Semantic Coherence: The University of British Columbia – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

We acknowledge that UBC’s two main campuses are situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.

We acknowledge that UBC’s two main campuses are situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.

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About UBC

[H1] About UBC

[H2] Quicklinks

UBC Overview & Facts
UBC Strategic Plan
Plans and Frameworks across UBC
UBC Budget and Financial Reporting

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for teaching, learning and research, consistently ranked among the top public universities in the world.
UBC embraces innovation and transforms ideas into action. Since 1915, UBC has been opening doors of opportunity for people with the curiosity, drive and vision to shape a better world.

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[H2] President’s Welcome
President and Vice-Chancellor Benoit-Antoine Bacon welcomes you to this inspirational place of learning and research.
Read more from the President
View UBC’s Executive Leadership Team
View UBC’s Administrative and Governing Bodies

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[H2] Refreshing our Strategic Plan
As UBC passes the halfway point on its strategic plan, Shaping UBC’s Next Century, the time is right to revisit the plan and define the university’s specific priorities and actions for the next three to five years.
Read more about UBC's Strategic Plan refresh

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[H2] UBC Campuses
Our two major campuses are located in Vancouver and the Okanagan.
Explore UBC campuses

[H2] UBC’s Institutional Rankings
The most established and influential global rankings all consistently place UBC 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

[H2] UBC at a Glance
View the UBC Overview and Facts

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$936.40 million
research funding for 10,120 projects
296 companies spun off from UBC 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

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UBC Campuses

[H1] UBC Campuses
As one of the world’s top research universities, the University of British Columbia has created positive change at home and abroad for more than a century. Today our two major campuses—in Vancouver and the Okanagan—attract, nurture and transform more than 65,000 students from Canada and 140+ countries around the world.

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[H3] Vancouver Campus
Located 30 minutes from the heart of downtown Vancouver, the Vancouver campus is a spectacular location that is a ‘must-see’ for any visitor to the city — where snow-capped mountains meet ocean, and breathtaking vistas greet you around every corner. The campus is home to more than 44,000 undergraduate and nearly 10,000 graduate students.
Vancouver Campus >

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[H3] Okanagan Campus
The University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus brings worlds together by combining the resources and reputation of one of the world's top universities with a young and dynamic campus. Located in Kelowna, British Columba, students come from across the world to receive a top-ranked education in one of Canada's fastest-growing regions.
Okanagan Campus >

[H2] Other UBC Sites

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[H3] UBC Robson Square
Set in the kaleidoscopic heart of Vancouver, our vibrant learning and conference centre welcomes over 30,000 adult learners a year in daytime, evening and weekend offerings. Our programming covers a broad spectrum from business to the arts with courses in digital media and technology, communications and languages, research and the arts – we truly have it all. Join us and our community partners to enrich your life and further your career.
UBC Robson Square >

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[H3] Centre for Digital Media
As the partnership of UBC, Simon Fraser University, the BC Institute of Technology, Emily Carr University of Art and operating under the GNW Trust, the 18-acre campus is a fusion of top-tier technology, industry, business, the arts and the general community. The ever-evolving campus’s prime catalyst: the Centre for Digital Media and its Masters program.
Centre for Digital Media >

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[H3] UBC Faculty of Medicine Across BC
Four university academic and 11 clinical academic campuses, 17 affiliated regional centres, 65 plus community education and rural/remote sites; spread province wide and yet fully integrated by technology, innovation and quiet passion, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is greater than the sum of its parts and for our students, a truly unique and varied skein of education and experiences.
UBC Faculty of Medicine Across BC >

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[H3] Asia Pacific Regional Office
Officially opened in 2005 and based in Hong Kong SAR, the APRO is UBC’s seasoned ‘window’ into Asia Pacific and what is arguably the world’s most dynamic region. Not just to observe but to do: active throughout Asia, the cross-cultural APRO serves and assists alumni and development activities, academic programs, student recruitment, research and other endeavours.
International Engagement Regional Offices >