University of British Columbia (UBC)

The University of British Columbia (UBC), is really a public research university with campuses and facilities inside the province of British Columbia, Canada. 

Founded in 1908 like the McGill University College of British Columbia, the university became independent and adopted its current name in 1915. It‘s the oldest institution better learning in British Columbia and enrolls over 58, 000 students at its Vancouver and Okanagan Valley campuses. UBC's 4. 02 km2 (993-acre ) Vancouver campus is located inside the University Endowment Lands, about 10 km (6 mi ) from Downtown Vancouver. The 2. 09 km2 (516-acre ) Kelowna campus, acquired in 2005, is located inside the Okanagan Valley. 

UBC faculty, alumni, and researchers have won seven Nobel Prizes, 68 Rhodes Scholarships, 64 Olympic medals, 180 fellowships towards the Royal Society of Canada, and alumni include two Canadian prime ministers. UBC is really a research-intensive university that funds greater than 8, 000 projects using its $519 million research budget. 

UBC is really a non-sectarian and coeducational institution, using more than 275, 000 living alumni in 120 countries. The university is really a participant in Universitas 21, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning, the International Association of Universities, the U15 and also the only Canadian member from the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. The university's varsity teams, referred to as Thunderbirds, compete inside the Canada West Universities Athletic Association from the Canadian Interuniversity Sport. 

Inside the 2013-2014 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, UBC was ranked 31st overall when it comes to academic reputation, tied with Duke University and McGill University. A 2012 ranking compiled by Higher Education Strategy Associates placed UBC first among Canadian universities in both categories polled : science and engineering, and social sciences and humanities. 

Inside the 23rd annual Macleans university rankings, UBC was ranked second in the nation for the next year inside a row. The 2013–2014 Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked the university 31st overall, 24th in North America50 and second in Canada. The 2013 Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked the university 40th overall, 31st in North America and second in Canada. In Newsweek's 2011 global university rankings, the university was ranked 8th among institutions outside the United States, and second in Canada. The university was also ranked 49th inside the world and third in Canada inside the 2013 QS World University Rankings and also the 2013-2014 U. S. News and World Report 's Top 400 Universities. As of September 2013, based on the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP ), the University of British Columbia was ranked 2nd in Canada, 16th in North America and 21st inside the world. 

The 2012–2013 Times Higher Education World University Rankings lists the university 19th inside the world and first in Canada inside the field of social sciences. 

In 2012, U. S. News and World Report ranked UBC 22nd worldwide inside the field of Politics and International Relations. 54 Inside the 2011 ARWU rankings for social sciences, the university was ranked 32nd inside the world and first in Canada. Inside the field of life sciences, the 2012–2013 Times rankings placed the university 20th inside the world, and first nationally. The 2011 ARWU rankings forever sciences placed the university 36th inside the world and second in Canada. In natural sciences and mathematics, the university was ranked 51–75th inside the world, and second in Canada. Inside the field of physical sciences, the Times rankings placed the university 35th inside the world, and second in Canada. Additionally, inside the field of engineering and technology, UBC placed 33rd inside the world and second in Canada. Finally, the 2012–2013 Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked the university 40th inside the world and third in Canada inside the field of arts and humanities. 

The university's law faculty was ranked fifth in Maclean's 2012 rankings of Canadian common law schools, and 22nd inside the world and 3rd in Canada inside the 2012 QS World University Rankings by Subject : Law. The Sauder School of Business has also received accolades both nationally and internationally. The business school appeared upon the 2013 Financial Times global MBA rankings, placing 57th inside the world, and 4th in Canada. The business school was also ranked in QS's 2012 North American MBA rankings, placing 18th in North America, and third in Canada.