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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
807 |
Faculty members (fiscal year 2021/22) |
867 | Staff & administrators (fiscal year 2021/22) |
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 |
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. |
360+ | Student research assistant positions |
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 |
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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) |
Mission and Hope |
Clearbrook Centre |
Around 20% of instructional activities offered online |