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University of British Columbia

Public research university in British Columbia, Canada

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About

instance of
inception
  • 1908
named after
official name
  • The University of British Columbia
short name
  • UBC
legal form
organisation tax status
language used

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
headquarters location
coordinate location
  • 49.2647, -123.2528
official website

People and numbers

count of students
  • 71,201 · full-time equivalent · 2023
employees
  • 32,593 · 2024
Earlier figures (20)
  • 32,172 · 2023
  • 30,306 · 2022
  • 27,961 · 2021
  • 28,608 · 2020
  • 27,345 · 2019
  • 25,882 · 2018
  • 24,748 · 2017
  • 22,925 · 2016
  • 24,298 · 2015
  • 23,654 · 2013
  • 23,531 · 2012
  • 23,042 · 2011
  • 22,637 · 2010
  • 9,282 · 2009
  • 20,024 · 2008
  • 19,535 · 2007
  • 19,194 · 2006
  • 17,374 · 2005
  • 19,087 · 2004
  • 6,539 · 2003
admission rate
  • 52.4% · 2014
rector
  • Judy Rogers · object of statement has role: chancellor · since July 2024
chairperson

Rankings and recognition

ranking
  • 47 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2024
  • 40 · QS World University Rankings · 2026
  • 45 · Times Higher Education World University Rankings · 2026
Earlier figures (33)
  • 38 · QS World University Rankings · 2025
  • 34 · QS World University Rankings · 2024
  • 47 · QS World University Rankings · 2023
  • 46 · QS World University Rankings · 2022
  • 45 · QS World University Rankings · 2021
  • 51 · QS World University Rankings · 2020
  • 47 · QS World University Rankings · 2019
  • 51 · QS World University Rankings · 2018
  • 45 · QS World University Rankings · 2017
  • 50 · QS World University Rankings · 2016
  • 43 · QS World University Rankings · 2015
  • 49 · QS World University Rankings · 2014
  • 45 · QS World University Rankings · 2012
  • 44 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2023
  • 44 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2022
  • 42 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2021
  • 38 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2020
  • 35 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2019
  • 43 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2018
  • 31 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2017
  • 34 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2016
  • 40 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2015
  • 37 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2014
  • 40 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2013
  • 39 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2012
  • 37 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2011
  • 36 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2010
  • 35 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2008
  • 36 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2007
  • 36 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2006
  • 37 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2005
  • 36 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2004
  • 35 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2003

Finances

endowment
  • $1,510,196,235 · 30 June 2022
Earlier figures (1)
  • $1,605,274,778 · 30 June 2021
total revenue
  • 3,731,139,680 Canadian dollar · 2024
Earlier figures (21)
  • 3,440,896,945 Canadian dollar · 2023
  • 3,453,830,451 Canadian dollar · 2022
  • 3,011,390,000 Canadian dollar · 2021
  • 2,966,998,000 Canadian dollar · 2020
  • 2,768,075,000 Canadian dollar · 2019
  • 2,605,795,000 Canadian dollar · 2018
  • 2,410,713,000 Canadian dollar · 2017
  • 2,396,214,000 Canadian dollar · 2016
  • 2,197,214,000 Canadian dollar · 2015
  • 2,141,578,000 Canadian dollar · 2014
  • 2,107,005,000 Canadian dollar · 2013
  • 2,040,016,500 Canadian dollar · 2012
  • 1,997,300,827 Canadian dollar · 2011
  • 1,923,258,000 Canadian dollar · 2010
  • 1,647,997,000 Canadian dollar · 2009
  • 1,700,299,000 Canadian dollar · 2008
  • 1,639,248,000 Canadian dollar · 2007
  • 1,569,762,000 Canadian dollar · 2006
  • 1,292,000,000 Canadian dollar · 2005
  • 1,149,169,000 Canadian dollar · 2004
  • 1,109,172,067 Canadian dollar · 2003
total assets
  • 8,385,691,744 Canadian dollar · 2024
Earlier figures (21)
  • 7,964,193,716 Canadian dollar · 2023
  • 7,697,274,833 Canadian dollar · 2022
  • 7,460,165,000 Canadian dollar · 2021
  • 6,816,415,000 Canadian dollar · 2020
  • 6,656,285,000 Canadian dollar · 2019
  • 6,173,657,000 Canadian dollar · 2018
  • 5,759,375,000 Canadian dollar · 2017
  • 5,275,122,000 Canadian dollar · 2016
  • 5,137,279,000 Canadian dollar · 2015
  • 4,838,262,000 Canadian dollar · 2014
  • 4,679,365,000 Canadian dollar · 2013
  • 4,543,112,000 Canadian dollar · 2012
  • 4,378,415,000 Canadian dollar · 2011
  • 5,266,000 Canadian dollar · 2010
  • 3,682,813,000 Canadian dollar · 2009
  • 3,729,620,000 Canadian dollar · 2008
  • 3,217,330,000 Canadian dollar · 2007
  • 3,065,865,000 Canadian dollar · 2006
  • 2,545,644,000 Canadian dollar · 2005
  • 2,341,934,000 Canadian dollar · 2004
  • 2,077,197,000 Canadian dollar · 2003
donations
  • 35,020,690 Canadian dollar · 2024
Earlier figures (21)
  • 32,147,042 Canadian dollar · 2023
  • 55,044,390 Canadian dollar · 2022
  • 36,990,000 Canadian dollar · 2021
  • 34,744,000 Canadian dollar · 2020
  • 36,104,000 Canadian dollar · 2019
  • 62,502,000 Canadian dollar · 2018
  • 34,036,000 Canadian dollar · 2017
  • 109,656,000 Canadian dollar · 2016
  • 66,533,000 Canadian dollar · 2015
  • 67,462,000 Canadian dollar · 2014
  • 81,349,000 Canadian dollar · 2013
  • 59,143,500 Canadian dollar · 2012
  • 144,304,827 Canadian dollar · 2011
  • 67,162,000 Canadian dollar · 2010
  • 81,165,000 Canadian dollar · 2009
  • 169,079,000 Canadian dollar · 2008
  • 169,610,000 Canadian dollar · 2007
  • 126,797,000 Canadian dollar · 2006
  • 149,860,000 Canadian dollar · 2005
  • 113,893,000 Canadian dollar · 2004
  • 143,038,067 Canadian dollar · 2003
funder
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $80,000 · award rationale: to support the Grantee’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) to disseminate ideas on how human rights offer powerful tools, such as amicus briefs, for climate change and environmental accountability · 2020
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $25,000 · award rationale: 17- Global Journalist in Residence: Translating Trauma into Transparency · 2017

