By the Numbers 2024
Explore comprehensive visual data about the Faculty in this companion piece to our 2024 Impact Report
Chapter 6: Advancement & Communications
Data in this chapter are presented by fiscal year, May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024.
Facts & Figures
$30.6M
Total philanthropic support generated in 2023–2024, an increase of 45.7% over the previous year
5.5B
Total potential impressions generated by 5,438 media stories about U of T Engineering in 2023–2024
8,472
Total alumni engaged through events and programs in 2023–2024, including 6,554 newly engaged alumni
Figure 6.1a Philanthropic Support, 2023–2024
Figure 6.1b Philanthropic Support, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024
Figure 6.1c Gift Designations, 2023–2024
Figure 6.1d Alumni Engagement, 2023–2024
| Figure | Total |
|---|---|
| Newly engaged alumni | 1,918 |
| Total engaged alumni | 6,554 |
Figure 6.2a U of T Engineering Media Stories and Impressions, May 2023 to April 2024
A story refers to a single item in print or broadcast media. Impressions represent the number of viewers who could potentially have seen or interacted with those stories.
Figure 6.2b Proportion of U of T Engineering Media Impressions by Academic Area, 2023–2024
One media story can reference multiple academic areas. In those cases, the impressions are included in the counts for both areas.
Figure 6.2c Proportion of U of T Engineering Media Impressions by Strategic Priority Area, 2023–2024
One media story can reference multiple strategic priority areas. In those cases, the impressions are included in the counts for both areas.
Figure 6.2d Proportion of U of T Engineering Media Impressions by Outlet Location, 2023–2024
The impressions for one story may be included in the counts of multiple countries.
Figure 6.3a Facebook Statistics, May 2023 to April 2024
This reflects the Facebook account managed by Engineering Strategic Communications (facebook.com/uoftengineering/). Many departments, divisions and institutes maintain their own accounts; this data is not reflected here.
Figure 6.3b Instagram Statistics, May 2023 to April 2024
This reflects the Instagram account managed by Engineering Strategic Communications (@uoftengineering). Many departments, divisions and institutes maintain their own accounts; this data is not reflected here.
Figure 6.3c LinkedIn Statistics, May 2023 to April 2024
This reflects the LinkedIn account managed by Engineering Strategic Communications (@uoftengineering). Many departments, divisions and institutes maintain their own accounts; this data is not reflected here.
Figure 6.4 Summary of Analytics for U of T Engineering Faculty Site and U of T Engineering News Site, 2023–2024
A session is the period of time a user was actively engaged with our website. All usage data (pageviews, events, etc.) are associated with a session.
| Faculty site (engineering.utoronto.ca) | U of T Engineering News site (news.engineering.utoronto.ca) | |
|---|---|---|
| Pageviews | 283,883 | 151,922 |
| Unique visitors | 136,139 | 96,300 |
| Average number of pageviews per session | 1.33 | 1.14 |
| Average amount of time spent on site | 2:39 min | 2:13 min |
| Cities of origin | 5541 | 5092 |
| Countries of origin | 202 | 191 |
Figure 6.5 Social Media Referrals for U of T Engineering News, 2023–2024
| Social Media Platform | Sessions |
|---|---|
| 6,518 | |
| 4,678 | |
| 657 |
Figure 6.6 Summary of Analytics for Discover Engineering, Welcome to Skule™ and Graduate Studies sites, 2023–2024
A session is the period of time a user was actively engaged with our website. All usage data (pageviews, events, etc.) are associated with a session. Discover Engineering is for prospective students and Welcome to Skule™ is for applicants who were admitted to U of T Engineering for undergraduate studies. The Graduate Studies site serves both prospective and current graduate students.
| Discover Engineering (discover.engineering.utoronto.ca) | Welcome to Skule™ (welcome.engineering.utoronto.ca) | Graduate Studies (gradstudies.engineering.utoronto.ca) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pageviews | 960,193 | 15,905 | 197,693 |
| Unique visitors | 304,412 | 5,551 | 64,025 |
| Average number of pageviews per session | 1.9 | 1.31 | 1.75 |
| Average amount of time spent on site | 2:00 min | 1:51 min | 1:55 min |
| Cities of origin | 8316 | 980 | 3605 |
| Countries of origin | 218 | 106 | 182 |
Figure 6.7 Top 25 Stories on the Engineering News and U of T News Websites, 2023–2024
Pageviews obtained between May 1, 2023 and April 30, 2024.
