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Read a <a href="/about/presidents-welcome.html">welcome from President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon</a>, explore the <a href="https://strategicplan.ubc.ca/">strategic plan</a> and learn about <a href="/about/vision-values.html">UBC’s vision and values</a>. </p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <hr class="margin-medium" /> <h2>UBC at a Glance</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span6"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span4 margin-small"> <img src="/_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_research.png" srcset="/_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_research-2x.png 2x, /_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_research-4x.png 4x" alt="Illustration of DNA strand, with embedded dollar sign"/> </div> <div class="span8 margin-small"> <p class="intro-paragraph">$747.3 million</p> <p class="quote">research funding for 9,675 projects</p> <p>247 companies spun off from UBC research</p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span4 margin-small"> <img src="/_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_alumni.png" srcset="/_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_alumni-2x.png 2x, /_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_alumni-4x.png 4x" alt="Abstract illustration of eight individuals, three in the front, five in the back"/> </div> <div class="span8 margin-small"> <p class="intro-paragraph">Over 400,000</p> <p class="quote">alumni in 160 countries</p> <p>20,828 faculty and staff</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="span6 margin-small"> <p>1,151 research projects with industry partners</p> <p>1,336 research contracts and agreements with government and non-profits</p> <p>UBC operates on an approximately $3.8 billion <a href="http://vpfinance.ubc.ca/financial-reporting/">annual consolidated budget</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <hr class="margin-medium" /> <h2>Student experiences</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span6 margin-small"> <h3>Students on our campuses</h3> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span6 margin-small"> <img sizes="(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px" srcset="/_assets/img/facts/facts_student_image,w_320.jpg 320w, /_assets/img/facts/facts_student_image,w_480.jpg 480w, /_assets/img/facts/facts_student_image,w_720.jpg 720w" src="/_assets/img/facts/facts_student_image,w_1024.jpg" alt="Two students walk and talk on UBC Vancouver campus during the fall"/> </div> <div class="span6 margin-small"> <ul> <li>60,863 Vancouver students</li> <li>11,913 Okanagan students</li> <li>15,779 degrees granted in 2023</li> <li>71,201 total UBC students</li> <li>2,385 Indigenous students</li> <li>5,915 students in UBC Extended Learning, with 8,931 enrolments</li> </ul> </div> </div> <hr /> </div> <div class="span6 margin-small"> <h3>International Students</h3> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span3 margin-small"><div class="chart-pie graph1"></div></div> <div class="span9 margin-small"> <ul> <li>21.6% of Okanagan students are international</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span3 margin-small"><div class="chart-pie graph2"></div></div> <div class="span9 margin-small"> <ul> <li>27.9% of Vancouver students are international</li> </ul> </div> </div> <hr class="margin-small" /> <h3>Enriched learning experiences</h3> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span5 margin-small"><div class="chart-pie graph3"></div></div> <div class="span7 margin-small"> <ul> <li>84% of undergraduate students participate by the time they graduate</li> </ul> </div> </div> <hr /> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12 margin-small"> <h3>Students in undergraduate and graduate programs</h3> <div class="chart-bar"> <dl> <dt></dt> <dd class="percentage percentage-48"><div class="text"><div>Undergraduate Vancouver</div><div>48,149</div></div></dd> <dd class="percentage percentage-11"><div class="text"><div>Graduate Vancouver</div><div>11,139</div></div></dd> <dd class="percentage percentage-59"><div class="text"><div><b>Total Vancouver students</b></div><div><b>59,288</b></div></div></dd> </dl> </div> <hr /> <div class="chart-bar"> <dl> <dt></dt> <dd class="percentage color2 percentage-10"><div class="text"><div>Undergraduate Okanagan</div><div>10,514</div></div></dd> <dd class="percentage color2 percentage-1"><div class="text"><div>Graduate Okanagan</div><div>1,399</div></div></dd> <dd class="percentage color2 percentage-12"><div class="text"><div><b>Total Okanagan students</b></div><div><b>11,913</b></div></div></dd> </dl> </div> <hr /> <div class="chart-bar"> <dl> <dt></dt> <dd class="percentage percentage-58"><div class="text"><div>Total Undergraduate students</div><div>58,663</div></div></dd> <dd class="percentage percentage-12"><div class="text"><div>Total Graduate students</div><div>12,538</div></div></dd> <dd class="percentage percentage-71"><div class="text"><div><b>Total students</b></div><div><b>71,201</b></div></div></dd> </dl> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <hr class="margin-medium" /> <h2>UBC Campuses</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span3 margin-small"> <img sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="/_assets/img/facts/facts_campus_vancouver-320x320_scale,w_320.jpg 320w, /_assets/img/facts/facts_campus_vancouver-480x480_scale,w_480.jpg 480w, /_assets/img/facts/facts_campus_vancouver-720x720_scale,w_720.jpg 720w, /_assets/img/facts/facts_campus_vancouver-1024x1024_scale,w_1024.jpg 1024w" src="/_assets/img/facts/facts_campus_vancouver-1024x1024_scale,w_1024.jpg" alt="Aerial view of University Boulevard on UBC Vancouver campus"/> </div> <div class="span3 margin-small"> <img sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="/_assets/img/facts/facts_campus_okanagan-320x320_scale,w_320.jpg 320w, /_assets/img/facts/facts_campus_okanagan-480x480_scale,w_480.jpg 480w, /_assets/img/facts/facts_campus_okanagan-720x720_scale,w_720.jpg 720w, /_assets/img/facts/facts_campus_okanagan-1024x1024_scale,w_1024.jpg 1024w" src="/_assets/img/facts/facts_campus_okanagan-1024x1024_scale,w_1024.jpg" alt="Aerial view of UBC Okanagan campus" /> </div> <div class="span6 margin-small"> <p>UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley.