##  [Facts + Figures](/about/facts-figures) 

- [Research Statistics](#research)
- [Undergraduate Enrolments](#undergrad-enrolments)
    - [Undergraduate Headcount](#undergrad-headcount)
    - [Baccalaureate Gender Proportion](#undergrad-gender)
    - [Certificate Gender Proportion](#cert-gender)
    - [Undergraduate Engineering by Specialty](#undergrad-engineering-enrolments)
- [Graduate Enrolments](#grad-enrolments)
    - [Master-level Enrolments](#master-enrolments)
    - [Master-level Gender Proportion](#master-gender)
    - [PhD-level Enrolments](#phd-enrolments)
    - [PhD-level Gender Proportion](#phd-gender)



- [Degrees Awarded](#degrees)
    - [Undergraduate](#undergrad-degrees)
    - [Undergraduate Engineering by Specialty](#undergrad-engineering-degrees)
    - [Graduate](#grad-degrees)
- [Other useful facts and statistics for UBC](#ubc)





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## Research Statistics

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### UBC Applied Science Research + Partnerships Annual Report

Discover how Applied Science is making an impact on the world’s complex challenges through ambitious, innovative and collaborative endeavours in the 2024/25 report.

[View the report](https://apsc.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/apsc-research-report-2024-2025-digital-optimized.pdf)

## Undergraduate Enrolments

### <a name="undergrad-headcount"></a>Undergraduate Headcount

**Discipline****2018****2019****2020****2021****2022**Architecture + Landscape Architecture6262104136185Engineering6,2306,7997,4507,6317,158Nursing239232236248276**Total****6,531****7,093****7,790****8,015****7,619**Note - The new Bachelor of Design program was launched in fall 2020. Enrolment in 2020 and 2021 reflect the concurrent BENDs and BDES enrolment numbers. At present, all programs, with the exception of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, are four-year programs. Enrolment for the architecture programs in 2017, 2018 and 2019 represents enrolment for a two-year program.

### <a name="undergrad-gender"></a>Baccalaureate Gender Proportion

**Discipline****Gender****2018****2019****2020****2021****2022**Architecture + Landscape ArchitectureMan36%37%26%28%28.6% Woman64%63%74%72%69.7% Unknown or Chose Not to Disclose    1.6%Engineering (Vancouver campus)Man73%72%73%72%70% Woman27%28%29%28%29% Non-binary    0.1% Unknown or Chose Not to Disclose    0.6%Engineering (Okanagan campus)Man83%83%84%84%82% Woman17%17%16%16%17% Non-binary    0.2% Unknown or Chose Not to Disclose    0.6%NursingMan17%21%21%17%14% Woman83%79%78%82%85% Non-binary    0.4% Unknown or Chose Not to Disclose  0.4%0.4%0.4%### **<a name="cert-gender"></a>Certificate Gender Proportion**

**Discipline****Gender****2018****2019****2020****2021****2022**Engineering (Vancouver campus)Man  64% 53% Woman  36% 47%### <a name="undergrad-engineering-enrolments"></a>Undergraduate Enrolments in Engineering by Specialty

**Vancouver campus****2018****2019****2020****2021****2022**Common 1st-year1,2751,4431,6891,6881,522Biomedical61153268368417Chemical / Chemical+Biological467453451464417Civil533525529523502Computer440436438455470Electrical656668669653632Engineering Physics270259286289271Environmental (UNBC-UBC Joint)8272917344Environmental- - 3785112Geological157156141121107Integrated211228241234230Manufacturing- 2267104129Materials227214189188167Mechanical535522530528500Mining1681321109873**Total****5,082****5,283****5,736****5,871****5,593****Okanagan campus****2018****2019****2020****2021****2022**Common 1st-year413392498477443Civil281324342348275Electrical26324347339284Manufacturing-12213940Mechanical428466506557523**Total****1,148****1,518****1,714****1,760****1,565**## <a name="grad-enrolments"></a>Graduate Enrolments

