Graduation
Upon successful completion of their studies masters and doctoral 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 twice a year - May, and November. Convocation also occurs twice a year - May and November - with May being the much larger session lasting over a week.
We currently have data from 1991 onwards, with data last retrieved February, 2022. The information provided here is presented using the conferral dates.
| Conferral Year | Masters | Doctoral | Total |
| 1991 | 989 | 213 | 1,202 |
| 1992 | 999 | 216 | 1,215 |
| 1993 | 1,116 | 262 | 1,378 |
| 1994 | 1,175 | 277 | 1,452 |
| 1995 | 1,161 | 336 | 1,497 |
| 1996 | 1,144 | 309 | 1,453 |
| 1997 | 1,118 | 332 | 1,450 |
| 1998 | 1,132 | 324 | 1,456 |
| 1999 | 1,216 | 338 | 1,554 |
| 2000 | 1,304 | 342 | 1,646 |
| 2001 | 1,276 | 329 | 1,605 |
| 2002 | 1,442 | 312 | 1,754 |
| 2003 | 1,582 | 328 | 1,910 |
| 2004 | 1,633 | 336 | 1,969 |
| 2005 | 1,640 | 328 | 1,968 |
| 2006 | 1,863 | 343 | 2,206 |
| 2007 | 1,690 | 376 | 2,066 |
| 2008 | 1,746 | 434 | 2,180 |
| 2009 | 1,934 | 461 | 2,395 |
| 2010 | 2,021 | 516 | 2,537 |
| 2011 | 2,097 | 484 | 2,581 |
| 2012 | 2,328 | 528 | 2,856 |
| 2013 | 2,328 | 509 | 2,837 |
| 2014 | 2,262 | 533 | 2,795 |
| 2015 | 2,406 | 572 | 2,978 |
| 2016 | 2,297 | 554 | 2,851 |
| 2017 | 2,406 | 542 | 2,948 |
| 2018 | 2,600 | 529 | 3,129 |
| 2019 | 2,672 | 497 | 3,169 |
| 2020 | 2,645 | 525 | 3,170 |
| 2021 | 2,935 | 479 | 3,414 |
| 2022 | 2,970 | 493 | 3,463 |
Data for Degrees Awarded 1991 - 2022 (File - Excel 2019 format - 2,156 KB)
Between 1990 and 2021 the number of conferred degrees has risen from 1,202 in 1991 to 3,463 in 2022 which translates to 188% increase in 32 years of conferring graduate level degrees at UBC Vancouver. Within that time span 58,127 master's and 12,957 doctoral degrees have been conferred - that's 71,084 degrees in total. The numbers for both master's and doctoral conferred degrees have risen over the years, with 1,981 more master's degrees conferred in 2022 than in 1991 (a 200% increase) and 280 more doctoral degrees conferred during the same period (a 131% increase).
