The University of British Columbia (commonly referred to as UBC) is a public research university located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The University occupies a 4.02-square-kilometre (993-acre) main campus located within the University Endowment Lands, 10 km (6.2 mi) from downtown Vancouver. UBC also operates a secondary 2.09-square-kilometre (516-acre) campus in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley and a satellite campus at Robson Street in Vancouver.
The University of British Columbia is ranked second in Canada and 30th worldwide in the Times Higher Education rankings, second in Canada and 39th worldwide in the Academic Ranking of World Universities, and second in Canada and eighth overall in Newsweek's ranking of top universities outside of the United States. In 2011 UBC reported the highest entrance requirements for undergraduate admission in Canada. UBC faculty, alumni, and researchers have won seven Nobel Prizes, 67 Rhodes Scholarships, 64 Olympic medals, and alumni include three Canadian prime ministers.
A corporation by the name of The University of British Columbia was first incorporated April 26, 1890. Subsequent enactments culminating on March 7, 1908 with another University Act gave the University its current form. The first day of lectures was September 30, 1915, and lectures began at the new Point Grey campus on September 22, 1925. UBC's enabling legislation are the University Act and the University Amendment Act, 2004. The university is the oldest in British Columbia and has the largest enrolment with over 54,000 students at its Vancouver and Okanagan campuses combined. The university library, which comprises 5.9 million books and journals, is the second-largest research library in Canada.
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