University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia is known as a tier 1 (top-tier) institution in the world. This university consistently ranks among the top 40 in the world and the top 3 in Canada.

Given below are the University of British Columbia rankings, take a look - 

• US World and News rankings 2025 ranked UBC at #41 which is a slight decline from what it was in the last year. 
• QS World ranks UBC at #40 which is also a slight decline from the last year. 

The University of British Columbia has been ranked by many of the top ranking bodies of the world such as QS World, US News, THE ranking and ARWU rankings. As per QS, UBC in 2026 is ranked at #40 and this is a slight decline in its rankings. 

Look at the table given below for UBC rankings - 

Yes, the competitive programs at the University of British Columbia have earlier admission deadlines for Indian students.

The courses like MA in Psychology, LLM and Master of Urban Design admission deadlines fall earlier, generally between the months like November and January. 

There are general UBC admission deadlines but courses like these demand an earlier application for a timely evaluation. 

Yes, for the University of British Columbia admissions at UG level, a class 12th result from CBSE, ISC or State Board is accepted. 

This admission process is surely quite competitive and it will require these CBSE students to have a minimum score of 85 to 88%.

Indian applicants also need high scores in relevant subjects like English and Mathematics.  

Indian applicants can apply for the University of British Columbia admissions with the predicted grades or the mid-year results, if their 12th board final results are not announced before the UBC admission decisions. 

If an applicant is selected for admission to this university, then the student should submit the final 12 board marksheets by July as per the UBC admission deadlines.

Indian students who want to apply to British Columbia University Master of Data Science course must meet the below-given requirements-

• A Bachelor's degree with minimum 76% or higher
• One course in programming or in probability or statistics and one course in Calculus or Linear Algebra
• An English language proficiency score 
• No GRE score is require

The duration of UBC Master of Data Science course is 10-months. While studying this course of British Columbia University, students are going to gain practical experience using real data sets across various domains. A Bachelor's degree is required for admission to this course. 

The University of British Columbia mostly issues conditional offers of admission to Indian applicants. This requires these applicants to fulfill some specific academic or English language criteria before they start an application. 

Given below are the admission requirements that need to be fulfilled - 

• Minimum scores required in English language tests
• Maintaining a minimum grade average in class 12
• Final transcripts 

Yes, it is important for Indian applicants to pay an enrollment deposit to the University of British Columbia. The amount for the same is CAD 3,000 which comes down to around INR 2 L for these students. 

Also, this whole amount gets credited towards the first year tuition fees at UBC. The students are supposed to accept the offer and make the payment by a certain admission deadline as set by this university. 

(CAD 1 = INR 66.47)

UBC acceptance rate is around 52%. This acceptance rate of UBC suggests that this university is competitive and Indian students should have a good academic record at the time of admission. Indian students who want to take admission to UG courses should have passed Class 12. Also, for admission to PG courses of UBC Canada, a Bachelor's degree is required. Course-specific requirements may also be applicable.