OCAD University is Canada's largest university of art and design, dedicated to applying the power of imagination to education, research and creative enterprise. Founded in 1876, OCAD U's past provides a rich tradition into which our community can tap as we explore new opportunities, technologies and media. Central to our constant evolution is the belief that educational and cultural institutions must look outward, not inward, nurturing ideas that will take root in the world. Our mandate is not simply to imagine the future, but to help create it.

OCAD U's bachelor's and master's degree programs allow students to benefit from an interdisciplinary university education that blends academic rigor with the experimental freedom of the studio. Our graduate programs have a focus on research that goes far beyond traditional academic inquiry. OCAD U researchers start with practice-based methodologies from art and design and integrate them with every imaginable discipline, from computer science to physiology to consumer demographics.

OCAD University is located in the heart of Toronto, Canada's largest centre for design, culture, and business. As one of the world's most multicultural cities, Toronto is a vibrant nexus that brings a diversity of creative forces together. Our city is home to the second-highest concentration of artistically creative people in North America and the third-largest design centre in North America (after New York and Boston). Our downtown location links us (and you) to an extended campus of design studios, art galleries, artist-run centres and museums that exhibit the work of leading artists and designers.