| Story Title | Date Posted | Pageviews (U of T Engineering News) | Pageviews (U of T News) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top U of T undergraduate Ben Agro is taking his passion for research into a direct-entry PhD | June 12, 2023 | 7,590 | 24,957 | 32,547 |
| Grads to Watch 2023 | June 6, 2023 | 4,748 | 10,423 | 15,171 |
| U of T Engineering student earns Rhodes Scholarship | November 29, 2023 | 2,388 | 10,212 | 12,600 |
| ‘Self-driving labs’: $200-million federal grant powers AI-driven materials discovery for clean energy, advanced manufacturing and more | May 1, 2023 | 826 | 1,793 | 2,619 |
| New microcredentials to strengthen the talent pipeline for Canada’s biomanufacturing industry | July 25, 2023 | 1,166 | 971 | 2,137 |
| IBET Momentum Fellow Chantel Briana Campbell fabricates multilayered biomaterials that can help repair damaged hearts, eyes and muscles | September 5, 2023 | 806 | 893 | 1,699 |
| Can AI help make our buildings more sustainable? | May 23, 2023 | 759 | 839 | 1,598 |
| This sustainable solution for removing phosphate and ammonium from wastewater promotes a circular economy | May 19, 2023 | 648 | 856 | 1,504 |
| U of T Engineering professor leads new global collaboration to advance net-zero hydrogen economy | September 26, 2023 | 714 | 759 | 1,473 |
| IBET Momentum Fellow Raylene Mitchell aims to change how engineering is done in northern and Indigenous communities | August 24, 2023 | 653 | 709 | 1,362 |
| Improved stability could help perovskite solar cells compete with silicon | July 13,2023 | 1,135 | 220 | 1,355 |
| How AI and neuromodulation could help with sleep disorders | July 4, 2023 | 901 | 419 | 1,320 |
| U of T Engineering professor incorporating AI to help decarbonize chemical industries | September 19, 2023 | 1,244 | - | 1,244 |
| UTAT division launches first satellite into space, initiating next phase of communication mission | January 15, 2024 | 770 | 386 | 1,156 |
| U of T Engineering researchers partner with Siemens Energy to tackle sustainable energy production | January 4, 2024 | 768 | 381 | 1,149 |
| Meet five U of T Engineering graduate students awarded 2023 Vanier Scholarships | August 29, 2023 | 1,099 | - | 1,099 |
| New electrochemical process could raise the efficiency of capturing carbon directly from air | August 2, 2023 | 822 | 248 | 1,070 |
| Acceleration Consortium announces $1.2 million in funding for projects that accelerate scientific discovery | February 29,2024 | 661 | 347 | 1,008 |
| Faculty and staff honoured for excellence with 2024 U of T Engineering awards | April 16, 2024 | 983 | - | 983 |
| U of T partnership will bring graduate students from South Korea to Toronto for six-month applied AI program | September 29, 2023 | 918 | - | 918 |
| U of T Engineering researchers are using electric fields to control the movement of defects in crystals | June 19, 2023 | 907 | - | 907 |
| Why these sisters want women engineering students to hear success stories from accomplished alumnae | March 7, 2024 | 895 | - | 895 |
| ‘The educational journey is as significant as the ultimate goal’: Meet Professor Mohammed Basheer | October 5, 2023 | 716 | - | 716 |
| U of T Engineering student pitches green hydrogen startup at international competition in Berlin | November 20, 2023 | 703 | - | 703 |
| Professor Milica Radisic awarded international Humboldt Research prize | July 26, 2023 | 664 | - | 664 |
| ‘DNA origami’ may bring researchers one step closer to a cancer vaccine | November 20, 2023 | 647 | - | 657 |