List of universities in British Columbia - Definition and Overview

The province of British Columbia, Canada is home to the following public universities:

• Royal Roads University (Victoria)
• Simon Fraser University (Burnaby)
• University of British Columbia (Vancouver)
• University of Northern British Columbia (Prince George)
• University of Victoria (Victoria)
• Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, BC
• Kwantlen University College, Richmond, BC
• University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC
• Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops), previously University-College of the Cariboo, will open in September 2005 (public)

The following institution is a private, religious university:

• Trinity Western University

The following universities are not yet open:

• University Canada West (Victoria) will open in 2005 (private)
• Sea to Sky University (Squamish) will open in September 2006 (private)

See also: List of institutes and university colleges in British Columbia