The University of British Columbia (UBC) Accommodation: Cost, Facilities & Photos

Securing a job is further difficult; full-time is almost very difficult. It is rare to find a job within the first 6 months of graduating. The average salary range is 50-90k. Students find jobs by networking, with the highest salary of 150k and the lowest at 40k

The dorm rooms were pretty good but not great per term is around 2400 CAD. There are single rooms and shared rooms.

The factors that drove me to UBC were obviously good education, but apart from that it was the lively campus life that UBC provides and of course the beautiful campus.

Did not live in the dorms, lived off-campus where average rentals nowadays for a shared apartment (2 bed 2 bath) is around $3,000-$3,500 per month.

I chose this college as it had a Global ranking (one of the top 50 schools worldwide), Business program’s excellent reputation among other business programs in Canada, and the beautiful campus. My overall experience at UBC was insightful, eye-opening, and rewarding. The people I met and the knowledge I gained from learning at one of the best universities in Canada will be beneficial for my career down the line.

I have chosen to live off campus. Cost of living in Vancouver is comparatively higher as compared to other cities in Canada. My monthly expenses including rent, phone bills, utilities and groceries are between $1400-1500. The cost varies if you choose to live far away from campus or closer. The farther you live the cheaper. If you want to have a private bedroom, it's more expensive. Cost of living becomes easier once a student finds a part time job.

For my program UBC is ranked in the top 10 in the world. Additionally for my course, it provides all the required courses that I need to study in order to be certified for my profession in Canada. According to the BCBA website (Board Certified Behaviour Analyst), UBC is one of the universities that is verified to provide the required courses in order to attempt the certificate exam. As an international student, my experience has been great. The students are friendly, the professors are amazing. The course is extremely student friendly and if we plan properly, it's not stressful throughout the semester, including the end term exams.

UBC has a variety of dorms, some with great community but lesser-quality facilities, and others with the reverse. They have dorms that you can share with others, I believe up to 4 or even 6 people, but each person in one room (the cheapest, which also tend to have a living room and a kitchen area so you don’t have to use the cafeteria if you would rather save up and cook), and double and single rooms (most expensive). The price also depends on the dorm you get into. If you get into dorms, you can expect to pay C$900-1400 per month, depending on your dorm’s qualities/closeness to facilities and newness, as well as type (shared or single). You also have to pay a separate fee for the dorm’s cafeteria, which is about C$3000-4000 per semester.

UBC is diverse and contains a student and staff population of open-minded, multi-cultured, and mature beings. I have grown up in schools that nurture such an environment, and so I value these characteristics in people and in education. Being smart isn’t just about numbers and grades, it’s about how you think, view others, your drive in life, your ability to solve problems and critically think about things outside of x + y, because real life is so much more than just that. My overall experience at UBC is that it is international, tolerant, diverse, aspirational, and challenging enough. It gives you a variety of clubs, friends, and courses to choose from to suit your best interests, has great career and mental health counseling, decent-paying jobs at the university, great academic/research/work facilities and social activities, and much more. It may big enormous, but it prepares you for the world which is much, much bigger.

Student housing is the cheapest accommodation option while at UBC, the rent is a decent price compared to off campus housing/accomodations.

I would define my experience overall to be enriching. It is safe to say that in my journey at UBC, I have become more self-reliant and independent and most of all learned how to manage and allocate time to important tasks. All of this is still a work in progress, but definitely moving in the right direction.

The housing is negative aspect. Campus housing is also expensive and average rentals go up to 800 CAD.

The university provides a combination of well curated academic curriculum and lots of opportunities for extracurriculars as well. The infrastructure is at par with the high ranked universities.

There was on-campus housing available. I would recommend opting for on-campus housing at least in your first term. It is a myth that it is expensive however with the increasing rent rates in Vancouver, BC it costs you the same. Moreover, if you go off-campus housing then you have to see the traveling time also.

The course duration was really good, however, there is no on-campus placement. The faculty and academics are commendable and overall my experience with UBC has been memorable. It was a great opportunity to study with such a good faculty and get so much exposure. To conclude, I would say to study abroad the first research should be done about the country you want to move to, does it has job opportunities or not then you need to hunt the college or university. Getting into UBC was a great thing however the moment I would get a job in my legal field then I would be on cloud nine.

I live off campus.

My overall experience is okay. I am not very happy with the studies and curriculum as well as the campus life but i still got to learn a lot of things which I wouldn't have if I was to be still in India,

I was living in a basement apartment off campus about 40 min from the university. There were public transport facilities available, so it was not a huge issue. The infrastructure is quite good and the facilities like laundry and grocery store are also all available within walking distance. There are banks available on campus. The cost for my accommodation was $825 + utilities per person.

It was an amazing experience, especially since it was completely different from how the education scene is in India. You are responsible for yourself and your career. Seniors and mentors can only guide you, but you will be the one steering. There is a diversity in the professors as there is in the students. The campus is huge and beautiful.