University of Canterbury

Canterbury University ranked among the Top 100 in the QS subject rankings in 2024 for courses like Geography, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Linguistics.

• Civil and Structural Engineering: #51-100
• Linguistics: #71
• Geography: #51-100

The University of Canterbury QS ranking is #261 in 2025. In the QS rankings, it can be said that UC is ranked among the Top 300 Universities in the 2025 World University Rankings. In 2024, this university was placed at #256. This shows that in 2025, the university's position has declined slightly. Parameters considered to derive QS rankings are academic reputation, citations per faculty, employer reputation, international faculty ratio / international student ratio, etc.

In Times Higher Education rankings 2025, AUT ranks better than the University of Canterbury. AUT ranking in THE is #401-500, whereas, Canterbury University ranks at #501-600. The rankings of both these universities over the years are given below:

In 2025, the University of Canterbury ranking in Times Higher Education ranking is #501-600. This university ranked at the same position in 2024. Some of the parameters considered for THE rankings are research quality, industry, international outlook, teaching, etc. The University of Canterbury scored the highest in the International Outlook factor with 82.6. Some of the subject rankings in THE 2025 are given as follows:

• Social Sciences: #201-250
• Business & Economics: #251-300
• Law: #251-300
• Arts & Humanities: #301-400

According to the comparison given below, in the rankings published by ARWU Rankings 2024,   the University of Canterbury ranks better than Massey University as it showed a decline in it's rankings over the years, on the other hand, the University of Canterbury rankings stay constant since the year 2023.

A comparison of ARWU with other similar universities is given below:

Business and Management programs are offered at University of Canterbury under its Business school.  

The fee for MBA at University of Canterbury for Indian students is subject to confirmation and MBA here lasts for the duration of 2 years.

• Bachelor's degree with at least a B grade point average
• English proficiency (IELTS/TOEFL)
• Work experience of 5 years (Minimum)
• Official transcripts 
• Statement of purpose
• Resume  
• LOR
• Passport details 

UC follows a semester-based calendar for all its programmes. International students may apply in either of the two intakes:

Refer to the tentative application deadlines:

*Deadlines vary depending on the course and can change frequently. The students are encouraged to check the school/department's website for exact deadlines.