University of Toledo

{{Short description|Public university in Toledo, Ohio, US}} {{For|other universities that use the UT abbreviation|UT (disambiguation){{!}}UT}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox university | name = The University of Toledo | image = UT Hortz.svg | image_upright = 1 | former_name = Toledo University of Arts & Trades (1872–1884) Toledo Manual Training School (1884–1914) Toledo University (1914–1967) | motto = ''Coadyuvando El Presente, Formando El Porvenir'' | mottoeng = Guide to the Present, Moulder of the Future | established = {{start date and age|October 12, 1872}} | type = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]] | accreditation = [[Higher Learning Commission|HLC]] | endowment = $689.1 million (2025)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2025-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL.xlsx |title=U.S. and Canadian 2025 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2025 Endowment Market Value |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) |access-date=February 17, 2026 |format=XLSX}}</ref> | administrative_staff = | faculty = 2,232 | president = James Holloway | provost = Scott Molitor (interim) | students = 14,440<ref name="headcount">As of fall 2024. {{cite web |title=Fall 2024 Enrollment Report |url=https://www.utoledo.edu/offices/institutional-research/report-library/fall-final-enrollment/docs/fall-2024-census-enrollment-report.pdf |publisher=University of Toledo Office of Institutional Research |access-date=May 14, 2025 }}</ref> | undergrad = 11,036<ref name=headcount/> | postgrad = 3,404<ref name=headcount/> | city = [[Toledo, Ohio]] | country = United States | campus = [[Urban area|Urban]] Main, {{convert|813|acre|ha}} Health Science, {{convert|450|acre|ha}} Scott Park, {{convert|160|acre|ha}} | colors = Midnight blue and gold<ref>{{cite web |title=The University of Toledo Brand Guide |url=https://www.utoledo.edu/offices/marketing/brand-guide/guide.html |access-date=June 12, 2023 |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320201711/https://www.utoledo.edu/offices/marketing/brand-guide/guide.html |url-status=live }}</ref> {{color box|#003E7E}} {{color box|#FFD200}} | mascot = Rocky the Rocket & Rocksy the Rockette<ref>{{cite web |title=UToledo Mascots |url=https://www.utoledo.edu/mascot/ |access-date=August 1, 2020 |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806081250/https://www.utoledo.edu/mascot/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division I FBS]] – [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] | nickname = [[Toledo Rockets|Rockets]] | parent = [[University System of Ohio]] | academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[Oak Ridge Associated Universities|ORAU]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}} | free_label = Newspaper | free = ''[[The Independent Collegian|The Collegian]]'' | website = {{URL|https://www.utoledo.edu/}} | coor = {{Coord|41.657716|N|83.61366|W|source:dewiki_region:US-OH_type:landmark|format=dms|display=title}} }}

The '''University of Toledo''' ('''UToledo''' or '''UT''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Toledo, Ohio]], United States. It is the northernmost campus of the [[University System of Ohio]].<ref name="Carnegie">{{cite web|work=[[Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching]]|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=206084|title=Carnegie Classifications – University of Toledo|access-date=February 6, 2012|archive-date=September 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913074043/http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=206084|url-status=live}}</ref> The university also operates a {{convert|450|acre|ha|adj=on}} Health Science campus, which includes the University of Toledo Medical Center, in the [[Neighborhoods in Toledo, Ohio|West Toledo]] neighborhood of Toledo; the Center for the Visual Arts is located in [[downtown Toledo]] at the [[Toledo Museum of Art]]; and a research and education facility, known as the Lake Erie Center, at [[Maumee Bay State Park]].

