University of Victoria

This page is about a Canadian university. For other universities with 'Victoria' in their name, see Victoria University (disambiguation). The University of Victoria (usually known as UVic, though originally as U of V) is located in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (northeast of Victoria). It is a medium-sized university, with approximately 19,500 students, as of 2006. The campus is famous for its beautiful gardens, mild climate and rabbits. It attracts many students in part because of its size, its picturesque location, and its cooperative education program, which is the third largest in Canada. UVic is consistently ranked as one of top universities in Canada. Canada's premier magazine, the Maclean's Magazine, has ranked UVic as one of the top three comprehensive universities in the nation for three consecutive years. Its Faculty of Law has also ranked first in the country, 8 out of the last 11 years. Currently, they are ranked 4th by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. University of Victoria's MBA program is consistently ranked as the top 10 of its kind in the nation.[1] UVic is British Columbia's second largest research universities, and is one of Canada's top 20 research institutions[2]. The university is the nation's lead institution in the VENUS project, and the Canadian leader of the NEPTUNE project. According to ScienceWatch, UVic is nationally ranked first in geoscience, second in space science and education, and third in engineering and mathematics for the period of 2000-2004.[3] 
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