Structure and memberships

parent organization or unit
child organization or unit
3 more
has part(s)
affiliation
member of
13 more
owner of
athletics program

Other facts

has part(s) of the class
Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (4)
coat of arms image
ex-libris
image
logo image
Wikimedia and technical details (12)
Commons category
  • University of British Columbia
topic's main category
category for alumni of educational institution
category for employees of the organization
on focus list of Wikimedia project
described by source
  • Open GLAM Survey · 31 October 2019
  • U15 Canada · archive URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20210908032235/https://u15.ca/member/university-british-columbia · URL: https://u15.ca/member/university-british-columbia · archive date: 8 September 2021
IPv4 routing prefix
  • 137.82.0.0/16 · since 9 November 1989
API endpoint URL
Commons Institution page
  • University of British Columbia Archives
permanent duplicated item
terms of service URL
social media followers
  • 91,107 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 28453440 · 12 February 2023
Earlier figures (3)
  • 81,780 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 28453440 · 26 January 2022
  • 69,835 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 28453440 · 4 January 2021
  • 62,068 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 28453440 · 24 April 2020
Identifiers in other databases (79)
ARWU university ID
BAnQ authority ID
BHL creator ID
  • 177417 · subject named as: University of British Columbia.
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
BIBSYS ID
Canada Business Number
  • 108161779
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
Canadiana Name Authority ID
CANTIC ID
CiNii Research ID
CRA program account number
Crunchbase organization ID
Dialnet author ID
ELMCIP ID
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
  • 4R6GL5 · subject named as: 英属哥伦比亚大学 · last update: 20 November 2024
  • 45anc2 · subject named as: 不列颠哥伦比亚大学 · last update: 21 June 2023
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
Facebook username
FES digital collections entity ID
Freebase ID
GeoNames ID
GND ID
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
Google Maps Customer ID
Google Scholar organization ID
GRID ID
IdRef ID
Instagram username
IRS Employer Identification Number
ISNI
ITU/ISO/IEC object ID
J9U entity ID
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
KISTI ID
Lemmy community ID
Libraries Australia ID
Library of Congress Authorities ID
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
MusicBrainz place ID
NACSIS-CAT author ID
National Library of Lithuania ID
National Library of Poland MMS ID
NL CR AUT ID
  • kn20091027009 · subject named as: University of British Columbia
NLA Trove people ID
  • 1046849 · subject named as: University of British Columbia
NUKAT ID
Open Funder Registry funder ID
OpenAlex ID
  • P4310313051 · subject named as: University of British Columbia
openMLOL author ID
QS World University ID
Quora topic ID
RERO ID (legacy)
RILM ID
Ringgold ID
RISM ID
ROR ID
SCImago Institutions Rankings ID
SHARE Catalogue author ID
SNAC ARK ID
SNARC ID
subreddit
  • UBC · language of work or name: English
SVKKL authority ID
Tabakalera ID
Threads username
Times Higher Education World University ID
U-Multirank university ID
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
  • 4677 · subject named as: University of British Columbia
Union List of Artist Names ID
University of Barcelona authority ID
Vatican Library VcBA ID
VIAF cluster ID
Wellcome Collection concept ID
X (Twitter) topic ID
X (Twitter) username
  • ubc · has characteristic: verified account or profile · number of subscribers: 62,068 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 28453440 · 24 April 2020
  • UBC
Yle topic ID
YouTube channel ID
  • UC327M9im1ba32Pv32LR118w · subject named as: The University of British Columbia · YouTube handle: ubc · 21 March 2026
Zhihu topic ID
  • 19739793 · subject named as: The University of British Columbia
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