University of Victoria: Statistics

Updated: June 11, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 289 of 11,642	In the World
# 126 of 452	In North America
# 16 of 104	In Canada
# 3 of 4	In Victoria
# 65 of 754	For Genealogy
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

52%

Enrollment

15,999

Languages

English

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Doctorate

Website

uvic.ca

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	52%
Admissions Requirements	Secondary school certificate or recognized foreign equivalent
Academic Calendar	May to April
Enrollment	15,999

We've calculated the 52% acceptance rate for University of Victoria based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

University of Victoria faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up University of Victoria.

Department/Division : Continuing Studies

Adult Education Arts and Humanities Business Administration Canadian Studies Community Health Computer Science Continuing Education Dentistry Distance Education English Environmental Management Fine Arts Foreign Languages Education French Health Sciences Heritage Preservation Indigenous Studies Museum Management Native Language Occupational Health Public Relations Tourism

Department/Division : Medical Sciences

Medicine Neurosciences

Faculty : Education

Education Health Education Natives Education Physical Education Primary Education Secondary Education Teacher Training

Faculty : Engineering and Computer Science

Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Engineering Mechanical Engineering Software Engineering

Faculty : Fine Arts

Art History Fine Arts Music Music Education Music Theory and Composition Musical Instruments Painting and Drawing Photography Sculpture Theatre Video Visual Arts Writing

Faculty : Graduate Studies

Anthropology Applied Linguistics Art History Asian Studies Astronomy and Space Science Biochemistry Biology Business Administration Chemistry Child Care and Development Computer Engineering Computer Science Curriculum Economics Educational Psychology Electrical Engineering English Environmental Studies French Geography Germanic Studies Greek (Classical) History Indigenous Studies Information Sciences Italian Latin Law Leadership Linguistics Marine Science and Oceanography Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Microbiology Music Nursing Pacific Area Studies Peace and Disarmament Philosophy Physical Education Physics Political Sciences Psychology Public Administration Russian Social and Community Services Social Work Sociology Spanish Statistics Theatre Visual Arts Writing

Faculty : Human and Social Development

Child Care and Development Indigenous Studies Information Sciences Nursing Peace and Disarmament Public Administration Public Health Social Policy Social Work

Faculty : Humanities

Asian Studies English Ethics European Studies Film French German Germanic Studies Greek (Classical) History Indigenous Studies Italian Latin Linguistics Medieval Studies Mediterranean Studies Pacific Area Studies Philosophy Religious Studies Slavic Languages Social Studies Spanish Women's Studies Writing

Faculty : Law

Law

Faculty : Science

Astronomy and Space Science Biochemistry Biology Chemistry Earth Sciences Marine Science and Oceanography Mathematics Microbiology Physics Statistics

Faculty : Social Sciences

Anthropology Economics Environmental Studies Geography Political Sciences Psychology Social Sciences Sociology

School : Business

Business Administration Business and Commerce International Business Management

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Victoria.

Programs	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Art & Design	Yes	Yes	TBD
Biology	Yes	Yes	Yes
Business	Yes	Yes	TBD
Chemistry	Yes	Yes	Yes
Computer Science	Yes	Yes	Yes
Economics	Yes	Yes	TBD
Engineering	Yes	Yes	Yes
Environmental Science	Yes	Yes	TBD
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mathematics	Yes	Yes	Yes
Medicine	No	Yes	TBD
Physics	Yes	Yes	Yes
Psychology	Yes	Yes	Yes

Baccalauréat/Bachelor's Degree

Anthropology Applied Linguistics Applied Mathematics Art History Asian Studies Astronomy and Space Science Biochemistry Biology Biomedical Engineering Business and Commerce Chemistry Child Care and Development Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Earth Sciences Economics Electrical Engineering Engineering English Environmental Studies Fine Arts French Gender Studies Geography German Greek (Classical) Health Administration Health Education Hispanic American Studies History Indigenous Studies Information Sciences Latin Latin American Studies Law Linguistics Marine Science and Oceanography Mathematics Medieval Studies Microbiology Music Natives Education Nursing Pacific Area Studies Philosophy Physical Education Physical Therapy Physics Political Sciences Primary Education Psychology Religion Secondary Education Slavic Languages Social Work Sociology Software Engineering Statistics Surveying and Mapping Theatre Visual Arts Writing

Maîtrise/Master's Degree

Anthropology Art History Astronomy and Space Science Biochemistry Biology Biomedical Engineering Business and Commerce Chemistry Civil Engineering Computer Science Curriculum Earth Sciences Ecology Economics Educational Psychology Electrical Engineering English Environmental Studies French Geography Germanic Studies Greek (Classical) Health Administration History Law Linguistics Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Music Natives Education Neurosciences Nursing Pacific Area Studies Philosophy Physical Education Political Sciences Psychology Public Administration Public Health Slavic Languages Social Policy Social Work Sociology Statistics Theatre Visual Arts Writing

Doctorat/Doctoral Degree

Anthropology Art History Astronomy and Space Science Biochemistry Biology Business Administration Chemistry Child Care and Development Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Curriculum Earth Sciences Economics Educational Administration Educational Psychology Electrical Engineering English Environmental Studies Geography Germanic Languages Greek Health Administration History Law Linguistics Marine Science and Oceanography Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Microbiology Music Neurosciences Nursing Philosophy Physical Education Political Sciences Psychology Public Administration Sociology Theatre

Research profile

University of Victoria is a world-class research university with 66,172 scientific papers published and 2,104,683 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Biology, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Chemistry, Medicine, and Geology.

Publications

66,172

Citations

2,104,683

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	33,401 / 982,150
Engineering	30,690 / 991,444
Physics	30,545 / 1,105,257
Computer Science	30,369 / 995,025
Biology	29,356 / 1,137,790
Environmental Science	28,948 / 1,090,309
Quantum and Particle physics	22,291 / 844,481
Chemistry	21,547 / 814,927
Medicine	19,385 / 707,148
Geology	17,175 / 702,163
Political Science	17,121 / 453,601
Geography and Cartography	17,104 / 619,354
Philosophy	16,276 / 451,706
Law	15,851 / 434,802
Sociology	15,158 / 449,551
Mathematics	14,407 / 457,101
Psychology	14,282 / 504,632
Ecology	13,275 / 582,950
History	11,543 / 345,237
Business	11,122 / 353,328
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	10,876 / 305,665
Statistics	10,525 / 349,035
Materials Science	10,347 / 363,899
Paleontology	10,310 / 421,195
Genetics	9,739 / 388,867
Biochemistry	9,693 / 376,476
Organic chemistry	9,373 / 357,466
Economics	9,306 / 276,192
Archaeology	9,171 / 323,284
Optics	8,487 / 299,815
Electrical Engineering	7,909 / 246,720
Linguistics	7,797 / 212,093
Astrophysics and Astronomy	7,525 / 357,878
Art & Design	7,426 / 144,905
Oceanography	6,786 / 314,017
Telecommunications	6,617 / 186,163
Pathology	6,384 / 234,704
Computer Vision	6,087 / 220,748
Psychiatry	5,568 / 219,913
Computer Networking	5,484 / 126,806

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

90 Notable alumni

1. G. W. Stephen Brodsky

1933-. (aged 93)

military personnel

Gabriel Wilfrid Stephen Brodsky is a research scholar and author in Literature of War and in Joseph Conrad studies.

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2. Neil Squire

1959-1984 (aged 25)

Neil Squire was an accounting student at the University of Victoria and a basketball player. After a car accident left him a high level tetraplegic, his efforts to learn a new form of communication became the inspiration for the creation of the Neil Squire Society.

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