranking
3 Courses
1,827Academic Staff
27,218Students
5,444Students (int'l)
15,786Students (female)
Public Institution Type
Student services
Summer Orientation for New Students is a day-long event offered by Student Accessibility Services (SAS) at Trent. First-year students with disabilities and their parents are invited to join our staff for an all-you-need-to-know info session about SAS, what to expect when they arrive in September, and supports on campus.
Housing services
Located at Catharine Parr Traill College, Trent University Housing Services has beautiful, self-contained one and two bedroom apartments available for rent to Trent Graduate Students. Our apartments feature:
Fridge and Stove
3 Piece Bathroom with Tub
Laundry Facilities on Premises
24-hour Security lock-up
Accessibility Units available
Heat and Hydro included
Library services
In this plan, the Library and Archives has identified four main strategic directions with corresponding tactics
Supporting Teaching and Learning
Creating Spaces for Collaboration and Learning,
Enabling Research and Scholarship and
Building Partnerships.
ICT services
The dashboard below is intended to be a real-time indication of the status for key services.IT staff will update this dashboard as soon as a problem is detected and we encourage you to check here first before calling the Service Desk in the event you see an issue, which will enable Service Desk staff to concentrate on new issues rather than known issues.
Medical services
Trent Student Health Services is a team of caring, dedicated, multi-disciplinary professionals with expertise in university health issues.
As part of the Student Wellness Centre, we support a diverse student population through the provision of confidential primary health care, health promotion, disease prevention, and wellness education
Campus life
Peterborough Campus
Durham Campus
Sports facilities
Homeschool Swim and Gym
Spaces are still available for our unique Homeschool Swim and Gym program. Contact us for more information.
Private and Semi-Private Swim Lessons
The Athletics Centre can accommodate Private and Semi-Private Swim Lessons at any point within a swim session. We offer a variety of lesson formats that suit an individual's swim background, schedule and iinterests.
Pool Rules
It is always a good idea to review the Athletics Centre Pool Rules before joining us for a swim. Do not hesiate to ask a lifeguard for clarification on any of the rules listed.
Student clubs
Close to 100 to choose from, including a student-driven co-operative café, Trent Radio, the Trent Film Society, the Trent Fashion Show, the Peterborough Coalition Against Poverty, Trent Meal Exchange, Trent International Students’ Association and more.
Trent UniversityOverview
Trent UniversityRankings
Study Portals Meta Ranking
Top 24.5%Canada
Top 26.7%Worldwide
Studyportals ranking look at the scores of the most used ranking systems and present you with one number of how well this University performs.
Best Global Universities Rankings
2036
By U.S. News & World Report
Dropped 57 places compared to 2026
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
3 year trend Best Global Universities Rankings
2025
2026
2027
1784
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2036
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
Trent Durham is a pretty great place to learn. Trent Peterborough is of course the bigger campus, but for a lot of students, Trent Durham fits our needs perfectly. Trent Durham has a smaller number of students, so you're sure to make friends easily. Professors are largely pretty accommodating, the student association is always planning events to get you involved on campus (or off campus) and the plethora of extracurriculars does not leave much to be desired. Trent Durham's a ten minute (five if you book it) walk from the Oshawa Centre which provides more food than just the staples that campus provides. The campus (and new residence) is across the parking lot from the Civic Recreation Complex which you get to use for free as a Trent student. My four years here have been great, they stick to the motto: "challenge the way you think" and honestly, spare for the self-induced panics related to essays being written the day they're due, Trent Durham is a pretty rad place that gets you the undergrad degree that'll take you where you want to go.
Posted byAnonymous
Studied fromSep 2024 - Jun 2027
Posted onAug 2026
4/5
Schilling life in Canada
It was a great opportunity to apply for this and get a chance to be part of this amazing project
Posted byAnonymous
Studied fromSep 2025 - Dec 2028
Posted onAug 2026
3/5
Great people, terrible organization
The biggest strength of this program is absolutely the people. I�ve met some incredibly supportive classmates, passionate clinical instructors, and a handful of professors who genuinely care about students and want to see us succeed. Nursing school is intense, and the sense of community among students is what gets many of us through it. The program also attracts a lot of mature students, which creates a collaborative and understanding environment.
That being said, the organization of the program has been extremely frustrating at times. Communication is often last minute or unclear, schedules change with little notice, and students are frequently left scrambling to figure things out on their own. For a compressed program that is already demanding, the lack of structure adds unnecessary stress. Many students feel like we are expected to �just deal with it� instead of being properly supported.
There are also some very questionable teaching choices within the program. While some professors are excellent, others seem completely disconnected from the realities of student learning. Expectations feel inconsistent between courses, grading can be unclear, and certain teaching approaches honestly make already difficult content harder than it needs to be. This isn�t unique to every instructor, but it�s common enough that many students talk about it openly.
Overall, I think Trent�s compressed nursing program has amazing students and some truly wonderful people within it, but the administration and overall organization seriously need improvement.
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