The university was founded in 1872 in downtown Toledo as the '''Toledo University of Arts and Trades'''. It closed after six years. The city of Toledo took it over, reopening it in 1884 as the '''Toledo Manual Training School'''. The [[vocational school]] was developed as a university through the late 1800s.<ref>{{cite book| title=Ohio: A History of the Buckeye State| last1=Kern |first1=Kevin F. |last2=Wilson |first2=Gregory S. | publisher=John Wiley & Sons| date=2013| isbn=9781118548325 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rfz1AAAAQBAJ&pg=PT436| access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref>

In 1931 the university moved to its current location in the [[Neighborhoods in Toledo, Ohio|Old Orchard<ref>https://toledo.oh.gov/residents/neighborhoods</ref>]] neighborhood. Since its establishment, the university has physically expanded to include more than 100 major buildings with a combined area of more {{convert|1400|acre|ha}} and transformed its academic program from one for vocational and secondary education into a comprehensive research university. It is known for its curriculum in the science, engineering, and medical fields. It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".<ref>{{cite web |title=UToledo Recognized Among the Nation's Leading Research Institutions with Carnegie R1 Classification |url=https://news.utoledo.edu/index.php/02_13_2025/utoledo-recognized-among-the-nations-leading-research-institutions-with-carnegie-r1-classification |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825133408/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php%3Funit_id%3D206084 |archive-date=August 25, 2020 |access-date=September 13, 2020 |website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |publisher=Center for Post-secondary Education}}</ref>

The University of Toledo has over 100,000 living alumni and a current enrollment of more than 13,000 students. The university has more than 300 student organizations. Its athletic teams, called the [[Toledo Rockets|Rockets]], are members of the [[Mid-American Conference]].

===19th century=== The University of Toledo began in 1872 as a private arts and trades school, offering subjects such as painting and architectural drawing.<ref name="UThistory">{{cite web|work=University of Toledo|url=http://www.utoledo.edu/index.asp?id=71|title=The University of Toledo – History |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050403072837/http://www.utoledo.edu/index.asp?id=71 |archive-date = April 3, 2005|access-date=May 20, 2005}}</ref> Jesup Wakeman Scott, a local newspaper editor, published a pamphlet in 1868 entitled "Toledo: Future Great City of the World."<ref name="UThistory"/> He believed that the center of world commerce was moving westward, and by 1900 would be located in Toledo. To prepare for such growth of industry and commerce, Scott donated 160 acres of land as an endowment for a university. The Toledo University of Arts and Trades was incorporated on October 12, 1872.<ref name="indepthhistory">{{cite web|work=University of Toledo|url=http://www.utoledo.edu/graduate/prospectivestudents/about/indepthhistory.html|title=History of the University of Toledo|access-date=February 6, 2012|archive-date=August 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811100520/http://www.utoledo.edu//graduate/prospectivestudents/about/indepthhistory.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The university's original mission was to "furnish artists and artisans with the best facilities for a high culture in their professions...."<ref name="UThistory"/> Scott died in 1874, a year before the university opened in an old church building downtown Toledo.<ref name="UThistory"/>

By the late 1870s, the school was in financial trouble and the school closed in 1878.<ref name="UThistory"/> On January 8, 1884, the assets of the school became property of the city of Toledo. The school reopened under city control as the Toledo Manual Training School. It offered a three-year program for students at least 13 years old who received both academic and manual instruction in the trades.<ref name="UThistory"/>

===20th century=== [[File:U-of toledo ihouse.jpg|thumb|alt=Horton International House and Parks Tower|Horton International House was part of the building boom of the 1980s and 1990s]] Jerome Raymond, the university's first president, expanded its offerings in the early 1900s by affiliating with the Toledo Conservatory of Music, the YMCA College of Law, and the Toledo Medical College. Raymond also created the College of Arts and Sciences.<ref name="UThistory"/> Despite the expansion, the school struggled financially and had various legal battles over control.<ref name="UThistory"/>

A. Monroe Stowe became president in 1914, and helped organize and stabilize the college. On January 30, 1914, the college became known as Toledo University.<ref name="indepthhistory"/> Stowe added to its offerings, founding the College of Commerce and Industry (later the College of Business Administration) in 1914, and the College of Education in 1916.<ref name="UThistory"/> During this period, enrollment grew from 200 students to around 1,500.<ref name="UThistory"/>

