UBC Overview & Facts

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UBC’s Institutional Rankings

World ranking

41st

THE 2025

53rd

ARWU 2025

38th

QS 2025

Canada ranking

2nd

THE 2025

2nd

ARWU 2025

3rd

QS 2025

(THE) Times Higher Education World University Rankings, (ARWU) Shanghai Ranking Academic Ranking of World Universities, (QS) QS World University Rankings


UBC at a Glance

1,064

research projects with industry partners

1,378

research contracts and agreements with government and non-profits

$4.19 billion

in annual consolidated budget supports UBC’s operations`

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$936.40 million

research funding for 10,120 projects

296 companies spun off from UBC research

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Over 435,000

alumni in 145 countries

20,662 faculty and staff


Student Experience

Students on our campuses

60,309

Vancouver students

11,791 

Okanagan students

15,942

degrees granted in 2025

72,100

total UBC students

2,661

Indigenous students

6,485

students in UBC Extended Learning

International students

17.4% of Okanagan students are international

25.4% of Vancouver students are international

Enriched learning experiences

84% of undergraduate students participate by the time they graduate National Survey of Student Engagement (2023)

Students in undergraduate and graduate programs

49,165

Undergraduate Vancouver

11,144

Graduate Vancouver

60,309

Total Vancouver students

10,523

Undergraduate Okanagan

1,268

Graduate Okanagan

11,791

Total Okanagan students

59,688

Total undergraduate students

12,412

Total graduate students

72,100

Total students


UBC Campuses

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Aerial view of UBC Okanagan campus

UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley.

UBC Robson Square, the UBC Learning Exchange and UBC’s Centre for Digital Media are also in Vancouver.

UBC provides clinical education to Faculty of Medicine students at 80+ training sites across BC.

UBC’s two regional bases in Hong Kong and India make local connections and elevate partnerships for research, learning and capacity development.


Alumni, Faculty and Staff

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8 Nobel laureates

3 Canadian prime ministers

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67 Olympic medals won

by varsity athletes, including 19 gold

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26 3M National Teaching Fellows

319 Royal Society of Canada Fellows

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76 Rhodes Scholars

4 Rhodes Scholars in the last five years


Faculty and staff across campuses

6,590

Faculty Vancouver

11,953

Staff Vancouver

18,543

Total faculty and staff Vancouver

718

Faculty Okanagan

1,401

Staff Okanagan

2,119

Total faculty and staff Okanagan

7,308

Faculty total both campuses

13,354

Staff total both campuses

20,662

Faculty and staff total both campuses


To learn more about the students, faculty and staff data, please visit the UBC Data & Analytics page.

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