UBC - Governance and Academics - Reputation

Reputation

UBC is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading universities. The 2012–2013 Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranks the university 30th overall, 22nd in North America and second in Canada. In the 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the university is ranked 39th in the world, 31st in North America and second in Canada. ARWU also ranked UBC first in the world in terms of the percentage of academic staff with doctoral degrees. In Newsweek's 2011 global university rankings, the university ranks 8th among institutions outside the United States, and second in Canada. The 2012 QS World University Rankings ranks the university 45th in the world, 22nd in North America and third in Canada. Also, the 2013 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities ranks UBC 1st in Canada and 22nd in the world. In terms of national rankings, Maclean's ranked the university second in their 2013 Medical Doctoral university rankings. UBC was also ranked in spite of having opted out—along with several other universities in Canada—of participating in Maclean's graduate survey since 2006. As of the 2012–2013 school year, the Higher Education Strategy Associates ranked UBC first nationally in Science and Engineering, and first nationally in Social Sciences and Humanities.

A number of individual academic fields at the university have also received high rankings both nationally and internationally. The 2012–2013 Times Higher Education rankings list the university 19th in the world and first in Canada in the field of social sciences. In particular, the UBC Vancouver School of Economics is ranked the best in Canada and among the top 30 Economics departments in the world. UBC's Department of Political Science is also well reputed, both nationally and among world universities. In 2012, U.S. News and World Report ranked UBC 22nd worldwide in the field of Politics and International Relations. In the 2011 ARWU rankings for social sciences, the university was ranked 32nd in the world and first in Canada. In the field of life sciences, the 2012–2013 Times rankings placed the university 20th in the world, and first nationally; The 2011 ARWU rankings for life sciences placed the university 36th in the world, and second in Canada. In natural sciences and mathematics, the university was ranked 51–75th in the world, and second in Canada. In the field of physical sciences, the Times rankings placed the university 35th in the world, and second in Canada.; Additionally, in the field of engineering and technology, UBC placed 33rd in the world and second in Canada. Finally, the 2012–2013 The Times Higher Education rankings ranked the university 40th in the world, and third in Canada in arts and humanities.

The university's law faculty was ranked fifth in Maclean's 2012 rankings of Canadian common law schools, and 22nd in the world and 3rd in Canada in 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 on the 2013 Financial Times global MBA rankings, placing 57nd in the world, and third 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.