University of British Columbia (Vancouver & Kelowna, Canada)

University of British Columbia [photo.liuxue360.com]

World rank: 22

Reputation rank: 25

Overall Reputation score: 11.8

Reputation for teaching: 11.5

Reputation for research: 12

Flooding closed the Point Grey campus for four-and-a-half days in 1935, before the installation of stormwater drains. Founded in 1908, UBC today is home to more than 40,000 students and 9,000 faculty and staff. The main 998-acre campus is situated on a peninsula about six miles from central Vancouver.