| Founded as Fraser Valley College | April 4, 1974 |
| University status as University of the Fraser Valley | April 21, 2008 |
| Bachelor's degrees granted (2019/20) | 1,074 |
| Total credentials awarded (2019/20) | 2,608 |
| 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 |
| 11,090 | Total number of students as of November 1, 2019 for Fall 2019 |
| 15,676 | Total number of students in Fiscal 2019/20 |
| 57 to 43 | Female to male student ratio |
| 825 | Total self-declared Indigenous students |
| 48% | of students are full-time, taking 9 credits or more in a semester |
| 77% | Fall-to-fall retention rate for students new to UFV that have registered in a degree program. |
| 25 | Average class size |
| 44,000 | Alumni (as of February 2020) |
| 2353 | Number of international students |
| 49 | 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 2019 Canadian University Survey Consortium first-year university student reports that: | |
| 90% | 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 2019 Baccalaureate Graduate Survey reports that: | |
| 97% | of UFV degree graduates are satisfied/very satisfied with their education |
| 97% | rate the quality of instruction as good/very good |
| 91% | identified UFV as being helpful/very helpful in their skill development |
| 804 |
Faculty members (fiscal year 2019/20) |
| 860 | Staff & administrators (fiscal year 2019/20) |
| College of Arts |
| Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies |
| Faculty of Health Sciences |
| Faculty of Professional Studies |
| Faculty of Science |
| School of Graduate Studies |
| 66 | Undergraduate certificate, diploma, & associate degree programs |
| 19 | Bachelor degree programs, with majors, minors, & extended minors in more than 35 program areas |
| 8 | Master’s degree, graduate certificate, & post-baccalaureate programs |
| 21 | Trades & apprenticeship programs |
| 23 | Adult training, continuing education certificates, upgrading, and ESL programs |
| 50+ | Study abroad programs |
| 18 | Program areas that offer co-operative education |
| The 5 largest academic departments are Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Mathematics & Statistics, and English | |
| 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, and Clearbrook Centre |
| Chilliwack — Canada Education Park (CEP) |
| Mission and Hope |
| Plus over 110 different courses offered online |
For further information, please refer to the Factbook 2019-20.