# University of British Columbia

- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1908
- Official website: http://www.ubc.ca/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/university-of-british-columbia-276cad09

## Summary

UBC was established by provincial law in 1908, began teaching in 1915, and moved to its permanent Point Grey campus in Vancouver in 1925. A second campus, UBC Okanagan in Kelowna, opened in 2005. The Vancouver campus hosts TRIUMF, Canada's particle accelerator centre, which UBC runs with other universities.

## Key facts

- rank: =45 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx
- deadline: Nov 15, 2026 (International Scholars application) — https://you.ubc.ca/financial-planning/scholarships-awards-international-students/international-scholars

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [deadline](https://you.ubc.ca/financial-planning/scholarships-awards-international-students/international-scholars)
- [Official website](http://www.ubc.ca/)
- [Admissions](http://www.ubc.ca/admissions/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/03rmrcq20)
- [Official UBC Facts: 72,100 total students (no year stated); international shares are given only per campus](https://www.ubc.ca/about/facts.html)
- [Wikipedia cross-check: history, type, motto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_British_Columbia)

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