Along with the expanded academic offerings, extracurricular activities increased with the university's first intercollegiate athletic programs forming in 1915. Football was added in 1917. Other organizations formed, such as a student council and the university's first [[student newspaper]], ''The Universi-Teaser'', in 1919.<ref name="UThistory"/> The athletic programs received their nickname, [[Toledo Rockets|the Rockets]], in 1923 from a newspaper writer. He thought this name expressed the teams' playing style.<ref name="UThistory"/>

By the 1920s, Toledo University was a growing institution, limited only by the buildings that housed it. Classes were held in two downtown buildings, but both were too small.<ref name="UThistory"/> In 1922, the university moved into an automobile mechanics training facility that had been constructed for training of troops in [[World War I]] on the original Scott land. It had outgrown its first two downtown buildings.<ref name="UThistory"/>

Although twice the size of the old buildings, the location on the Scott land quickly became outdated after a 32 percent increase in enrollment created a shortage in classroom space.<ref name="UThistory"/> In 1928, Henry J. Doermann became president and initiated plans for a new campus. Doermann received his funding after a city bond levy passed by 10,000 votes.<ref name="UThistory"/> Doermann worked with a local architectural firm to design the new campus, using design elements of the universities of Europe. He and others hoped that the architecture would inspire students.<ref name="UThistory"/> Less than a year later, University Hall and the Field House were completed in the [[Collegiate Gothic]] style.<ref name="UThistory"/> Although enrollments remained stable during the [[Great Depression]], Philip C. Nash, who became president following Doermann's sudden death, instituted drastic measures to cut costs, and made use of [[New Deal]] funds from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration to help pay for new construction and scholarships.<ref name="UThistory"/>

The entry of the United States into [[World War II]] dramatically affected the university, adding funding for new, expanded programs.<ref name="UThistory"/> The military contracted with university to offer war-training programs for both military and civilian personnel.<ref name="UThistory"/> Areas of study for civilians included: Engineering, Science and Management War Training program classes, and Civilian Pilot Training classes.<ref name="UThistory"/>

The military used the university to house and train a detachment of the [[United States Army Air Corps|27th Army Air Crew]]. The [[Cadet Nurse Corps|U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps]] trained nurses for army field hospitals.<ref name="UThistory"/> The enrollment of women grew during the war and many student organizations reflected the changes. For instance, intercollegiate basketball and football were suspended while the university's [[Red Cross]] chapter, the first of its kind at a university, sponsored knitting sessions for students to make sweaters for soldiers.<ref name="UThistory"/>

After the war, the [[GI Bill of Rights]] helped veterans pay for college tuition following the war and over 3,000 veterans took advantage of the program at UT.<ref name="UThistory"/> In 1945, the university purchased surplus military housing for the veterans and moved it to campus. The complex, known as "Nashville", transitioned into married student housing until 1974 after the peak of veterans decreased.<ref name="UThistory"/>

In 1947, Wilbur W. White replaced Nash. White proposed a progressive ten-year development plan, but he died in 1950 before the new development was completed.<ref name="UThistory"/> The university, under new president Dr. Asa Knowles, continued White's plan and completed a new men's dormitory in 1952 and the new library in 1953. Educational programming for adult students was expanded and created the [[Public broadcasting|Greater Toledo Television Foundation]] to utilize television for educational purposes.<ref name="UThistory"/>

In 1958, Knowles met with Toledo City Council to secure a new plan for the future financing of the university, during the 1940s the 12 percent of the city's budget was allocated to the university and this percentage proved unsustainable.<ref name="UThistory"/> Council suggested that the university acquire financial assistance from the state of [[Ohio]] to relieve the city's financial burden.<ref name="UThistory"/>

Asa Knowles resigned the presidency that same year but William S. Carlson pursued the issue and three bills were introduced into the state legislature in 1959 to propose a student subsidy for the states three largest municipal universities, University of Toledo, along with the [[University of Akron]] and [[University of Cincinnati]].<ref name="UThistory"/> The bills stalled but a $2 million levy was passed that same year to help sustain the university.<ref name="UThistory"/> Ohio's three largest municipal universities continued to push for financial assistance from the state and finally succeeded on July 1, 1967. The decision made the university a state university, after operating as a [[municipal college|municipal university]] for over 80 years.<ref name="UThistory"/> In addition to subsidy for students, state support provided capital improvement money for campus building construction,<ref name="UThistory"/> the university changed its name to the '''University of Toledo'''.<ref name="indepthhistory"/>

