UBC Overview & Facts

A world-leading centre of teaching, learning and research excellence, UBC transforms personal initiative into innovation, and new ideas into impact. Read a welcome from President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon, explore the strategic plan and learn about UBC’s vision and values.

UBC at a Glance

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$892.80 million

research funding for 9,992 projects

260 companies spun off from UBC research

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Over 410,000

alumni in 145 countries

20,799 faculty and staff

1,095 research projects with industry partners

1,319 research contracts and agreements with government and non-profits

UBC operates on an approximately $3.98 billion annual consolidated budget

Student experience

Students on our campuses

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  • 59,150 Vancouver students
  • 11,748 Okanagan students
  • 16,611 degrees granted in 2024
  • 70,898 total UBC students
  • 2,500 Indigenous students
  • 5,762 students in UBC Extended Learning, with 8,346 enrolments

International Students

  • 19.7% of Okanagan students are international
  • 27.7% 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

Undergraduate Vancouver
47,856
Graduate Vancouver
11,294
Total Vancouver students
59,150
Undergraduate Okanagan
10,406
Graduate Okanagan
1,342
Total Okanagan students
11,748
Total Undergraduate students
58,262
Total Graduate students
12,636
Total students
70,898

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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66 Olympic medals won

by varsity athletes, including 19 gold

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23 3M National Teaching Fellows

313 Royal Society of Canada Fellows

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75 Rhodes Scholars

4 Rhodes Scholars in the last five years

Faculty and staff across campuses

Faculty Vancouver
6,652
Staff Vancouver
12,054
Total Faculty and Staff Vancouver
18,706
Faculty Okanagan
704
Staff Okanagan
1,389
Total Faculty and Staff Okanagan
2,093
Faculty total both campuses
7,356
Staff total both campuses
13,443
Faculty and Staff total both campuses
20,799

UBC’s Institutional Rankings

THE 2025 ARWU 2024 QS 2025
World Ranking 41st 47th 38th
Canada Ranking 2nd 2nd 3rd

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

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

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