What is the acceptance rate for international students at University of British Columbia?

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5 months ago

The UBC acceptance rate for UG students stands at 70% and 28% for PG students respectively for the main Vancouver campus. This suggests that while securing an entry is rather easy for ug students pg students can suffer quite a bit of competition with a UBC acceptance rate of a mere 28%. 

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Anushree Sinha
a year ago

Usually, the UBC acceptance rate ranges between 45 - 55% for domestic as well as international students. For the academic year 2023, UBC accepted about 21,600 students. With the University of British Columbia acceptance rate of about 54%, it is a moderately competitive university to get into.

Particulars

Headcount

Applications Received

More than 40,000

Accepted Students

About 21,600

UBC Acceptance Rate

54%

Vancouver Campus Acceptance Rate

44%

Okanagan Campus Acceptance Rate

71%

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