UBC Overview & Facts
UBC at a Glance

$892.80 million
research funding for 9,992 projects
260 companies spun off from UBC research

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

- 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
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

66 Olympic medals won
by varsity athletes, including 19 gold

23 3M National Teaching Fellows
313 Royal Society of Canada Fellows

75 Rhodes Scholars
4 Rhodes Scholars in the last five years
Faculty and staff across campuses
UBC’s Institutional Rankings
THE 2025 | ARWU 2024 | QS 2025 | |
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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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