University of British Columbia

Most high-school applicants apply to a degree such as Science or Arts and later compete for a Computer Science specialization after university study. UBC's Bachelor of Computer Science is a separate second-degree program and is not the normal direct-from-high-school route.

At UBC Vancouver, approved 2026–27 domestic full-load tuition examples are $6,200.70 for Arts and Science and $7,647.53 for first-year Applied Science. New international examples range from $51,530.40 for Arts to $66,678.30 for Commerce and $66,199.66 for Engineering. Student fees, housing, meals, books, travel, and insurance are additional.

The Presidential Scholars program includes a one-time award of about $5,000 and renewable awards up to $80,000 at Vancouver or $40,000 at Okanagan over four years. Canadian applicants seeking consideration must submit the complete UBC application by December 1 and opt into award consideration in the application. The need-based Centennial Scholars Entrance Award has its own December 1 forms.

UBC Vancouver publishes a first-year guarantee only for applicants who meet every cycle-specific condition. The current 2026 rules required both admission and residence applications by May 1 and acceptance of admission by June 1. UBC Okanagan publishes the same May 1 and June 1 pattern. Fall 2027 applicants must verify the 2027–28 housing pages before relying on those prior-cycle dates.

They are two UBC campuses with different degree inventories, residence systems, class environments, and local costs. Applicants can choose first and second degree choices across campuses, but admission requirements and supplemental materials must be checked for the exact campus and degree.

Yes, but co-op is discipline-specific rather than one universal direct-entry stream. UBC lists programs across Applied Science, Arts, Business, Forestry, Health and Exercise Sciences, Land and Food Systems, and Science. Entry timing and requirements vary; undergraduate degrees commonly extend to 4.5 or 5 years.