The University of Victoria

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The University of Victoria (UVic) is one of Canada’s leading research-intensive universities. We are located in Victoria, on the BC coast.

Facts & figures

  • approximately 22,000 students (undergraduate and graduate)
  • over 6,000 employees, including 900+ full-time faculty members
  • 580+ patents filed to date
  • 1,145+ invention disclosures to date
  • 169 start-up companies to date
  • Ranked top 1% of global universities for contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (2024 Times Higher Education Impact Ranking)
  • Consistently the top university in North America for international research collaboration (Leiden, 2011-2023)