| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
39,652 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
29,543 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
10,109 |
| Total graduate students: |
17,138 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
13,166 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
3,972 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
22 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northwest |
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| Campus size: |
1,000 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Vancouver, BC |
| Population of city/town: |
578,040 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Branch campuses in Okanagan and Kelowna BC; Downtown, Great North Way, and Robson Square, Vancouver. |
| Online campus map: |
www.ubc.ca/about/
maps.html |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. On-campus student housing is guaranteed to all first-year students entering directly from secondary school. |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- women's dorms
- men's dorms
- sorority housing
- fraternity housing
- single-student apartments
- married-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
- special housing for international students
- other housing including Family housing.
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| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
25% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
75% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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Student Rights and Responsibility Code. |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Special collections. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art gallery, astronomical telescope, particle/nuclear physics lab, botanical/formal Japanese gardens; crop farm, anthropology, geology, and biodiversity museums; earthquake research and bioenergy demonstration facilities; drama and opera theaters; performing arts, learning, integrated systems research, interdisciplinary studies, and interactive research on sustainability centers. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
mostly |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
9 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
8 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
8 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
1 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Ubyssey, published twice per week |
| Number of honor societies: |
1 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
300 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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University Religious Council; Bahai, Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh groups |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Access/Diversity Office, UBC Pride |
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| International student organizations: |
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Amnesty International, Chinese, Filipino, Indo-Canadian, Ismaili, Japanese, Korean, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, and First Nations student groups |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Concert and jazz bands; film society, musical ensembles, musical theatre, symphony orchestra, Team Managers; choral, dance, drama/theatre, and opera groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Ashley Howard,
Managing Director of Athletics and Recreation |
| School colors: |
blue and gold |
| School mascot: |
Thunderbird |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
NAIA (Division I), Canadian Inter University Sport, Canada West Conference |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's Alpine skiing | no | |
| Men's baseball | yes | NAIA |
| Men's basketball | yes | CIS |
| Men's crew | yes | |
| Men's cross-country | yes | NAIA |
| Men's field hockey | yes | |
| Men's football | yes | CIS |
| Men's golf | yes | NAIA |
| Men's ice hockey | yes | CIS |
| Men's Nordic skiing | yes | Independent |
| Men's rugby | yes | Independent |
| Men's soccer | yes | CIS |
| Men's swimming | yes | CIS |
| Men's track (outdoor) | yes | NAIA |
| Men's volleyball | yes | CIS |
| Women's basketball | yes | CIS |
| Women's crew | yes | Independent |
| Women's cross-country | yes | NAIA |
| Women's field hockey | yes | Independent |
| Women's golf | yes | NAIA |
| Women's ice hockey | yes | CIS |
| Women's rugby | yes | Independent |
| Women's soccer | yes | CIS |
| Women's swimming | yes | CIS |
| Women's track (outdoor) | yes | NAIA |
| Women's volleyball | yes | CIS |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
3% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
30% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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baseball diamond, boathouse, gymnasium, stadium; aquatic, field sports, recreational, rugby football, soccer, tennis, and winter sports centers |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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climbing, golf, hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, Nordic skiing, ocean kayaking, orienteering, running, sailing, scuba diving, sky diving, snowshoeing, white water kayaking, white water rafting, wind surfing |
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| Club sports for men: |
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Alpine skiing, equestrian sports, Nordic skiing |
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| Club sports for women: |
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Alpine skiing, equestrian sports, Nordic skiing |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Vancouver, BC (5 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Vancouver, BC (5 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Vancouver, BC |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Robert Mundell, economist
- Kim Campbell, Canadian prime minister
- John Turner, Canadian prime minister.
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