University of British Columbia

2329 West Mall, Vancouver

  • #38 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 58,684Total Students
  • 4,541Faculty
  • 16,228Int'l Students

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Ranked as the 51st best university in the world in the QS World University Rankings® 2018, the University of British Columbia has an excellent reputation with academics and employers alike and a particularly international faculty. The University of British Columbia excels in a number of subjects, as indicated by the QS World University Rankings by Subject, including: 

  • Geography 
  • Mineral and mining engineering 
  • Sports-related subjects 

With beautiful green campuses in Vancouver and Okanagan, the University of British Columbia is home to a concert hall, a working farm, an Olympic ice hockey venue, Canada’s largest blue whale skeleton, world-class science labs for subatomic physics, and a center for interactive research in sustainability.

About

Ranked as the 51st best university in the world in the QS World University Rankings® 2018, the University of British Columbia has an excellent reputation with academics and employers alike and a particularly international faculty. The University of British Columbia excels in a number of subjects, as indicated by the QS World University Rankings by Subject, including: 

  • Geography 
  • Mineral and mining engineering 
  • Sports-related subjects 

With beautiful green campuses in Vancouver and Okanagan, the University of British Columbia is home to a concert hall, a working farm, an Olympic ice hockey venue, Canada’s largest blue whale skeleton, world-class science labs for subatomic physics, and a center for interactive research in sustainability.

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #45
  • 2014
    #49
  • 2015
    #=43
  • 2016
    #50
  • 2017
    #45
  • 2018
    #51
  • 2019
    #47
  • 2020
    #51
  • 2021
    #45
  • 2022
    #46
  • 2023
    #47
  • 2024
    #=34
  • 2025
    #38

Student & Staff

Total students
58,684

17%
83%

International students
16,228

25%
75%

Total faculty staff
4,541

1816
2725

Total students
58,684

17%
83%

International students
16,228

25%
75%

Total faculty staff
4,541

2725
1816
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Scholarships

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Campus locations

UBC Vancouver Campus,

2329 West Mall , Vancouver , Canada , V6T 1Z4

UBC Okanagan Campus,

3333 University Way , Kelowna , Canada , V1V 1V7

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