▁for ▁partial ▁provincial ▁fund ing ▁and ▁educ ate ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁pup ils ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁five ▁public ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁V ancouver ▁area , ▁the ▁largest ▁being ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁( U BC ) ▁and ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁University ▁( SF U ), ▁with ▁a ▁combined ▁en rol ment ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁under grad u ates , ▁gradu ates , ▁and ▁professional ▁students ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁U BC ▁often ▁ranks ▁among ▁the ▁ 4 0 ▁best ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁best ▁public ▁univers ities . ▁SF U ▁consist ently ▁ranks ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁compreh ensive ▁university ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 ▁best ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁U BC ' s ▁main ▁campus ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁tip ▁of ▁B urr ard ▁Pen ins ula , ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁End ow ment ▁Land s ▁with ▁the ▁city - pro per ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁SF U ' s ▁main ▁campus ▁is ▁in ▁Burn aby . ▁Both ▁also ▁maintain ▁camp uses ▁in ▁Dow nt own ▁V ancouver ▁and ▁Sur rey . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁public ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁around ▁V ancouver ▁are ▁Cap il ano ▁University ▁in ▁North ▁V ancouver , ▁Em ily ▁Car r ▁University ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design , ▁and ▁K w ant len ▁Poly techn