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UNBC places second in annual Maclean’s rankings

Local university keeps its high position for under-grad schools
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The Prince George main campus of the University of Northern BC. (Photo courtesy UNBC) North Cariboo Community Campus is home to both College of New Caledonia and University of Northern BC. (Frank Peebles photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is once again one of the top-ranked undergraduate schools in all of Canada.

The university is based in Prince George, with a location in Quesnel at the North Cariboo Community Campus, as well as sites in Terrace, Prince Rupert and Fort St. John.

This year, UNBC placed second out of 20 universities in the Primarily Undergraduate category in the latest edition of the Maclean’s magazine university rankings released on Thursday (Oct.

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Frank Peebles

About the Author: Frank Peebles

I started my career with Black Press Media fresh out of BCIT in 1994, as part of the startup of the Prince George Free Press, then editor of the Lakes District News.
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