The 1960s saw an increase of political and social [[activism]] on the UT campus. Like many universities, UT campus experienced frequent [[student protest]]s.<ref name="UThistory"/> Students protested a variety of issues, ranging from a peaceful food riot in 1968 over the quality of food, to protests by students opposing the [[Vietnam War]] that lead to several arrests.<ref name="UThistory"/> In 1970, UT students remained peaceful following the [[Kent State shootings]] of protesters. UT experienced racial tension when a protest by African American students in May 1970 in response to [[Jackson State killings]] temporarily closed University Hall.<ref name="UThistory"/> Again, the UT protest ended peacefully when the university president met with the students.<ref name="UThistory"/>

UT celebrated its centennial in 1972 with a year of celebrations. Also that year, President Carlson retired, and Glen R. Driscoll was selected as new university president and began further expansion of the university with the addition of the Center for Performing Arts and Centennial Hall in 1976, the Center for Continuing Education in 1978, and Stranahan Hall in 1984.<ref name="UThistory"/> Centennial Hall was renamed

John F. Savage Hall from 1988 to 2008, and John F. Savage Arena thereafter. Savage was an alum (Class of 1952) who was instrumental in the arena's construction. The university replaced parking lots and the aging army barracks with Centennial Mall, a nine-acre landscaped mall in the center of campus.<ref name="UThistory" /> Construction began in 1985 on [[One SeaGate|SeaGate Center]] in downtown Toledo as part of downtown's revitalization efforts.<ref name="UThistory" /> McMaster Hall was completed in 1987 and plans for the Student Recreation Center were made in 1990. That same year, the Greek Village and the Larimer Athletic Complex was completed and the [[Glass Bowl]] underwent renovations.<ref name="UThistory" />

[[Frank E. Horton]], former president of the [[University of Oklahoma]], was selected thirteenth president in October 1988 and continued the growth of the university, fostered by the previous presidents.<ref name="UThistory"/> Horton began a large strategic planning effort and organized the growth of the university.<ref name="UThistory"/> To help achieve the plans, in 1993 the university launched a $40 million fund-raising campaign called UT40.<ref name="UThistory"/> During the mid-1990s, UT renovated commercial buildings at Dorr Street and Secor Road for classrooms.<ref name="UThistory"/> A new Academic Center and Residence Hall was built in 1992 to house the Honors Program.<ref name="UThistory"/> The Center for the Visual Arts at the Toledo Museum of Art was also finished that same year; followed by the International House Residence Hall and Nitschke Hall in 1995.<ref name="UThistory"/> And construction began in 1995 on a Pharmacy, Chemistry and Life Sciences complex on the main campus and a Lake Erie Research Center at [[Maumee Bay State Park]].<ref name="UThistory"/> The 1990s also included significant growth in technology. The university joined OhioLINK, a statewide library network, in 1994. Computer labs and hook-ups in dorms and offices provided [[Internet]] access and the university established a homepage on the World Wide Web.<ref name="UThistory"/>

===21st century=== [[File:University of Toledo Center for the Visual Arts.jpg|thumb|upright=1|The University of Toledo Center for the Visual Arts]] After a protracted protest by students, staff, faculty and community members, the [[board of trustees]] of the university agreed to include [[domestic partner]] benefits in the [[health care]] portion of the contract for faculty and staff with an effective start date of April 1, 2006. This development made the University of Toledo the first state university to begin covering domestic partners after the passage of Ohio Issue 1, several others had partner benefits before and continued them after the ban. The protest gained momentum after November 2004, when issue 1 was voted into law as an Ohio [[Constitutional amendment]] but began over a decade earlier with the work of several faculty members.

