- This page is about a Canadian university. For other universities with 'Victoria' in their name, see Victoria University (disambiguation).
The
University of Victoria (usually known as
UVic, though originally as
U of V) is located in
Greater Victoria, British Columbia,
Canada (northeast of
Victoria). It is a medium-sized university, with approximately 19,500 students, as of
2006. The campus is famous for its beautiful gardens, mild climate and rabbits. It attracts many students in part because of its size, its picturesque location, and its
cooperative education program, which is the third largest in Canada. UVic is consistently ranked as one of top universities in Canada. Canada's premier magazine, the
Maclean's Magazine, has ranked UVic as one of the top three comprehensive universities in the nation for three consecutive years. Its Faculty of Law has also ranked first in the country, 8 out of the last 11 years. Currently, they are ranked 4th by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. University of Victoria's
MBA program is consistently ranked as the top 10 of its kind in the nation.
[1] UVic is
British Columbia's second largest research universities, and is one of Canada's top 20 research institutions
[2]. The university is the nation's lead institution in the
VENUS project, and the Canadian leader of the
NEPTUNE project. According to ScienceWatch, UVic is nationally ranked first in
geoscience, second in
space science and
education, and third in
engineering and
mathematics for the period of 2000-2004.
[3] 
