Facts & Figures
At UBC Okanagan, students and faculty gain all the benefits of a globally respected university within a close-knit learning community.
Our Students
72% domestic undergraduate
18% international undergraduate
6% domestic graduate
4% international graduate
121 countries represented by international students
2,120 beds in campus housing
28% new to UBC in 2021
6% self-identified as Indigenous
CAMPUS MIX (LAST SCHOOL ATTENDED)
21% Okanagan
31% BC (outside Okanagan)
25% Canada (outside BC)
23% World
Faculty & Staff
664 faculty: 396 tenure, 268 non-tenure
1,018 staff
1,435 student staff
Research
5 research Institutes
1,184 active research projects in 2020/21
305 research faculty
Teaching & Learning
66 undergraduate programs
55 graduate programs
9 faculties and schools
40% undergraduate class sections have fewer than 30 students
109 students worked on Community Service Learning projects with 15 community partner organizations
177 UBC Okanagan students completed 306 co-op work experiences within 122 diverse organizations
ALUMNI & COMMUNITY
50% of graduates stay in region
102 public events delivered virtually
200+ off-campus satellite and partner locations
Truth and Reconciliation commitment: UBCO commits to implementing programs and activities to support Indigenous development.
Campus
Number of buildings (2005-2020): 12 to 54 = 350% increase
Hectares (2005-2020): 105 to 151 = 44% increase
OPERATING BUDGET
$220M in 2021/22 up from $39M in 2005/06
FUNDRAISING
$145M in fundraising from 2005-2021
ATHLETICS AND RECREATION
1,560 sq.m. gymnasium
LIBRARY
566 seats 2 study rooms 113 computer workstations
THE COMMONS
415 collaborative study spaces 128 quiet study areas 34 study rooms
OKANAGAN VALLEY
30+ beaches
5 of Canada’s largest ski resorts within 3 hours
200 freshwater lakes
25C average high May–August
-4.7C average low December–March
Student Enrolment Data: November 2021. Faculty/Staff Data: November 2021. Conferred degrees exclude OUC co-conferred degrees. Research Data: 2020/21 fiscal year. Alumni Data: 2020 Baccalaureate Graduates Survey (BGS) of 2018 Graduates. Economic Impact Assessment: 2019. Event Data: 2021 calendar year.