University of British Columbia and University of Toronto are top-ranking public research universities of Canada. Both universities are included in the top 50 on the World Reputation Ranking of 2019 by THE.
| The University of British Columbia | University of Toronto | |
|---|---|---|
| Collegedunia Score | 6.7 Out of 10 | 7.4 Out of 10 |
| ranking (overall) | # 27 Times Higher Education 2021 # 30 Times Higher Education 2021 # 31 US News 2021 | # 17 US News 2021 # 18 Times Higher Education 2021 # 24 Center for World University Rankings 2021 |
| Subject Strength | # 13 for Psychology by Times Higher Education 2021 # 22 for Education by Times Higher Education 2021 # 28 for International Business by Times Higher Education 2021 | # 6 for Clinical Science by Times Higher Education 2021 # 14 for Law by Times Higher Education 2021 # 15 for Education by Times Higher Education 2021 |
| Programs | UG Programs -72 PG Programs -62 Doctorate Programs -2 | UG Programs -71 PG Programs -60 Doctorate Programs -5 |
| Acceptance Rate | 53.0 % | 43.0 % |
| Exam Score | PTE-77.5 IELTS-6.5 TOEFL-90 GMAT-650 | GMAT-669 MELAB-92 IELTS-7.5 TOEFL-110 |
| Cost to Study | Average Tuition Fees 33916 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 7304 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 27252 Per Year | Average Tuition Fees 45616 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 20948 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 33702 Per Year |
| placement (average package) | Top recruiters at UBC were Deloitte, P&G, Labatt, Netsle, Telus, GE Healthcare, etc. Base salaries offered were around $90,000 to the postgraduates. Finance graduates were highest paid: $107,000 | Placement rate was around 85% within 3 months of graduationTop recruiters were McKenzie Investments, KPMG, EY, Deloitte, Pepsico, Scotiank, National Bank Financial and others. |
| Campuses and B-Schools | The University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business | Rotman School of Management University of Toronto (Scarborough) University of Toronto (Mississauga) |
| CollegeDunia Reviews | 7.4/10 Read 192 reviews | 7.3/10 Read 200 reviews |
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| General Facts | The University of British Columbia | University of Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Type of University | University | University |
| Established | 1908 | 1827 |
| Student:Faculty Ratio | 11:1 | 7:1 |
| Male:Female | 44% Male, 56% Female | 45% Male, 55% Female |
| Location Facts | Two campuses: Vancouver and Okanagan; Vancouver is the main campus located at the western tip of Point Grey Peninsula. | Located admist of mixed green space and historical architecture |
| Library | More than 7 million printed books, over 2.1 million ebooks, 5.3 million microforms, and 923000 other multimedia materials. | Largest Library in Canada but ranked third in North America following Havard and Yale. Total 44 libraries are located across three campuses. More than 12 millions printed books, 1.4 million digital books, 150467 journal titles and a staff of 500 |
| Campus Life | The campus has Astronomy Club, Beads and Craft Club, Chinese Students and Scholars Association (Great Wall Club), Food Society, Photographic Society, Red Cross International, Ski and Board Club and Vancouver Student Entrepreneurship Association. | The campus has Kinesiology & Physical Education Undergraduate Association, Annesley Student Government Association (ASGA), Radio FWD, The Underground, UTM Society- CFRE Radio 91.9 FM, The Medium, Mike- newspaper, CIUT FM 89.5, and UTM AFFILIATE - Women's Centre. |
| Hostel | #Shared Room - $4855 #Connected Single Room - $5712 #Single Room - $6133 #One Bedroom Apartment - $6452 | #Single Room with Meal - $15096 #Double Room with Meal Plan - $13410 |
| Famous Alumni | Justin Trudeau (PM of Canada), Rick Hansen (Paralympic athlete), Kim Campbell (Former PM of Canada), Evangeline Lilly (Actress), William Gibson (Fiction writer), and Albert Bandura (Psychologist). | 10 Nobel laureates, Ariana Grande (singer), Lin Chi-ling (model), Patrick Brown (Canadian Politician), Agnes Chan (Singer), Rudy Giuliani (Former Mayor of New York City), Margaret Atwood (writer) and Leslie Dan. |
| City Life | Vancouver itself serves 7.5% of Canada’s economy. Due to its prosperity, the freshers get good opportunities across Vancouver. The GDP is around 137 billion CAD. Some of the highly popular industries located in Vancouver are tourism, technology, housing and construction. | Toronto is the second largest financial city in North America with a rate of success is higher for its brilliant management of talent, good quality of life and excessive competitive business ambiance. Since 2009, GDP growth of Toronto is higher in comparison to other major cities. |
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When it comes to world university ranking, University of Toronto is at a far better position than University of British Columbia. Not only this, UBC'S ranking dropped from 47th in 2019 to 51 in 2020 on the QS list. U of T's ranking also went down but only by a single point ie. from 28 in 2019 to 29 in 2020.
Similarly, on THE ranking of 2020, University of Toronto ranks, 16 places higher than UBC, at 18th position. However, Impact Ranking of UBC is within the top 3 in the world but U of T was not even in the top 20.
Nursing and Computer Science programs of the University of Toronto ranked within top 10 in the world. Popular programs of UBC are mineral and mining engineering and sports-related subjects.
- University of British Columbia is more lenient in accepting students with approximately 10% higher acceptance rate than the University of Toronto.
- Minimum test scores required for admission in U of T is also higher than UBC.
- Accommodation and meal plan costs of the University of British Columbia is cheaper than the University of Toronto by approximately 1000 USD per year.
- U of T’s MBA graduates gets paid more than UBC while UBC’s doctorate students are better paid than U of T.
If reputation in the world is taken into account, the University of Toronto has a better standing between the two universities. Perhaps, this is the reason why it is more difficult to get into. Doctorate and sports students might give priority to the University of British Columbia due to better ranking and higher pay grade offered.