### <a name="master-enrolments"></a>Master-level Enrolments

**Discipline****2018****2019****2020****2021****2022**Architecture + Landscape Architecture260280265296286Community + Regional Planning86898486111Engineering (Vancouver campus)8679399851,0851,112Engineering (Okanagan campus)165177189234298Nursing173198209246259**Total****1,551****1,683****1,732****1,947****2,066**### <a name="master-gender"></a>Master-level Gender Proportion

**Discipline****Gender****2018****2019****2020****2021****2022**Community + Regional PlanningMan36%35%29%37%36% Woman64%65%71%63%64%Engineering (Vancouver campus)Man57%58%57%55%57% Woman43%42%43%45%43% Unknown or Chose Not to Disclose0.1%0.1%   Engineering (Okanagan campus)Man75%79%71%73%76% Woman25%21%29%27%24%NursingMan15%17%11%10%13% Woman85%83%89%90%87%### <a name="phd-enrolments"></a>PhD-level Enrolments

**Discipline****2018****2019****2020****2021****2022**Community + Regional Planning2221191818Engineering (Vancouver campus)505513534583568Engineering (Okanagan campus)138163184188186Nursing3035384043**Total****695****732****775****829****815**### <a name="phd-gender"></a>PhD-level Gender Proportion

**Discipline****Gender****2018****2019****2020****2021****2022**Community + Regional PlanningMan29%33%35%27%24% Woman71%67%65%73%76%Engineering (Vancouver campus)Man74%74%72%71%70% Woman26%26%28%29%30%Engineering (Okanagan campus)Man79%77%76%70%69% Woman21%23%24%30%31%NursingMan22%22%17%28%28% Woman78%78%83%72%72%<a name="degrees"></a>

## Degrees Awarded

### <a name="undergrad-degrees"></a>Undergraduate Degrees Awarded

**Discipline****Degree****2018****2019****2020****2021****2022**Architecture + Landscape ArchitectureBEND\*253126276Engineering (Vancouver campus)BASc863919935903853Engineering (Okanagan campus)BASc215220249302312NursingBSN117117111112113**Total Undergraduate Degrees** **1,220****1,287****1,321****1,344****1,284**Source: PAIR Data, live data current as of May 2022.

\*BEND concludes; BDES launched, there are no BDES graduates at the time of the report.

### <a name="undergrad-engineering-degrees"></a>Undergraduate Degrees Awarded by Specialization in Engineering

**Vancouver campus****2018****2019****2020****2021****2022**Biomedical -  -  - 947Chemical / Chemical+Biological9710611810399Civil127145138137123Computer104931119297Electrical140135137137130Engineering Physics6070345373Environmental (UNBC-UBC Joint)2832351931Environmental -  -  -  -  - Geological2735443724Integrated4238415242Manufacturing -  -  -  - 4Materials3758654837Mechanical123127129125124Mining3651393922**Total****821****890****891****851****853****Okanagan campus****2018****2019****2020****2021****2022**Civil76657585104Electrical4249648776Manufacturing----6Mechanical97106110130126**Total****215****220****249****302****312**### <a name="grad-degrees"></a>Graduate Degrees Awarded

**Discipline****Degree****2017****2018****2019****2020****2021**Architecture + Landscape ArchitectureMArch4359525057 MLA2125152522 MUD14121715- MASA-3-26Community + Regional PlanningMCRP2831414141 MAP/MScP201-31 PhD--424Engineering (Vancouver campus)MASc13112399127112 MSc-11-2 MEng130173172168202 MEL3547424752 PhD9091679557Engineering (Okanagan campus)MASc2131433654 MEng1220212924 PhD1911122135NursingMSN2736282617 MN-NP1416143030 MHLP1510142023 PhD37245**Total** **623****697****644****741****744**<a name="ubc"></a>

## Other useful facts and statistics for UBC

- [UBC Facts and Figures](http://news.ubc.ca/media-resources/ubc-facts-and-figures/)
- [UBC History and Historical Facts](http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/histgeneral.html)
- [UBC Planning and Institutional Research](http://www.pair.ubc.ca)
- [UBC University-Industry Liaison Office](http://www.uilo.ubc.ca/pages/statistics)