University of British Columbia
UBC
#43
Consensus rank
across four world rankings
across four world rankings
96.8 / 100
Key facts
Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.
- Location
- Vancouver, Canada
- Founded
- 1908
- Total students
- ≈ 66,000
- International students
- ≈ 30%
- Group
- U15
- Official site
- www.ubc.ca
University of British Columbia in the four world rankings
Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.
ARWU indicator breakdown
The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.
Alumni 13.5
Award 16.9
HiCi 30.9
N&S 29.1
PUB 61.9
PCP 22.8
Subject rankings
QS subject positions, best first.
Sports-related Subjects #4
Engineering - Mineral & Mining #7
Library & Information Management #8
Linguistics #12
Geography #12
Earth & Marine Sciences #13
Agriculture & Forestry #14
Environmental Sciences #15
Geology #15
Geophysics #15
English Language & Literature #17
Anatomy & Physiology #17
Social Sciences & Management #18
Engineering - Civil & Structural #20
Psychology #21
Nursing #22
Natural Sciences #22
Economics & Econometrics #22
Education #22
Sociology #22
Arts & Humanities #23
Life Sciences & Medicine #25
Law #26
Computer Science & Information Systems #27
Pharmacy & Pharmacology #27
Modern Languages #29
Engineering & Technology #29
Biological Sciences #29
Anthropology #29
Accounting & Finance #32
History #33
Politics & International Studies #33
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence #34
Development Studies #34
Chemistry #35
Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #37
Medicine #39
Materials Science #39
Statistics & Operational Research #39
Mathematics #40
Business & Management Studies #42
Communication & Media Studies #42
Engineering - Chemical #45
Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #50
Physics & Astronomy #50
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Archaeology —
Architecture & Built Environment —
Classics & Ancient History —
Performing Arts —
Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies —
Dentistry —
Veterinary Science —
Hospitality & Leisure Management —
Marketing —
Social Policy & Administration —
Philosophy —
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Sources & verification
Every figure on this page is reproduced from the publisher's own release. Nothing is estimated.
- QS World University Rankings · 2027 edition · Published 2026-06-18
- Times Higher Education · 2026 edition · Published 2025-10-09
- ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) · 2025 edition · Published 2025-08-15
- U.S. News Best Global Universities · 2026 edition · Published 2025-06-25