UNBC records top-two finish in latest Macleans rankings

It was another strong showing for UNBC in the Maclean’s university rankings.

The university placed second among small post-secondary schools, marking the 23rd consecutive year UNBC has finished in the top five in its category.

UNBC ranked first in student-faculty ratio and tying for second in the number of students per capita who win national academic awards.

In addition, the university placed first overall in operating expenditures per weighted full-time equivalent students, while also improving its standings in areas related to student services, scholarships and bursaries, as well as library acquisitions.

“UNBC’s continued recognition as one of Canada’s top universities of its size belongs to the students, faculty, staff, alumni and community champions who contribute to this University every day,” said UNBC Interim President Dr. Bill Owen.

“From the beginning, UNBC was created with a clear vision: to ensure that people in central and northern British Columbia have equal access to a high-quality university education. More than 30 years later, that vision continues to guide us. The quality of our teaching, the impact of our research and our deep connections with communities across the North demonstrate that when we invest in the North, the North delivers.”

UNBC performed well in research, placing third in research impact and fourth in research volume among small universities.

The university improved its standing in federal research funding indicators as well, ranking fourth in the number of faculty members receiving medical-science grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Mount Allison placed first in the small university category. McGill placed first in the large group, for universities with more than 30,000 students. Simon Fraser placed first in the medium group, for universities with between 10,000 and 30,000 students.