Graduation
Upon successful completion of their studies graduate students apply to graduate. This process is split into two distinct points - conferral of the degree (approval by Senate) and the optional convocation (ceremony). Conferral happens four times a year - February, May, September, and November. Convocation occurs twice a year - May and November - with May being the much larger session lasting over a week.
We currently have data from 1990 onwards, with data last retrieved January 4, 2019. The information provided here is presented using the conferral dates.
| Conferral Year | Masters | Doctoral | Total |
| 1990 | 931 | 196 | 1,127 |
| 1991 | 985 | 216 | 1,201 |
| 1992 | 993 | 217 | 1,210 |
| 1993 | 1,114 | 260 | 1,374 |
| 1994 | 1,167 | 276 | 1,443 |
| 1995 | 1,159 | 336 | 1,495 |
| 1996 | 1,143 | 309 | 1,452 |
| 1997 | 1,110 | 331 | 1,441 |
| 1998 | 1,130 | 324 | 1,454 |
| 1999 | 1,201 | 338 | 1,539 |
| 2000 | 1,294 | 342 | 1,636 |
| 2001 | 1,268 | 329 | 1,597 |
| 2002 | 1,431 | 312 | 1,743 |
| 2003 | 1,575 | 328 | 1,905 |
| 2004 | 1,622 | 336 | 1,958 |
| 2005 | 1,639 | 328 | 1,967 |
| 2006 | 1,860 | 343 | 2,203 |
| 2007 | 1,689 | 376 | 2,065 |
| 2008 | 1,745 | 434 | 2,179 |
| 2009 | 1,934 | 461 | 2,395 |
| 2010 | 2,020 | 517 | 2,537 |
| 2011 | 2,103 | 482 | 2,585 |
| 2012 | 2,344 | 527 | 2,871 |
| 2013 | 2,336 | 508 | 2,844 |
| 2014 | 2,275 | 533 | 2,808 |
| 2015 | 2,422 | 570 | 2,992 |
| 2016 | 2,304 | 554 | 2,858 |
| 2017 | 2,417 | 542 | 2,959 |
| 2018 | 2,610 | 529 | 3,139 |
Data for Degrees Awarded 1990-2018 (File - Excel 2013/2016 format - 1,967 KB)
Between 1990 and 2018 the number of conferred degrees has risen from 1,127 in 1990 to 3,139 in 2018 which translates to a 179% increase in 29 years of conferring graduate level degrees at UBC Vancouver. Within that time span 47,821 master's and 11,154 doctoral degrees have been conferred - that's 58,977 degrees in total. The numbers for both master's and doctoral conferred degrees have risen over the years, with 1,679 more master's degrees conferred in 2018 than in 1990 (a 180% increase) and 333 more doctoral degrees conferred during the same period (a 179% increase).
