Admissions

Deadline for application & supporting documents:  
December 15, 2024 (for Sept. 2025/Jan. 2026 start date)

Canadian Immigration update

There have been recent changes to immigration regulations, which have raised some concerns and caused confusion about graduate student applications. In particular, from 2024 onwards, the government has imposed a cap on the number of new graduate study permits to be issued across Canada (note that this does not affect renewal of existing permits). However, we want to reassure all prospective applicants that UBC is in close communication with the provincial government, and our understanding is that all admitted graduate students will be included in the cap assigned to our university, so this should not be an obstacle for students accepting our offers.  Read more

Three research programs to choose from

UBC’s Department of Computer Science is home to around 250 graduate students in its research programs, and applications are now open! We have three main graduate research programs: the research-based MSc, PhD, and PhD Track programs. 

The research MSc is a 2-year program, including around 16 months of full-time research work. We also offer the PhD program (usually for students with Master’s degrees) as well as a PhD Track program for PhD students without a Master’s. All three programs are fully-funded, and qualify for substantial awards towards tuition costs. 

Our department’s research is organised around 24 research groups, across the full spectrum of Computer Science topics. Particular strengths include Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Graphics, HCI, Software Engineering, Programming Languages, Formal Methods, Systems, Security & Privacy, Data Science, Data Management and Mining, Theory and Scientific Computing. 

The university is ranked amongst the top public universities in the world, and the department is situated on a beautiful campus on the edge of Vancouver, which is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city. 

The deadline for applications for this coming year is 15th December 2024. We will also run two virtual information sessions for interested applicants on 5th December 2024 (see details below).

Once you are ready to submit your application, you can find all of the instructions here.

We look forward to welcoming you to UBC!

Attend a virtual info session

Please register to attend an info session about our graduate programs and admission requirements. 

December 5, 2024 - 9:00am-10:30am (PST)

https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5ElfuuhqzgsGNUQAIuSkzk9s8pOM2XZY513

December 5, 2024 - 5:00pm-6:30pm (PST)

https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5IudeigrTspGdblnd6cZm_MHkyCZaz-S8RV