37.UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

37.UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA                                     (Vancouver,BC,Canada)   

The University of British Columbia (UBC) consistently ranks among the world’s top 40 research universities, and likewise among the top 20 public universities.

The school has produced seven Nobel Laureates, 65 Olympic medals, 68 Rhodes Scholars, and 180 Royal Society of Canada members. Both Kim Campbell and Charles Joseph Clark—two of Canada’s Prime Ministers—also came out of UBC.

The school’s great size (over 58,000 students and 5,130 faculty members) contributes to its vast alumni network of over 300,000 people spread out over 120 countries.

The school induces C$12.7 billion worth of economic impact on a yearly basis, and uses a C$2 billion operating budget.

 Up until now, 158 different companies have spun off of UBC-fnanced research.

The school is spread across two campuses, the larger of which is located in Vancouver and is surrounded by beautiful mountain scenery. 

The second campus is in the city of Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley.UBC’s more-than-ample library system has 15 divisions and over 7 million items.

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