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About ³ÉÈË´óƬ

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for teaching, learning and research, consistently ranked among the top public universities in the world.

³ÉÈË´óƬ embraces innovation and transforms ideas into action. Since 1915, ³ÉÈË´óƬ has been opening doors of opportunity for people with the curiosity, drive and vision to shape a better world.


³ÉÈË´óƬ Interim President and Vice-Chancellor Deborah Buszard

President’s Welcome

President and Vice-Chancellor Benoit-Antoine Bacon welcomes you to this inspirational place of learning and research.

³ÉÈË´óƬ Point Grey and Okanagan Campuses

Refreshing our Strategic Plan

As ³ÉÈË´óƬ passes the halfway point on its strategic plan, Shaping ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Next Century, the time is right to revisit the plan and define the university’s specific priorities and actions for the next three to five years.


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Aerial view of ³ÉÈË´óƬ Okanagan campus

³ÉÈË´óƬ Campuses

Our two major campuses are located in Vancouver and the Okanagan.

Explore ³ÉÈË´óƬ campuses


³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Institutional Rankings

The most established and influential global rankings all consistently place ³ÉÈË´óƬ in the top five per cent of universities in the world.

Universities are judged across multiple performance areas, including research productivity, excellence in teaching, international collaborations, collaboration with businesses and the public sector, and academic and employer reputation.

THE 2024 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


³ÉÈË´óƬ at a Glance

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$747.3 million

research funding for 9,675 projects

247 companies spun off from ³ÉÈË´óƬ research

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Over 400,000

alumni in 160 countries

20,828 faculty and staff

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8 Nobel laureates

3 Canadian prime ministers

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22 3M National Teaching Fellows

306 Royal Society of Canada Fellows

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65 Olympic medals won

by varsity athletes, including 19 gold

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75 Rhodes Scholars

4 Rhodes Scholars in the last five years