University of Victoria Rankings 2025

The University of Victoria, situated in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, is a public research university. It is the oldest post-secondary university in British Columbia. Originally founded in 1903 as Victoria College, a McGill University affiliated college, it attained full autonomy and status as a degree-granting institution under a charter on July 1, 1963.

The University of Victoria campus is one of the biggest in the city and is spread out over a lush area. One of Canada's top cities for international students is Victoria, where the campus is located. 

At the University of Victoria, there are more than 280-degree, certificate, diploma, and PhD program options available to international students. Around 80 undergraduate and more than 160 graduate courses are available at the university. The university's 11 faculties and departments each house one of these programs. The institution offers a number of well-regarded courses in education, the fine arts, engineering, social sciences, business management, and arts and humanities. 

University of Victoria World Rankings

Subject-Wise Ranking

According to QS Top Universities, the University of Victoria is ranked #151-2000 in the QS WUR Ranking by Subject 2024. According to THE subject-wise 2024 rankings, the University of Victoria ranks 251-300 in Arts and Humanities, #749 in Clinical, Pre-clinical and Health,#559 in Engineering and Technology, 201-300 in Life Sciences, 101-125 in Physical Sciences, 251-300 in Business and Economics, and 301-400 in Social Sciences. 

Employability Ranking

According to the University of Victoria, prior to graduation, 75% of the university's co-op graduates obtain an offer of employment. And frequently, they take a full-time position with a previous co-op employer.