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21 July 2023

UC ranked =261st in the 2025 QS World University Rankings. We have over 60 partner universities around the world and over 3,000 employer connections. We also have over 75 senior academics visiting from overseas each year.

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The University of Canterbury (UC) is ranked among the top 50 in the world for its commitment to five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. Compared to over 2,000 universities globally, and for the third year, UC has been ranked in the top 100 for Global Impact.

 

#2 in New Zealand for employability outcomes and employer reputation
2025 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings

Top 100 in the world for Sustainability
2025 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings

Top 10 in the world for Environmental Education
2025 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings

Top 100 best student cities — Christchurch
2025 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Rankings

Top 300 QS

Top 300 QS

UC is ranked among the top 300 universities in the 2025 World University Rankings.

QS stars 5 stars

QS stars 5 stars

In 2011, the University of Canterbury became the first New Zealand University to receive the 5 Stars rating by QS.

Times Higher Education (THE) logo crest with UC's 2024 ranking in the Top 90.

Top 100 Impact Rankings

UC placed in the top 100 globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings in 2024.

QS Top 100 Geography

Top 100 Geography

Geography at UC is ranked in the top 100 in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

QS Top 100 Engineering Civil Structural

Top 100 Engineering Civil Structural

Civil and Structural Engineering at UC is ranked among the top 100 in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

QS Top 100 Linguistics

Top 100 Linguistics

Linguistics at UC is ranked =71st in the world for the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

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