University of Canterbury
🇳🇿 New Zealand
/
Canterbury
/
Christchurch
Est. 1873
About
The University of Canterbury is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded in 1873 as Canterbury College, the first constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is New Zealand's second-oldest university, after the University of Otago, which was founded four years earlier, in 1869.
Ranked Top 261 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 80 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
QS
261
171
49.4
2026
THE
601–800
100
39.0
2026
ARWU
401-500
—
2025
US News
=542
2
51.0
2026
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Key Facts
14,857
Students
19.1 : 1
Student-Staff Ratio
18%
Int'l Students
50 : 50
Female : Male
1,957
Staff
Historical Trend
QS
THE
ARWU
US News
:
Score:
Top Subjects
23
Aerospace Engineering
23
Hospitality & Tourism Management
=49
Geography
51-150
Classics & Ancient History
51-100
Civil & Structural Engineering
51-100
Hospitality & Leisure Management
=61
Linguistics
101-150
Civil Engineering
101-150
Law
151-200
Geography
151-200
Oceanography
151-200
Transportation Science & Technology
151-200
Philosophy
151-200
Agriculture & Forestry
151-200
Earth & Marine Sciences
Subject Rankings
ARWU
23 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | 23 | 128.7 | 2025 |
| Hospitality & Tourism Management | 23 | 146.0 | 2025 |
| Civil Engineering | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Law | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Geography | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Oceanography | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Transportation Science & Technology | 151-200 | - | 2022 |
| Ecology | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Instruments Science & Technology | 201-300 | - | 2017 |
| Public Health | 201-300 | - | 2017 |
| Education | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Business Administration | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Physics | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Earth Sciences | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Atmospheric Science | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Political Sciences | 301-400 | - | 2022 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2017 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2021 |
| Biological Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Psychology | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Management | 401-500 | - | 2024 |
QS
36 subjectsTHE
11 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 201–250 | 44.4 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 201–250 | 44.9 | 2026 |
| Law | 201–250 | 37.7 | 2026 |
| Education | 301–400 | 36.3 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 301–400 | 38.3 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 401–500 | 27.4 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 501–600 | 35.5 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 601–800 | 30.0 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 601–800 | 31.6 | 2026 |
| Clinical & Health | 601–800 | 28.2 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 601–800 | 32.8 | 2026 |
US News
10 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | 247 | 51.0 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | 256 | 51.0 | 2026 |
| Geosciences | =306 | 51.0 | 2026 |
| Plant and Animal Science | 369 | 51.0 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =395 | 51.0 | 2026 |
| Physics | 446 | 51.0 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | =459 | 51.0 | 2026 |
| Psychiatry/Psychology | =491 | 51.0 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | =806 | 51.0 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =857 | 51.0 | 2026 |