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Sites like University of British Columbia

The 20 closest public research university alternatives to University of British Columbia, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 9 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to University of British Columbia? The closest matches are University of Victoria, University of Alberta and University of Toronto. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia ubc.ca

The University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world.

Wikidata: public research university in British Columbia, Canada

Top 10K · #2,213 English 9 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit University of British Columbia

Summary by Claude

Official website of the University of British Columbia, a public research university with campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs and conducting research across many fields.

Who it’s for
Prospective and current students, faculty, researchers, alumni
Business model
Tuition, government funding, research grants

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to University of British Columbia’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

University of Queenslandwashington.eduUCLAhku.hkUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of BolognaUniversity College LondonUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of TorontoUniversity of Victoria

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to University of British Columbia

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to University of British Columbia, thumbs down if it isn’t.

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  1. 01
    University of Victoria uvic.ca Top 10K English

    Home - University of Victoria

    Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.

  2. 02
    University of Toronto utoronto.ca Top 10K English

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    The University of Toronto - Error 403

  3. 03
    University of California, Berkeley berkeley.edu Top 1K English

    University of California, Berkeley: Home

    UC Berkeley pushes the boundaries of knowledge, challenges convention and expands opportunity to create the leaders of tomorrow.

  4. 04
    University College London ucl.ac.uk Top 10K English

    public research university in London, England, United Kingdom

  5. 05
    University of Colorado Boulder colorado.edu Top 10K English

    Home | University of Colorado Boulder

    Colorado’s leading public research university, transforming lives since 1876.

  6. 06
    University of Bologna unibo.it Top 10K English

    University of Bologna

    university in Bologna, Italy

  7. 07
    University of Cambridge cam.ac.uk Top 10K English

    University of Cambridge

    The University of Cambridge is one of the world’s leading universities, with a rich history of radical thinking dating back to 1209.

  8. 08
    hku.hk Top 10K English

    index

    public research university in Hong Kong established in 1911

  9. 09
    UCLA ucla.edu Top 10K English

    A World Leader in Education and Research Excellence | UCLA

    UCLA advances knowledge, addresses pressing societal needs and creates a university enriched by diverse perspectives where all individuals can flourish.

  10. 10
    washington.edu Top 1K English

    UW Homepage – University of Washington

    public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States

  11. 11
    uni-koeln.de Top 10K English

    Universität zu Köln: University of Cologne

    The University of Cologne is a university with the classic range of subjects of a comprehensive university. As one of the largest universities in Europe, it also works at the highest international level in research and teaching.

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    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin hu-berlin.de Top 10K English

    Making sure you're not a bot!

    Wir forschen, lehren und arbeiten für die und mit der Gesellschaft. Frei. Unabhängig. Verantwortungsvoll. Mutig und engagiert. Vielfältig und offen. Geschichtsbewusst und zukunftsorientiert. Exzellent. Wir sind die Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU).

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    Simon Fraser University sfu.ca Top 10K English

    Simon Fraser University

    As Canada’s engaged university, SFU works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change.

  14. 14

    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is a global higher education leader known for innovative teaching, research and public service. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, Carolina regularly ranks as the best value for academic quality in U.S. public higher education.

  15. 15
    Boston University bu.edu Top 10K English

    Homepage | Boston University

    Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.

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    University of Queensland uq.edu.au Top 10K English

    The University of Queensland

    UQ ranks among the world's top 50 universities, delivering knowledge leadership and connecting with partners and communities for a better world.

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    University of Bonn uni-bonn.de Top 10K English

    University of Bonn

    The University of Excellence in Bonn is one of Germany's top universities. Study and research at one of the largest and best research-led universities in Germany.

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    ku.edu Top 10K English

    Explore the home of the Jayhawks | The University of Kansas

    Excellence in academics and research at the University of Kansas powers the state and transforms the world.

  19. 19

    Home | UC Santa Barbara

    UC Santa Barbara is a leading center for teaching and research located on the California coast - truly a learning and living environment like no other!

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    Columbia University columbia.edu Top 10K English

    private university in New York City, New York, US

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04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What University of British Columbia is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

JavaScript libraries
  • jQuery asset https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js
Tag managers
Payments
  • Stripe TXT stripe-verification=906A43F3F2713A3F8AB9B95FD0B7068C29EA1AB9C52864D63…
CDN
  • Amazon CloudFront header x-amz-cf-id: 4U4KBRWnu0CMrhZUAq-qBKDFzoB7LbxOpmA2zCET1AK2Vrm6WQcmhQ==
Web servers
Languages & backends
  • PHP header x-powered-by: PHP/8.2.35
Email hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=5ZxnuDzZZUvqbwjyrubSxtezautPc0IAYalrv4W…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=FvAn1UCFiztLsNwhPDp0Zu_R6obmeBI9EKIBUWH66m4

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