Our Place in the World
UBC’s Department of Psychology ranks 17th in the world in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) subject rankings. The Department of Psychology also ranks 19th in the world in the 2025 QS World University subject rankings.
UBC Psychology ranked second in Canada in both of the THE and QS psychology subject rankings.
2023-2024 Annual Report
Our annual report highlights the scholarly accomplishments, leadership, and community engagement of our faculty, staff and students.
Celebrating a Century of Psychology at UBC
In September 2015, exactly 100 years after welcoming its first class of students, UBC launched a year of Centennial celebrations.
The year 2015 also marked a historical time for psychology at the University—it’s 100th anniversary of when the first psychology class was offered. Now, Psychology is the most popular undergraduate major at UBC, with over 1800 students working toward their BA degree and over 150 studying for their BSc degree.