Peterborough Campus

Defined by a river, joined by a bridge, Trent’s Peterborough Campus is a place of possibility, curiosity, and beauty. Our breathtaking campus provides a spectacular natural and architecturally inspiring backdrop for tomorrow’s groundbreaking ideas.

Just 90 minutes from downtown Toronto, Trent’s Peterborough Campus offers an impressive range of academically rigorous programs across the arts and sciences as well as professional programs like business, plenty of co-op opportunities, and pathways to law and medicine.

Here, academic excellence combines with state-of-the-art facilities, opportunities to get involved and robust career experiences in a personal close-knit community to create a truly transformative student experience.

Quick Facts

• 9,977 undergraduate students
• 978 graduate students
• 1,682 international students from 79 countries
• 1,400-acre campus with 30 km of hiking trails
• 12x per day GO buses running from campus to Toronto
• 141,357 population of Greater Peterborough Area

About Peterborough: The Electric City

The City of Peterborough blends a thriving arts, culture, and entertainment scene with the breathtaking natural landscapes of the famed Kawartha Lakes region. This relaxed and friendly community offers the perfect environment for students who want both an ideal place to study and a chance to make lasting memories with new friends at the city’s trendy restaurants, cafés, pubs, and festivals. Whether you’re a nature lover, adventure seeker, foodie, or all of the above, Peterborough is a wonderful place to live, study, and gain valuable work experience.

Arts and Culture

Peterborough is a vibrant, multicultural community with more than 140 arts and culture organizations, including theatres, art galleries, museums, historic sites, and other performance spaces.

On our campus alone, you’ll find the Wenjack Theatre and Nozhem First Peoples Performance Space with live theatre, dance, and music. You will also find the Jalynn Bennett Amphitheatre (pictured above) at Trent’s Traill College in downtown Peterborough, a new hub for arts and culture in the city.

Many famous artists visit Peterborough for performances, and also come to Trent. The University has brought distinguished individuals to campus to lecture and perform, including—luminaries such as Dr. David Suzuki, Canadian authors Alistair MacLeod and Yann Martel, and jazz vocalist Diana Panton.

The Music Scene

Peterborough has a thriving music scene, including hosting some of the largest free concert events in Canada: the Peterborough Music Festival and Peterborough Folk Fest. Every year a host of bands—famous and those with cult followings--bring the city to life with a range of music genres, from rock to blues to hip hop to folk. Music festivals such as the September Downtown Jazz Festival also attract big-name headliners.

Shops and Boutiques

Peterborough is a hub of local retail activity – with shops, stores, and boutiques unique to the city. Head downtown to explore everything from vintage and second-hand clothing, handmade beauty products, plants and green décor, locally crafted art, and more. You can browse for treasures amongst the stacks in “booksellers’ row,” purchase handmade candles or soaps, buy organic produce at the Farmer’s Market, or spend Saturday afternoon at one of the malls.

Places to Eat

Peterborough has a phenomenal culinary scene. No matter what you are craving--Mexican, Indian, Italian, Greek, Japanese, Thai, Belgian, or even new-world cuisine —you can find it in downtown Peterborough in the busy Bistro District on and surrounding Hunter Street.

Did You Know?

• You can walk, bike, in-line skate, or cross-country ski between Trent University and downtown Peterborough all on the Rotary Greenway Trail
• Students run an organic local food café on Trent’s Symons Campus called The Seasoned Spoon, which serves up dishes that feature ingredients from Trent’s very own vegetable garden
• There are 134 lakes near Trent University in Peterborough.