Metro Vancouver has over 160,000 post-secondary students

Metro Vancouver has 12 major degree-granting institutions, serving over 160,000 students.

1,372 Emily Carr
3,500 TWU
4,200 VCC
5,000 Columbia
5,000 Douglas
6,700 Capilano
10,000 UFV
16,000 BCIT
17,000 Kwantlen
23,000 Langara
25,000 SFU
43,579 UBC
160,351

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These numbers taken from university websites, or directly from the school's communications officer.