On March 31, 2006, Governor [[Bob Taft]] signed House Bill 478, which merged the University of Toledo with the [[University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences|Medical University of Ohio]].<ref>{{cite web |title=UT - MUO Merger |url=https://www.utoledo.edu/campus/merger/ |website=www.utoledo.edu |access-date=November 25, 2019 |archive-date=October 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020165503/http://www.utoledo.edu/campus/merger/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The merger became effective on July 1, 2006. The institution retained the University of Toledo name, and the former Medical University of Ohio facilities are referred to as the Health Science Campus.<ref>{{cite news|last=McManus|first=Tracey|publisher=[[Augusta Chronicle]]|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2012-01-05/most-us-medical-schools-affliated-universities|title=Most U.S. medical schools {{Sic|nolink=y|affl|iated}} with universities|date=January 5, 2012|access-date=February 6, 2012|archive-date=December 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224164839/http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2012-01-05/most-us-medical-schools-affliated-universities|url-status=live}}</ref> Toledo became the third largest public university in Ohio in terms of its operating budget, as well as one of only 17 public universities in the country that has colleges of business, education, engineering, law, medicine and pharmacy. As a result of this merger, the College of Pharmacy will be one of only 45 American Colleges of Pharmacy located in an academic health science center. The college's "Future of Pharmacy" campaign (2008–2010) was initiated to raise scholarship and equipment funds for the college's expansion into a new building on the health science campus, an expansion that will increase educational and research opportunities for students and faculty.<ref>{{cite news|last=Raghuveer|first=Amulya|publisher=[[WNWO]]|url=http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=349054|title=UT breaks ground on new health science facility|date=September 11, 2009|access-date=February 6, 2012}}</ref> What used to be called the College of Arts and Sciences was divided into three colleges, including the College of Languages, Literature and Social Sciences, the College of Communications and the Arts, and the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

== Academics == The University of Toledo offers over 250 academic programs in a diverse and comprehensive range of studies. It is the sixth largest university in Ohio by enrollment, and offers a 20:1 student-to-faculty ratio and a median class size of 25.

National honor societies such as [[Phi Kappa Phi]] and [[Tau Beta Pi]] have chapters at UT. The university also offers several ways in which students can enrich their academic experience. These include the Honors College, study abroad, service learning, various clubs, and undergraduate research.

{{Infobox US university ranking | QS_W = | Wamo_NU = 291 | Forbes = 619 | USNWR_NU = 293 (tie) | USNWR_W = 1089 (tie) | THE_WSJ = 492 | THES_W = 501-600 | ARWU_W = 601-700 }}

Toledo is a public university and is governed by a [[board of trustees]], and the [[Ohio Board of Regents]], both appointed by the [[Governor of Ohio]]. The board, which is composed of 9 members and 2 student trustees, is currently chaired by Patrick Kenney.<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Trustees |url=https://www.utoledo.edu/offices/trustees/board-members/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=May 15, 2025 |publisher=Utoledo.edu}}</ref> The board members are unpaid community members delegate executive power to the president. The current interim president is Matthew Schroeder.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=UTOLEDO INTERIM PRESIDENT - MATTHEW SCHROEDER |url=https://www.utoledo.edu/offices/president/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=July 2, 2024 |website= |publisher=Utoledo.edu}}</ref>

The University of Toledo is composed of the following colleges:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find Your Major Or Program |url=https://www.utoledo.edu/programs |access-date=July 2, 2024 |website=www.utoledo.edu |language=en}}</ref>

* College of Arts and Letters * John B. and Lilian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation *Judith Herb College of Education * College of Engineering * College of Health and Human Services * College of Graduate Studies * [[University of Toledo College of Law|College of Law]] * [[University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences|College of Medicine and Life Sciences]] * College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics * College of Nursing *College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science * University College

=== Research === [[File:University Hall UToledo.JPG|thumb|upright=1|alt=Fountain and University Hall|University Hall (background) and Centennial Mall (foreground)]] The university has the University of Toledo Research Enterprise and a number of research centers and institutes.

Located at Maumee Bay State Park, the Lake Erie Center supports interdisciplinary research involving environmental problems affecting the [[Great Lakes]].

The UT Polymer Institute, part of the College of Engineering, supports research in polymers and plastic technology.

The Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC) was created in January 2007 with an $18.6 million grant from the Ohio Department of Development and $30 million from federal agencies, universities and industrial partners to perform research involved establishing science and technology platforms, employing second and third generation photovoltaics (PV) materials, and devices tailored for applications in [[clean energy|clean electricity]] generation.<ref name="pvic">{{cite web|work=Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization|url=http://pvic.org/Default.aspx|title=About|access-date=February 6, 2012|archive-date=October 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025094417/http://pvic.org/Default.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The three primary locations of the Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC) include University of Toledo, [[Ohio State University]], and [[Bowling Green State University]].<ref name="pvic"/>

The center's research is focused on improving large area materials and devices, increasing the efficiency of solar technologies, and lowering production costs – with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of solar-powered electrical generation systems in homes, businesses, and utilities, as well as supporting the nation's defense and aerospace needs for advanced solar energy systems.

In 2012, the University of Toledo joined as partner members of the [[Lowell Discovery Telescope]] (formerly Discovery Channel Telescope).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2012/07/23/Arizona-partnership-lets-UT-study-the-stars.html |title=Arizona partnership lets UT study the stars |publisher=Toledo Blade |date=July 23, 2012 |access-date=March 29, 2016 |archive-date=November 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121083129/http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2012/07/23/Arizona-partnership-lets-UT-study-the-stars.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Student body== {| class="wikitable floatleft sortable collapsible"; text-align:left; font-size:80%;" |+ style="font-size:90%" |Student body composition as of May 2, 2022 |- ! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web|title=College Scorecard: University of Toledo|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?206084-University-of-Toledo|publisher=[[United States Department of Education]]|access-date=May 8, 2022|archive-date=June 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625034435/https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?206084-University-of-Toledo|url-status=live}}</ref> ! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total |- | [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]] |align=right| {{bartable|69|%|2||background:gray}} |- | [[African Americans|Black]] |align=right| {{bartable|10|%|2||background:mediumblue}} |- | Other{{efn|Other consists of [[Multiracial Americans]] & those who prefer to not say.}} |align=right| {{bartable|7|%|2||background:brown}} |- | [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]] |align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:green}} |- | [[Foreign national]] |align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:orange}} |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] |align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:purple}} |- ! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]] |- | [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}} |align=right| {{bartable|34|%|2||background:red}} |- | [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}} |align=right| {{bartable|66|%|2||background:black}} |}

== Athletics == {{more citations needed section|date=April 2018}}  {{Main|Toledo Rockets}} [[File:Rocky and Rocksy at Freshman Convocation, 2017.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Rocky and Rocksy, the university's mascots, at the 2017 convocation]] The University of Toledo's athletic teams play as the Rockets, and uniforms sport the colors midnight blue and gold. The university's sports teams play in the Mid-American Conference. The Rockets football team holds eleven [[Mid-American Conference]] championships, in 1967 (co-champion with Ohio) 1969, 1970, 1971, 1981, 1984, 1990 (co-champs with Western Michigan), 1995, 2001, 2004, 2017, and 2022.

[[Toledo Rockets football]] played in the [[2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl]] on December 26, 2010, against [[2010 FIU Golden Panthers football team|Florida International]]. Toledo lost the game 34–32. Toledo played in the 2015 Go Daddy Bowl against [[Arkansas State]] on January 5, 2015. The Rockets won 63–44.

In the season of 2009, the men's tennis team finished 2nd in regular season with a 17–10 record, and reached the finals of the MAC tournament for the first time in 35 years.

The [[Toledo Rockets men's basketball]] team was the 2006–07 Mid-American Conference champion under Head Coach [[Stan Joplin]], a former star player for the Rockets during the late 1970s, and was an assistant coach from 1984 to 1990. He was fired after slumping to an 11–19 record in 2007–08. The team received an NCAA Award For High Academic Performance Toledo tied for third-best APR mark in nation and MAC for second straight year.{{when|date=February 2012}} The University of Toledo men's basketball program ranks at the top of the Mid-American Conference for a second straight year in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Academic Performance Rating (APR).{{when|date=February 2012}} Toledo's 994 rating was tied for third place among all NCAA Division I men's basketball programs and trails only Columbia and Davidson.{{when|date=February 2012}}

In Spring 2011, the University of Toledo women's basketball team won the WNIT, becoming the first MAC team in any sport to win a National Championship in modern times.

