Founded as Fraser Valley College | April 4, 1974 |
University status as University of the Fraser Valley | April 21, 2008 |
Bachelor's degrees granted (2020/21) | 1,138 |
Total credentials awarded (2020/21) | 3,340 |
Dr. Andy Sidhu, Chancellor |
Mr. John Pankratz, Chair, Board of Governors |
Dr. Joanne MacLean, President and Vice-Chancellor |
Dr. James Mandigo, Provost and Vice-President, Academic |
10,865 |
Total number of students as of November 1, 2020 for Fall 2020 |
14,474 | Total number of students in Fiscal 2020/21 |
60 to 40 | Female to male student ratio |
781 | Total self-declared Indigenous students |
53% | of students are full-time, taking 9 credits or more in a semester |
75% | Fall-to-fall retention rate for students new to UFV that have registered in a degree program. |
26 | Average class size |
44,000 | Alumni (as of February 2020) |
2,100 | Number of international students |
51 | Countries represented |
15% | Share of the total student population made up of international |
Top 5 home countries are India, China, Vietnam, Republic of Korea and Japan |
The 2020 Canadian University Survey Consortium first-year university student reports that: | |
91% | of UFV first-year students are satisfied/very satisfied with their decision to attend UFV |
90% | of UFV first-year students agreed/strongly agreed they are generally satisfied with quality of teaching they received |
75% |
are satisfied/very satisfied with the concern shown by the university for them as an individual |
86% |
of UFV first-year students say their university experiences met/exceeded their expectations |
The 2019 National Survey of Student Engagement of first-year and senior students indicates that: | |
79% | of UFV first-year students rate their overall education experience at the university as excellent or good |
82% | of first-year students responded if they could start over again, they would definitely/probably go to UFV |
86% | of senior students rate their overall educational experience at the university as excellent or good |
84% | of senior students responded if they could start over again, they would definitely/probably go to UFV |
The 2020 Baccalaureate Graduate Survey reports that: | |
91% | of UFV degree graduates are satisfied/very satisfied with their education |
93% | rate the quality of instruction as good/very good |
86% | identified UFV as being helpful/very helpful in their skill development |
810 |
Faculty members (fiscal year 2020/21) |
790 | Staff & administrators (fiscal year 2020/21) |
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 |
43 | Undergraduate certificate, diploma, & associate degree programs |
22 | Bachelor degree programs, with majors, minors, & extended minors in more than 40 program areas |
6 | Master’s degree, graduate certificate, & post-baccalaureate programs |
20 | Trades & apprenticeship programs |
13 | Adult training, continuing education certificates, upgrading, and ESL programs |
50+ | Study abroad programs |
14 | Program areas that offer co-operative education |
The 5 largest academic departments are Business Administration, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Computer Information Systems, Kinesiology, and Social Cultural and Media Studies |
340+ | 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, and Clearbrook Centre |
Chilliwack — Canada Education Park (CEP) |
Mission and Hope |
Plus over 110 different courses offered online |