| Founded as Fraser Valley College | April 4, 1974 |
| University status as University of the Fraser Valley | April 21, 2008 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded (2024/25) | 1,147 |
| Total credentials awarded (2024/25) | 3,087 |
| Dr. Jo-ann Archibald, Chancellor |
| Ms. Cristen Gleeson, K.C., Chair, Board of Governors |
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Dr. James Mandigo, President and Vice-Chancellor |
| Dr. Tracy Ryder Glass, Provost and Vice-President Academic |
| 12,090 |
Total number of students as of November 1, 2023 for Fall 2023 |
| 16,364 | Total number of students in Fiscal 2022/23 |
| 894 | Total self-declared Indigenous students |
| female: 55.0%; male: 41.3%; nb: 1.0%; unknown: 2.8% | Gender demographic |
| 899 | Total self-declared Indigenous students |
| 54% | of students are full-time, taking 9 credits or more in a semester |
| 85% | Year 1 to 2 retention rate for students in the 2023 Cohort who are new to post-secondary, full-time, and have registered in a Bachelor's degree program. |
| 26 | Average class size |
| Over 50,000 | Alumni |
| 2,992 | Number of international students |
| 68 | Countries represented |
| 18% | Share of the total student population made up of international |
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Top 5 home countries are India, China, Nepal, Nigeria and Vietnam. |
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| The 2025 Canadian University Survey Consortium first-year university student reports that: | |
| 88% | of UFV graduating students are satisfied/very satisfied with their decision to attend UFV |
| 90% | of UFV graduating students students agreed/strongly agreed they are generally satisfied with quality of teaching they received |
| 95% |
of UFV graduating students students agreed or strongly agreed that professors seem knowledgeable in their fields |
| 88% |
of UFV graduating students students say their university experiences met/exceeded their expectations |
| The 2023 National Survey of Student Engagement of first - year and senior students indicates that: | |
| 76% | of UFV first-year students rate their overall education experience at the university as excellent or good |
| 86% | of first-year students responded if they could start over again, they would definitely/probably go to UFV |
| 76% | of senior students rate their overall educational experience at the university as excellent or good |
| 83% | of senior students responded if they could start over again, they would definitely/probably go to UFV |
| The 2024 Baccalaureate Graduate Survey reports that: | |
| 93% | of UFV degree graduates are satisfied/very satisfied with their education |
| 94% | rate the quality of instruction as good/very good |
| 87% | identified UFV as being helpful/very helpful in their skill development |
| 1,173 |
Faculty members (fiscal year 2024/25) |
| 908 | Staff & administrators (fiscal year 2024/25) |
| College of Arts |
| Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies |
| Faculty of Health Sciences |
| Faculty of Business and Computing |
| Faculty of Science |
| School of Graduate Studies |
| 64 | Undergraduate certificate, diploma, & associate degree programs |
| 20 | Bachelor degree programs, with majors, minors, & extended minors in more than 40 program areas |
| 11 | Master’s degree, graduate certificate, & post-baccalaureate programs |
| 20 | Trades & apprenticeship programs |
| 20 | Adult training, continuing education certificates, upgrading, and ESL programs |
| 88 | Study abroad programs |
| 20 | Program that offer co-operative education |
| The 5 largest academic departments are School of Business, School of Computing, Mathematics & Statistics, Psychology, and Social, Cultural, & Media Studies | |
| 400+ | Students living on campus |
| 65+ | Student clubs and associations |
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Varsity sports in soccer, basketball, volleyball, and golf; Club sports in rowing, baseball, and rugby sevens |
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| Team name — Cascades | |
| Mascot name — Sasq’ets | |
| Colours — forest green, spring green, and black | |
| Abbotsford — main campus, Aerospace Training Centre |
| Chilliwack — Canada Education Park (CEP) |
| Clearbrook Centre |
| Hope Centre |
| Mission |
| Online |
| Online Activity |
| 26% of total instruction |
| 47% of Summer instruction |
| 25% of Winter instruction |
| 26% of Fall instruction |
| 0% of Trades instruction |
For further information, please refer to the Factbook 2023-24.