About University of British Columbia:

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, UBC is British Columbia's oldest institution of higher learning. The Vancouver campus is situated about 10 km (6 mi) west of Downtown Vancouver. UBC is home to TRIUMF, Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics, which houses the world's largest cyclotron. In addition to the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and Stuart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, UBC and the Max Planck Society collectively established the first Max Planck Institute in North America, specializing in quantum materials. One of the largest research libraries in Canada, the UBC Library system has over 9.9 million volumes among its 21 branches. The Okanagan campus, acquired in 2005, is located in Kelowna, British Columbia.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 39 33 31 32 29 28 27 27 26 24 27 25 27 33 35 37 33

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 10 14 12 12 50 12 9 8 10 9 11 11 13 14 18 12
Engineering 57 61 71 84 75 74 86 87 88 90 99 100 111 127 127 180
Life Sciences 34 36 34 38 27 31 32 35 33 34 34 36 40 40 66 50
Medicine 41 36 36 35 41 32 33 35 35 33 32 34 36 36 53 44
Natural Sciences 44 45 44 54 50 44 54 53 50 57 52 58 66 65 73 53
Social Sciences 40 36 32 27 26 24 22 21 20 22 23 18 19 17 26 19

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences 41 50 40 33 49 49 48 50 53 64 77 78 50
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 26 22 - 33 28
Chemistry 148 167 157 179 158 157 183 195 178 178 181 202 214
Chemical Engineering 71 40 53 70 69 82 88 124 133 117 113 89 115
Civil Engineering 40 22 31 31 33 40 40 38 43 44 32 34 28
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 35 37 38 59 46
Computer Science 30 24 27 28 28 43 38 41 44 40 50 68 81
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 40 67 - 85 72
Electrical Engineering 78 85 63 61 71 51 38 36 41 51 56 64 76
Environment / Ecology 6 7 6 7 7 7 6 8 8 9 - 9 13
Geosciences 46 45 49 43 53 54 61 66 56 55 - 58 52
Immunology - - - - - - - - 49 57 - 85 75
Materials Science 199 222 189 193 195 202 207 245 226 229 209 189 190
Mathematics 23 22 26 32 26 34 40 49 45 57 82 122 112
Mechanical Engineering 101 54 84 91 95 77 91 92 94 99 119 138 157
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 29 33 - - 54
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 58 59 - 69 68
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 32 38 - 48 46
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 37 39 38 35 45 46 49 52 49 64 101 56
Physics 55 58 47 55 62 53 62 57 86 95 97 107 90
Plant & Animal Science 17 16 14 9 8 7 7 11 12 14 13 20 17
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 24 24 - 29 22
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 15 15 11 21 13
Space Science - - - - - - - - 48 53 - 40 53
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 110 148 163
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 25 26 49
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 52 60 77