About UFV
About UFV
| Founded as Fraser Valley College | April 4, 1974 |
| University status as University of the Fraser Valley | April 21, 2008 |
| Bachelor's degrees granted (2016/17) | 989 |
| Total credentials awarded (2016/17) | 2,631 |
| Dr. Gwen Point, Chancellor |
| Mr. John C. Pankratz, Chair, Board of Governors |
|
Jackie Hogan, President and Vice-Chancellor (interim) |
| Dr. Eric Davis, Provost and Vice-President, Academic |
| 9,532 | total number of students as of November 1, 2016 for Fall 2016 |
| 14,601 | total number of students in Fiscal 2016/17 |
| 56% | of students are female |
| 638 | total Aboriginal students |
| 49% | of students are full-time, taking 9 credits or more in a semester |
| 77% | 1st to 2nd year degree student retention rate |
| 25 | average class size |
| 36,500 | Alumni |
| 1,332 | number of international students |
| 273 | students enrolled on UFV's Chandigarh campus |
| 70 | countries represented |
| 10.9% | share of the total student population made up of international |
| Top 5 home countries are India, China, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Japan | |
| 2016 Baccalaureate Graduate Survey indicates that: | |
| 96% | of UFV degree graduates are satisfied/very satisfied with their education |
| 96% | are satisfied/very satisfied with the quality of instruction |
| 89% | are satisfied/very satisfied with their level of skill development |
| 2015 Canadian University Survey Consortium – Graduating University Student Survey reports that: | |
| 96% | of UFV graduates are satisfied/very satisfied with the overall quality of education (versus 86% of students from other universities) |
| 95% | are satisfied/very satisfied with their decision to attend UFV (versus 89% of students from other universities) |
| 94% | would recommend their university to others (versus 88% of students from other universities) |
| 718 |
faculty members (fiscal year 2016/17) |
| 697 | staff & administrators (fiscal year 2016/17) |
| College of Arts |
| Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies |
| Faculty of Health Sciences |
| Faculty of Professional Studies |
| Faculty of Science |
| School of Graduate Studies |
| 81 | undergraduate certificate & diploma programs |
| 18 | bachelor degree programs with majors, minors, & extended minors in more than 35 program areas |
| 4 | master’s degree and graduate certificate programs |
| 22 | trades & apprenticeship programs |
| 26 | adult training, continuing education certificates, upgrading, and ESL programs |
| 40+ | study abroad programs |
| 6 | major program areas that offer co-operative education options |
| 5 largest academic departments are Business Administration, Mathematics, Criminology/ Criminal Justice, English, & Psychology | |
| 106 | courses involving research |
| 170+ | student research assistant positions |
| 200 | students living on campus |
| 60+ | student clubs and associations |
| Intercollegiate Athletics Teams in soccer, basketball, wrestling, volleyball, rowing and golf | |
| Team name — Cascades | |
| Mascot name — Sasq’ets | |
| Colours — forest green, spring green, and black | |
| Abbotsford — main campus, Aerospace Training Centre, Clearbrook Centre |
| Chilliwack — Canada Education Park (CEP), Five Corners (downtown), Chilliwack North |
| Mission, Agassiz, Hope, Chandigarh, India |
| Plus over 110 different courses offered online |