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
73% Domestic Undergraduate
17% International Undergraduate
6% Domestic Graduate
4% International Graduate
109 Countries represented by international students
16% Live on campus
29% New to UBC in 2019
6% Self-identified as Aboriginal
CAMPUS MIX (LAST SCHOOL ATTENDED)
24% Okanagan
30% BC (outside Okanagan)
24% Canada (outside BC)
22% World
Faculty & Staff
699 Faculty: 311 tenure, 388 non-tenure
872 Staff
1,210 Student staff
Research
6 Research Institutes
1,631 active research projects in 2018/19
139 Research projects with industry partners, government and non-profit organizations in 2018/19
296 research faculty
Teaching & Learning
63 Undergraduate programs
26 Graduate programs
9 Faculties and schools
66 Students, average undergraduate lecture size
32% Undergraduate class sections have fewer than 30 students
206 Students worked on Community Service Learning projects with 30+ organizations
122 UBC Okanagan students completed 200 co-op work experiences within 96 diverse organizations
ALUMNI & COMMUNITY
52% Of graduates stay in region
166 Public events
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 (2005-2019): 12 to 46 = 283% increase
Hectares (2005-2019): 105 to 209 = 99% increase
OPERATING BUDGET
$175M in 2019/20 up from $39M in 2005/06
FUNDRAISING
$124M in fundraising since 2005
ATHLETICS AND RECREATION
1,561 sq.m. gymnasium
LIBRARY
566 seats 2 study rooms 113 computer workstations
THE COMMONS
358 collaborative study spaces 118 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 & Faculty/Staff Data: November 2019. Research Data: 2018/19 fiscal year. Alumni Data: 2018 Baccalaureate Graduates Survey (BGS) of 2016 Graduates. Event Data: 2019 calendar year. *Totals exclude OUC co-conferred degrees.
