Top Universities in British Columbia (province/territory)
2026 British Columbia University Ranking New
What are the top universities in the Canadian province/territory of British Columbia? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 British Columbia University Ranking, which lists 16 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Canada.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top British Columbia Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.
2026 British Columbia University Ranking
| #Rank | University | Town/City |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | The University of British Columbia | Vancouver |
| 5 | Simon Fraser University | Burnaby |
| 14 | University of Victoria | Victoria |
| 32 | British Columbia Institute of Technology | Burnaby |
| 43 | Thompson Rivers University | Kamloops |
| 45 | Vancouver Island University | Nanaimo |
| 49 | University of Northern British Columbia | Prince George |
| 53 | Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Surrey |
| 59 | University of the Fraser Valley | Abbotsford |
| 60 | Trinity Western University | Langley |
| 62 | Royal Roads University | Victoria |
| 66 | Emily Carr University of Art and Design | Vancouver |
| 68 | Capilano University | North Vancouver |
| 78 | University Canada West | Vancouver |
| 92 | Quest University Canada | Squamish |
| 99 | Nicola Valley Institute of Technology | Merritt |
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How many universities are there in British Columbia?
- There are 16 officially chartered, licensed or accredited British Columbia higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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