The University of Victoria was established in late 1903. It is situated in Greater Victoria of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Colombia, Canada. IN British Colombia the university is one of the oldest post-secondary university. The annual research budget of the university is more than $100 million. The main campus of the university is located in 403 acres. The university offers excellent academic schools and faculties. The pere B Gustavson School of the Business is an integral part of the university. The various faculties of the university are Engineering, education, law, science, humanity, Human and social development and social science. The campus of the university was designed by an American firm named as Bernardi & Emmons. This is the same firm which was created by Stanford University. The university has hostels for more than 3000 students. The hostel is made in the form of cluster houses, bachelor houses and one-bedroom apartments. The university holds the second largest position when it comes to their Library. There are three on-campus libraries in the university of Victoria. The university encounters a particular academic system to select the students who are considered highly competitive. The applicants must apply for their seats along with their Grade Point Average (GPA). The university also has different scholarship programs like IB programs and AP programs. There are some other distinction programs also available for students who are dependent on the country and province. The academic ranking of the world university placed the University of Victoria at 301-400 in the world and 13-18 in Canada.