Facts + Figures

The University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Applied Science is a globally recognized hub for professional education and high-impact research, encompassing our top-ranked programs in Engineering, Nursing, Architecture and Landscape Architecture and Community and Regional Planning. 

Across both UBC campuses in Vancouver and the Okanagan, Applied Science educates more than 10,000 students annually in bachelors, masters and doctoral programs across our interconnected departments, schools and research centres. Driven by millions in active annual research funding and strong industry and global partnerships, our researchers translate discoveries into spin-off technologies and real-world solutions resulting in lasting economic value for Canada.

UBC Rankings

#3 Canada

QS

#45 World

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UBC Applied Science Rankings

Engineering#2 Canada

QS

Nursing#3 Canada

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SALA#3 Canada

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Engineering#29 World

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Nursing#22 World

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SALA#51+ World

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APSC Research at a Glance

*Data as of 2025, across UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan campuses

$98M

Annual research funding

31

Canada Research Chairs

240+

Patents issued in the last 5 years

To learn more, please read the latest Applied Science Research Report.

APSC People at a Glance

8,100

Undergraduate Students

2,398

Graduate students

26.9%

International students

557

Faculty

547

Staff

52,837

Alumni across 94 countries

5,656

Undergraduate students
UBC Vancouver

1,319

Graduate students
UBC Vancouver

UBCV Engineering gender distribution pie chart

UBC Vancouver Gender distribution
68.6% Men
29.8% Women
0.6% Non-binary
1.0% Undisclosed

1,891

Undergraduate students
UBC Okanagan

363

Graduate students
UBC Okanagan

UBCO Engineering gender distribution pie chart

UBC Okanagan Gender distribution
77.5% Men
20.9% Women
0.5% Non-binary
1.2% Undisclosed

301

Undergraduate students

342

Graduate students

UBC Nursing gender distribution pie chart

Gender distribution
80.6% Women
16.0% Men
0.8% Non-binary
2.6% Undisclosed

252

Undergraduate students

251

Graduate students

UBC SALA gender distribution pie chart

Gender distribution
65.0% Women
33.0% Men
1.4% Non-binary
0.6% Undisclosed

185

Undergraduate students

*Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies (Geography)

123

Graduate students

UBC SCARP gender distribution pie chart

Gender distribution
65.9% Women
32.5% Men
1.6% Non-binary

To learn more about the students, faculty and staff data, please visit the UBC Data & Analytics page.

UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.

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