UVic has been rated as one of North America’s most sustainable universities, according to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

One of UVic’s longstanding research strengths was confirmed by the 2019 Leiden Rankings: UVic-based researchers wrote a higher proportion of top-performing papers based on international collaborations than any other university in North America.

In September 2017, President Jamie Cassels launched a Global Reputation and Rankings Project to ensure that UVic's global impact is being accurately assessed by international university rankings such as QS and Times Higher Education.

UVic President Jamie Cassels late last month announced the launch of a Global Reputation and Rankings Project that will ensure UVic’s global impact is being accurately assessed by the world rankings systems that have become so influential in recent years.

For the fifth consecutive year, the rankings produced by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University highlight UVic’s role as a hub for international research, with UVic researchers publishing a higher proportion of scholarly work based on international collaboration than any other Canadian university.

UVic’s global leadership in five key academic fields, along with its comprehensive span of world-class programs across the university, were highlighted with the release of the 2016 QS World University Rankings by Subject on March 22. 

The University of Victoria has scored an “A” across all research areas in the global U-Multirank study, released Nov. 5, which provides quality metrics on a range of attributes important to prospective students and those interested in universities.

The University of Victoria was given a perfect score in the 2015 edition of The Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Colleges, an annual publication spotlighting campuses in the US and Canada with exceptional commitment to sustainability in their policies, initiatives and academic programs. 

A data-driven analysis of scientific publications released May 20 by a leading European research centre puts UVic first in Canada for scientific impact in two broad fields—mathematics and computer science, and physical sciences and engineering.  The ranking, produced by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University, also places UVic third in the country among all universities for overall scientific impact. 

In the prestigious Leiden rankings,  UVic places third in Canada for overall scientific impact and first in the country in two fields—mathematics and computer science, and physical sciences and engineering.

UVic’s global leadership in six key academic fields, along with its comprehensive span of world-class programs across the university, were highlighted with the release of the 2015 QS World University Rankings by Subject on April 29. 

Once again, the University of Victoria has been ranked among the top Canadian comprehensive universities by Maclean's magazine. This is the eighth consecutive year that UVic has been ranked either first or second in this category. In a strong showing across the board, UVic racked up top-three finishes in eight of the 12 key performance indicators used by Maclean's for its 2015 rankings.

UVic ranked among world’s elite universities On Oct. 1, the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings placed UVic on its elite Top 200 list, among the top one per cent of universities around the world. Ranked at #173 globally, UVic is the top-ranked university in Canada without a medical school. Only eight Canadian universities were ranked in the Top 200.  UVic first broke into the THE Elite Top 200 list in 2010, placing it among the top one per cent of higher education institutions worldwide. 

The University of Victoria is among the top universities in the world as assessed by the highly regarded Times Higher Education’s (THE) annual World University Rankings released today. UVic placed 173rd in the rankings and is one of eight Canadian u…

The 2014/15 QS World University Rankings, released this morning, provide another confirmation of UVic’s presence among the world’s top higher education institutions. UVic’s rise from last year’s QS results was particularly significant, jumping more places in the 2014 ranking than any other Canadian university except Laval.

The University of Victoria once again ranks in the top tier of universities in the world for scientific influence, according to the prestigious 2014 CWTS Leiden Ranking, released in late April. In terms of scientific impact, UVic ranks fourth overall in Canada—behind Toronto, UBC and McGill—and is the top-ranked university in the country without a medical school.