In 2022, it was renamed Toronto Metropolitan University, in response to concerns about Egerton Ryerson's influence on the Canadian Indian residential school system.

[10] However, with the prospect of another war diminished greatly by 1948, the decision was made to open the Ryerson Institute of Technology, with class calendars hastily issued in August 1948.

[12] Kerr served as the institution's first principal[9] until 1966, when he became the head of the Council of Regents for Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology.

[13] Several buildings had to be razed, including temporary barracks used during the Second World War[14] and the Toronto Normal School (though its portico façade was kept).

[21] As a result of Egerton Ryerson's association with the establishment of the Canadian Indian residential school system, the institution faced calls to reevaluate the namesake of the university in 2017.

[22][23] A consultation process to formulate the institution's response to the report was launched in 2018, led by faculty member Denise O'Neil Green.

[21] Pressure to rename the university grew after the finding of 215 (later revised to 200) possible unmarked graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in May 2021.

[41] In 2010, a one-year pilot program was approved by the municipal government that limited Gould Street to pedestrian traffic only, an initiative that was later extended by six months.

[43] The closed pedestrian-only portions of Gould Street is designated as Toronto Metropolitan University Square, and includes an outdoor skating rink in the winter.

[45] The space features a reflecting pool, and large Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rocks that are approximately two billion years old from the Canadian Shield.

[48] In 2019, the university submitted a rezoning application for a 41-storey tower at 202 Jarvis Street, which will include an 11-storey academic base with classrooms, labs, and research space intended for the Faculty of Science, along with a student residence in its upper levels.

[57] As of 2012, the library's collection held over 522,000 books, over 836,000 microform units, and provide access to electronic resources including e-books, serial titles, and databases.

[60] The Image Centre dates back to 1969, although the building was not completed until 2012, after the university was gifted 292,000 photographs of the Black Star collection.

[62] The university operates three student residences with approximately 1,144 beds on campus including the Daphne Cockwell Complex, the International Living & Learning Centre, and Pitman Hall.

[69] In addition to office space, the centre also houses student lounges, study areas and computer labs, and restaurants.

[70] Opened in 2018, the centre was formed in partnership between the university's Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, Bombardier, and the Downsview Aerospace Innovation and Research Consortium (DAIR).

[71] The centre provides a collaborative research environment for the university's faculty and graduate students with its industry partners.

[16] The senate is made up of 52 elected representatives of the university community, including its faculty, student body, and alumni.

[16] Additionally, the chancellor, president, vice-presidents, deans, the chief librarian, and university registrar are also considered members of the senate.

[16] Additionally, the president also serves as the vice-chancellor of the university, assuming the duties of the chancellor in the event they are unable to, or when the office is vacant.

[2] Government grants make up the largest source of income for the university, followed by student fees and tuition revenue.

[90] The Lincoln Alexander School of Law is the newest academic faculty formed at the university, having taken its first cohort of students in September 2020.

In the Times Higher Education's 2022 global employability ranking, Toronto Metropolitan University placed 192nd in the world, and tenth in Canada.

[117] In the same year, the university managed to raise $13.2 million for research support from various related industries and non-governmental sources.

[124] The DMZ assists early to mid-stage technology start-ups by connecting them with investors and researchers, as well as provide them access to mentors from industry-related experts.

[152] There exists several student-operated media outlets at the university, including student newspapers and a campus radio station.

[157] Varsity teams includes badminton, basketball, fencing, figure skating, ice hockey, soccer, and volleyball.

The university's athletic department also maintains several other sports clubs for baseball, crickets, cross country, curling, dragon boat, esports, rugby, table tennis, track and field, ultimate frisbee, and wrestling.

[181][182] Alumni of Toronto Metropolitan University have assumed notable roles in a wide range of fields and specialties.

[187] A number of alumni have also found success in the arts, including Nina Dobrev,[188] Daniel Louis,[189] Mena Massoud,[190] Eric McCormack,[191] Hannah Simone,[192] Nia Vardalos,[193] and Jacqueline MacInnes Wood.