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UBC Acceptance Rate: Admissions Statistics and English Requirements
UBC's Vancouver campus admitted 60% of undergraduate applicants to their first-choice program in 2025/26 (61% in 2024/25); the Okanagan campus admitted 76%.
UBC publishes an official undergraduate admit rate in its Annual Enrolment Report, prepared by Planning, Analytics & Institutional Research: the share of completed applications that received an offer to the applicant's first-choice program, for each campus and for domestic and international applicants. Below are the last five years for UBC Vancouver, the Okanagan and graduate rates, and UBC's TOEFL and IELTS minimums.
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University of British Columbia (UBC) acceptance rate by year
| Cycle | Applicants | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 · UBC Vancouver | — | — | 60% source |
| 2024/25 · UBC Vancouver | — | — | 61% source |
| 2023/24 · UBC Vancouver | — | — | 52% source |
| 2022/23 · UBC Vancouver | — | — | 49% source |
| 2021/22 · UBC Vancouver | — | — | 48% source |
UBC admit rate by campus, domestic and international, and graduate
| Group | Cycle | Rate | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver · domestic | 2025/26 | 55% | 58% in 2024/25, 50% in 2023/24 source |
| Vancouver · international | 2025/26 | 71% | 68% in 2024/25, 56% in 2023/24 source |
| Okanagan · all applicants | 2025/26 | 76% | 81% in 2024/25, 76% in 2023/24 source |
| Okanagan · domestic | 2025/26 | 75% | 81% in 2024/25 source |
| Okanagan · international | 2025/26 | 82% | 80% in 2024/25 source |
| Graduate degree programs · Vancouver | 2025/26 | 31% | Master's and doctoral; domestic 40%, international 25%; 26% in 2024/25 source |
| Graduate degree programs · Okanagan | 2025/26 | 38% | Domestic 49%, international 31%; 27% in 2024/25 source |
What the numbers mean
UBC's admit rate is the number of applicants offered admission to their preferred (first-choice) program divided by the number of completed applications, across all year levels, so it includes transfer applicants as well as students coming straight from high school. Applicants refused for missing a prerequisite count in the denominator. Students may list a second-choice program, and offers to that alternative are not counted as admits in this rate.
The Vancouver rate rose from 48% in 2021/22 to 61% in 2024/25 and 60% in 2025/26. Part of that rise is a change in what is counted: from 2024/25 UBC's new admissions system includes post-baccalaureate programs and some diplomas and certificates in the Vancouver figures, so recent years are not strictly comparable with earlier ones. The international admit rate at Vancouver (71% in 2025/26) is now higher than the domestic rate (55%), after international applications fell.
Domestic and international applicants are assessed in separate pools: UBC notes that international students do not compete for government-funded domestic seats. The campus-wide rate also hides large differences between programs; UBC does not publish admit rates by faculty in this report. Acceptance rates quoted elsewhere that differ from these are not UBC's published figures.
Graduate admission is more selective: 31% of completed applications to master's and doctoral programs at UBC Vancouver received an offer in 2025/26, and 25% for international applicants. All applicants whose education was not in English must meet UBC's English Language Admission Standard; the minimums are below.
University of British Columbia (UBC) TOEFL and IELTS requirements
Minimums for international applicants from the university's own pages. Since 21 January 2026 TOEFL iBT reports a 1–6 band score; the notes give the older 0–120 equivalent where the university states one. Convert TOEFL and IELTS scores.
Undergraduate
TOEFL iBT: 4.5 overall on the 1–6 scale (reading 4.5, listening 5, writing 4.5, speaking 4); or 90 overall on the 0–120 scale (reading 22, listening 22, writing 21, speaking 21). UBC lists both scales without a cut-off date.
IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall, no part less than 6.0
Scores must be achieved in a single sitting. Applicants for the 2026/27 Winter Session must submit test scores from 1 January 2024 onwards (1 January 2025 onwards for 2027/28). Graduate programs set their own minimums.
UBC Undergraduate Admissions: English Language Admission Standard · checked 3 October 2026
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What is the UBC acceptance rate?
UBC's Annual Enrolment Report gives an undergraduate admit rate of 60% at UBC Vancouver and 76% at UBC Okanagan for 2025/26. The rate is offers to the applicant's first-choice program divided by completed applications, across all year levels. Vancouver's rate was 61% in 2024/25 and 52% in 2023/24.
What is the UBC acceptance rate for international students?
In 2025/26 UBC Vancouver admitted 71% of international undergraduate applicants to their first-choice program, compared with 55% of domestic applicants. At UBC Okanagan the international admit rate was 82%.
Is UBC hard to get into?
It depends heavily on the program. Overall, 60% of completed applications to UBC Vancouver received an offer to the first-choice program in 2025/26, but that average covers programs that admit most qualified applicants and programs with far more applicants than seats. UBC does not publish program-level admit rates in its enrolment report.
What is the UBC graduate acceptance rate?
For master's and doctoral programs, UBC Vancouver made offers on 31% of completed applications in 2025/26 (40% for domestic and 25% for international applicants). UBC Okanagan's graduate admit rate was 38%.
What TOEFL score does UBC require?
For undergraduate admission UBC requires TOEFL iBT 4.5 overall on the 1–6 scale (reading 4.5, listening 5, writing 4.5, speaking 4), or 90 overall on the 0–120 scale (reading 22, listening 22, writing 21, speaking 21). Scores must come from a single sitting.
What IELTS score does UBC require?
UBC requires IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no part less than 6.0. IELTS General, IELTS Indicator and the IELTS One Skill Retake are not accepted.