Higher education in British Columbia
In the report, "Campus 2020: Thinking Ahead", the creation of a Higher Education Price Index is recommended to reflect education costs so that each institution can set its own tuition levels independently, but subject to the limits imposed by the provincial government. Regarding the issue of funding higher education in British Columbia, "research-based allocation" of resources will increase the efficiency of these funds. In relation to the system, more funding is necessary to focus on the specific targets of post-secondary achievement by progressively introducing outcome and performance measurements and accountability into the budgeting process.
University of British Columbia
UBC has the second highest average entering grade among Canadian universities, with an average undergraduate entrance grade of 89.6%, only behind McGill University with 90.3%. In the 2019 "Times Higher Education World University Rankings" UBC was ranked second in Canada, 37th overall. The 2018 "Academic Ranking of World Universities" ranked the university second in Canada, and 43rd overall. The University was ranked 3rd in Canada, and 47th among world universities in the 2019 "QS World University Rankings". In the 2019 "U.S. News and World Report" ranking of world universities UBC placed second in Canada, and 29th overall. In 2018, UBC was ranked 3rd in Canada among all its major/research universities in the "Maclean's" annual rankings. In "Newsweek"s 2011 global university rankings, the university was ranked eighth among institutions outside the United States, and second in Canada. , according to the "University Ranking by Academic Performance" (URAP), UBC was ranked second in Canada, 16th in North America and 21st in the world.