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UFV FACTS AT A GLANCE for Fiscal 2021/22, unless otherwise noted:
Founded as Fraser Valley College April 4, 1974
University status as University of the Fraser Valley April 21, 2008
Bachelor's degrees granted (2021/22) 1,153
Total credentials awarded (2021/22) 2,957

 

LEADERSHIP
Dr. Andy Sidhu, Chancellor
Mr. John Pankratz, Chair, Board of Governors

Dr. James Mandigo, Acting President and Vice-Chancellor

Dr. Tracy Ryder Glass, Vice-Provost, Academic

 

 

STUDENTS
10,325
Total number of students as of November 1, 2021 for Fall 2021
14,499 Total number of students in Fiscal 2021/22
58 to 42 Female to male student ratio
814 Total self-declared Indigenous students
51% of students are full-time, taking 9 credits or more in a semester
81.2% Year 1 to 2 retention rate for students in the 2020 Cohort who are new to UFV and have registered in a Bachelor's degree program.
24 Average class size
nearly 50,000 Alumni

 

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
1,626 Number of international students
56 Countries represented
11% Share of the total student population made up of international
Top 5 home countries are India, China, Vietnam, Republic of Korea, and Japan

 

STUDENT EXPERIENCE
The 2022 Canadian University Survey Consortium first-year university student reports that:
90% of UFV first-year undergraduate students are satisfied/very satisfied with their decision to attend UFV
87% of UFV first-year undergraduate students agreed/strongly agreed they are generally satisfied with quality of teaching they received
96%

of UFV first-year undergraduate students agreed or strongly agreed that professors seem knowledgeable in their fields

86%

of UFV first-year undergraduate 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 2021 Baccalaureate Graduate Survey reports that:
94% of UFV degree graduates are satisfied/very satisfied with their education
95% rate the quality of instruction as good/very good
88% identified UFV as being helpful/very helpful in their skill development

 

FACULTY & STAFF
807

Faculty members (fiscal year 2021/22)

867 Staff & administrators (fiscal year 2021/22)

 

COLLEGES, FACULTIES & SCHOOLS
College of Arts

Faculty of Education, Community, and Human Development

Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Business and Computing
Faculty of Science
School of Graduate Studies

 

PROGRAMS
60 Undergraduate certificate, diploma, & associate degree programs
22 Bachelor degree programs, with majors, minors, & extended minors in more than 40 program areas
  5 Master’s degree, graduate certificate, & post-baccalaureate programs
 20 Trades & apprenticeship programs
 21 Adult training, continuing education certificates, upgrading, and ESL programs
 50+ Study abroad programs
 20 Program that offer co-operative education
The 5 largest academic departments are School of Business, School of Computing, Criminal Justice, Psychology, and Mathematics and Statistics.

 

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
 360+ Student research assistant positions

 

CAMPUS LIFE
200 Students living on campus
65+ Student clubs and associations

Varsity sports in soccer, basketball, volleyball, and golf;

Club sports in rowing, baseball, and rugby sevens

Team name — Cascades
Mascot name — Sasq’ets
Colours — forest green, spring green, and black

 

CAMPUSES & LOCATIONS
Abbotsford — main campus, Aerospace Training Centre
Chilliwack — Canada Education Park (CEP)
Mission and Hope
Clearbrook Centre
 Around 20% of instructional activities offered online

 

For further information, please refer to the Factbook 2021-22.

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