</p> <p>UBC Robson Square, the UBC Learning Exchange and UBC’s Centre for Digital Media are also in Vancouver.</p> <p>UBC provides clinical education to Faculty of Medicine students at 80+ training sites across BC.</p> <p>UBC’s two regional bases in Hong Kong and India make local connections and elevate partnerships for research, learning and capacity development.</p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <hr class="margin-medium" /> <h2>Alumni, Faculty and Staff</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span6"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span4 margin-small"> <img src="/_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_nobel.png" srcset="/_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_nobel-2x.png 2x, /_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_nobel-4x.png 4x" alt="Illustration of eight heads circling a globe"/> </div> <div class="span8 margin-small"> <p class="intro-paragraph">8 Nobel laureates</p> <p class="quote">3 Canadian prime ministers</p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span4 margin-small"> <img src="/_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_olympics.png" srcset="/_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_olympics-2x.png 2x, /_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_olympics-4x.png 4x" alt="Illustration of a hand holding the Olympic torch"/> </div> <div class="span8 margin-small"> <p class="intro-paragraph">65 Olympic medals won</p> <p class="quote">by varsity athletes, including 19 gold</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="span6"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span4 margin-small"> <img src="/_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_teaching_fellows.png" srcset="/_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_teaching_fellows-2x.png 2x, /_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_teaching_fellows-4x.png 4x" alt="Illustration of a person standing beside a human-sized rolled diploma"/> </div> <div class="span8 margin-small"> <p class="intro-paragraph">22 3M National Teaching Fellows</p> <p class="quote">306 Royal Society of Canada Fellows</p> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span4 margin-small"> <img src="/_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_scholars.png" srcset="/_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_scholars-2x.png 2x, /_assets/img/facts/facts_icon_scholars-4x.png 4x" alt="Illustration of an open scroll with a bird inside of a seal"/> </div> <div class="span8 margin-small"> <p class="intro-paragraph">75 Rhodes Scholars</p> <p class="quote">4 Rhodes Scholars in the last five years</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <hr /> <h3>Faculty and staff across campuses</h3> <div class="chart-bar"> <dl> <dt></dt> <dd class="percentage percentage-30"><div class="text"><div>Faculty Vancouver</div><div>6,633</div></div></dd> <dd class="percentage percentage-55"><div class="text"><div>Staff Vancouver</div><div>12,122</div></div></dd> <dd class="percentage percentage-85"><div class="text"><div><b>Total Faculty and Staff Vancouver</b></div><div><b>18,755</b></div></div></dd> </dl> </div> <hr /> <div class="chart-bar"> <dl> <dt></dt> <dd class="percentage color2 percentage-3"><div class="text"><div>Faculty Okanagan</div><div>707</div></div></dd> <dd class="percentage color2 percentage-6"><div class="text"><div>Staff Okanagan</div><div>1,366</div></div></dd> <dd class="percentage color2 percentage-9"><div class="text"><div><b>Total Faculty and Staff Okanagan</b></div><div><b>2,073</b></div></div></dd> </dl> </div> <hr /> <div class="chart-bar"> <dl> <dt></dt> <dd class="percentage percentage-33"><div class="text"><div>Faculty total both campuses</div><div>7,340</div></div></dd> <dd class="percentage percentage-61"><div class="text"><div>Staff total both campuses</div><div>13,488</div></div></dd> <dd class="percentage percentage-94"><div class="text"><div><b>Faculty and Staff total both campuses</b></div><div><b>20,828</b></div></div></dd> </dl> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <hr class="margin-medium" /> <h2>UBC’s Institutional Rankings</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <table class="table"> <tr> <th></th> <th>THE 2024</th> <th>ARWU 2023</th> <th>QS 2024</th> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>World Ranking</strong></td> <td>41st</td> <td>44th</td> <td>34th</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Canada Ranking</strong></td> <td>2nd</td> <td>2nd</td> <td>3rd</td> </tr> </table> <p><em>(THE) Times Higher Education World University Rankings, (ARWU) Shanghai Ranking Academic Ranking of World Universities, (QS) QS World University Rankings</em></p> <hr> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid margin-small"> <div class="span12"> <p>To learn more about the students, faculty and staff data, please visit the <a href="https://pair.ubc.ca/ubc-data-analytics/">UBC Data & Analytics page</a>.</p> <p>Download a PDF version of this 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