UBC Overview & Facts
UBC at a Glance

$773.7 million
research funding for 10,218 projects
245 companies spun off from UBC research

Over 375,000
alumni in 160 countries
18,953 faculty and staff
1,436 research projects with industry partners
1,350 research contracts and agreements with government and non-profits
UBC operates on an approximately $3.4 billion annual consolidated budget
Student experiences
Students on our campuses

- 58,768 Vancouver students
- 11,989 Okanagan students
- 15,726 degrees granted in 2021
- 70,757 total UBC students (up 3.3% from 2020/21)
- 2,165 Indigenous students
- 5,007 students in UBC Extended Learning, with 7,338 enrolments
International Students
- 21.8% of Okanagan students are international
- 28.6% of Vancouver students are international
Enriched learning experiences
- 53.2% of undergraduate students participate by the time they graduate
Students in undergraduate and graduate programs
UBC Campuses


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

8 Nobel laureates
3 Canadian prime ministers

65 Olympic medals won
by varsity athletes, including 19 gold

22 3M National Teaching Fellows
289 Royal Society of Canada Fellows

74 Rhodes Scholars
4 Rhodes Scholars in the last five years
Faculty and staff across campuses
UBC’s Institutional Rankings
Sustainable Development Goals
UBC ranks 13th out of more than 1,400 institutions globally in delivering on the UN SDGs.

Tied for 1st overall in SDG 9:
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Sixth overall in SDG 10:
Reduce inequality
THE University Rankings
37th in Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, one of three Canadian universities in the top 50
To learn more about the students, faculty and staff data, please visit the UBC Data & Analytics page.
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