Ontario's universities collaborate to produce a common set of data that is collected and reported using common (consistent) data definitions and terms (called the Common Universities Data Ontario). Facilitated by the Council of Ontario Universities, this data provides an opportunity to compare key metrics among Ontario universities.
Metrics that are reported include:
- degrees awarded
- student applications and enrolment
- entering average
- student satisfaction (NSSE and CGPSS survey results)
- tuition, ancillary fees, and other expenses
- number of instructional faculty members
- university revenue
- undergraduate class size
- research awards
- graduation rates
- employment rates
This data is available for all Ontario universities at the Council of Ontario Universities' CUDO website.