Statistics
April 8, 2025: We will update and add additional information to this web page soon and throughout the bargaining process.
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Approximately 967 faculty members and librarians, including assistant professors, associate professors, professors, librarians, archivists, assistant teaching professors, associate teaching professors, teaching professors, limited-term faculty (for greater than one year), artists in residence and lecturers are represented by the Faculty Association in collective bargaining with the University of Victoria.
Recruitment and retention
Annually, the University provides an Academic Staffing, Recruitment and Vacancies Report to the Board of Governors. The following information is from the 2023/24 report presented to the Board in September 2024.
Faculty and librarian FTEs
In 2023/24, UVic employed 891 FTE faculty and librarians in filled budgeted positions. This is above the 10-year average of 861 FTE.
Filled FTE faculty and librarian positions over the past five years, excluding limited-term or vacant positions.
Equity and diversity
UVic actively encourages applications from members of groups experiencing barriers to equity so that we can increase the diversity of our faculty and librarian complement.
EQHR surveys new employees to track the university's progress towards achieving an equitable workforce, which helps us to identify areas where we have been successful and where improvements are necessary. Through the survey:
- 108 faculty identified as a visible minority;
- 36 self-declared as Indigenous (an increase of 38% in five years); and
- 28 identified as having a disability or disabilities.
Resignations and departures
The five-year average rate of faculty and librarian resignation is less than 1%. The primary reasons provided for departure are health and family circumstances, followed by other employment opportunities.
| Rank | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full professor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Associate professor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Assistant professor | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Teaching professor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Lecturer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
Student to faculty ratios
Student-to-faculty ratios have remained consistent in the past decade. In 2023/24, there was approximately 20 students per faculty.
Student-to-faculty ratios by degree type, including vacancies. *Indicates a projection.
For benchmarking, the Canadian Association of Business Officers () and Universite de Quebec publishes a Key Management Indicators dashboard that combines the Financial Information of Universities and Colleges, the University and College Academic Staff System and the Postsecondary Student Information, all collected by Statistics Canada annually.
As part of those dashboards, reports on student-faculty ratios are provided, including those for all students, undergraduate students, graduate students and within specific fields of study.
Undergraduate students to faculty members among leading Canadian universities, including those with medical schools. Source: , April 2025. (Click to enlarge)
Budget and costing
On April 10, the first full-day session, the AVP Academic Resource Planning presented on UVic's budget and benchmarking. The PPT included the provincial and national post-secondary budget landscape, funded enrolments, highlights from the Planning and Budget Framework 2025/26, and resources to support decision makers (e.g., dashboards).
Also on April 10, the AVP Finance and Operations presented on compensation and costings. The PPT included information on provincial grant funding, compensation base, compensation mandate, and the costing process.
Revenues
Approximately 88% of the university's operating revenue is from two sources: the government grant, which accounts for 56% of operating revenues, and student fees (tuition), which accounts for 32%. This reflects the university's education mission, and through responsible financial stewardship we are accountable to the people of British Columbia and students.
Expenses
Approximately 80% of the university's operating budget goes toward salaries and benefits.
Reflecting UVic's mission, 79% of the operating budget is allocated to academic areas including faculties, research, library, student financial aid, and student services, with the remaining 21% allocated to maintain and operate facilities and for support functions.
Expenses by function have remained consistent over time and comparable to peer Canadian post-secondary institutions.
Click to view 10 years of CAUBO data (2013/14 to 2022/23).
Additional information on budget, revenues and expenses is included in the Planning and Budget Framework 2025/26.
Pay transparency
We will add more information here soon. In the meantime, we invite you to review UVic’s 2024 pay transparency report, developed in accordance with BC’s Pay Transparency Act.
Last updated: April 8, 2025. We will continue to update and add relevant information to this web page throughout the bargaining process.