The women's cross country has won four MAC Championships (2001, 2002, 2010, 2011) and three MAC Runner-up finishes (2003, 2005, 2009). The women's cross country team finished 21st at the NCAA Championships in 2011 and 28th at the NCAA Championships in 2010. The women's track team also finished as the 2012 MAC Indoor and Outdoor Runner-up.

The University of Toledo has two official mascots, Rocky the Rocket and Rocksy the Rockette. Rocky was introduced in 1966, and Rocksy was introduced in 2011. UT also has an official spirit crew known as Blue Crew. The University of Toledo Rocket Marching Band performs a pre-game show and halftime show at all home football games in the Glass Bowl.

=== Bowling Green rivalry === Toledo's principal football rivals are the Falcons of [[Bowling Green State University]]. The two teams formerly played for a trophy each year known as the [[Peace Pipe (college football)|Peace Pipe]], a prize that originated in basketball but progressed to football in 1980. Due to NCAA regulations{{why|date=October 2023}} and an agreement between the two schools, new to the rivalry will be the "Battle of I-75" trophy, a bronze trophy awarded to the winner of the game. Toledo now leads the series, and Toledo currently has been dominating the series going 10–1 in the last eleven meetings, recently including a 66–37 blowout win at Bowling Green's home field, Doyt Perry Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400945022|title=Toledo vs. Bowling Green – Game Summary – November 15, 2017 – ESPN|website=ESPN|access-date=April 18, 2018|archive-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418225940/http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400945022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Rockets Ready to Defend Battle of I-75 Trophy|url = http://utrockets.com/news/2015/11/13/FB_1113155356.aspx|website = University of Toledo|access-date = December 7, 2015|archive-date = March 4, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132203/http://utrockets.com/news/2015/11/13/FB_1113155356.aspx|url-status = live}}</ref>

=== Club sports === The University of Toledo also has a number of club sports under the direction of the university's Division of Student Affairs. Club sports receive funding from the university as student organizations, associated expenses in the sports are often supplemented by students' pay-to-play dues and fundraising activities. Club sports offered by UT include: football, bowling, women's basketball, crew, cross country, men's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, quidditch, sailing, men's soccer, table tennis, tennis, track and field, men's and women's ultimate disc, fencing, men's and women's volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.<ref>{{cite web|work=University of Toledo|url=http://www.hometeamsonline.com/UTSPORTCLUBS/|title=University of Toledo Sport Clubs|access-date=February 6, 2012|archive-date=May 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516211426/http://www.hometeamsonline.com/UTSPORTCLUBS/|url-status=live}}</ref>

A few recent accomplishments of the University of Toledo Sport Clubs include three straight individual wrestling national championships from 2006 to 2008; three Midwest-Collegiate Sailing Association Championships in 1950, 2008, and 2009; 2 Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association National Championship appearances in 2008 and 2009; 2 Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association National Keelboat Championship appearances in 2021 and 2022; a NIRSA Open Division Soccer National Championship in 1996; and an American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division I National Championship in 1992.

=== Ice hockey === The Toledo Rockets men's ice hockey team is a member of the [[American Collegiate Hockey Association]] (ACHA) Division I. Besides belonging to the ACHA, the team is also an original member of a conference known as the [[Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League]] (TSCHL) which was established in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tschlhockey.com/ |title=Tri State Collegiate Hockey League |publisher=Tschlhockey.com |access-date=February 23, 2013 |archive-date=July 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718163417/http://tschlhockey.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The team plays a 30–35 game schedule against other club teams in the region.

== Notable alumni, faculty and staff == {{main|List of University of Toledo people}}

==Notes== {{Notelist}}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{Commons category|University of Toledo}} * {{Official website}} * [https://utrockets.com/ University of Toledo Athletics website]

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