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About 野花社区

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

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


野花社区 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.

野花社区 Point Grey and Okanagan Campuses

Refreshing our Strategic Plan

As 野花社区 passes the halfway point on its strategic plan,聽Shaping 野花社区鈥檚 Next Century, the time is right to revisit the plan and define the university鈥檚 specific priorities and actions for the next three to five years.


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Aerial view of 野花社区 Okanagan campus

野花社区 Campuses

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

Explore 野花社区 campuses


野花社区’s Institutional Rankings

The most established and influential global rankings all consistently place 野花社区 in the top three 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 2025 ARWU 2025 QS 2025
World Ranking 41st 53rd 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


野花社区 at a Glance

View the 野花社区 Overview and Facts

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$936.40 million

research funding for 10,120 projects

296 companies spun off from 野花社区 research

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Over 435,000

alumni in 145 countries

20,662 faculty and staff

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8 Nobel laureates

3 Canadian prime ministers

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26 3M National Teaching Fellows

319 Royal Society of Canada Fellows

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67 Olympic medals won

by varsity athletes, including 19 gold

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76 Rhodes Scholars

4 Rhodes Scholars in the last five years