Rankings
In 2011 QS World University Rankings ranked the University of Canterbury 212th overall in the world, and the third highest ranked university in New Zealand. Its individual global subject rankings were: 226th in Arts & Humanities, 128th in Engineering & IT, 207th in Natural Sciences, and 243rd in Social Sciences.
The University is also the first university in New Zealand to have been granted five stars by QS Stars, but universities that wish to participate in QS Stars pay an audit fee along with an annual charge, and the programme is described as giving "...those institutions that are not highly ranked or do not appear in the rankings an opportunity to reach out to their prospect students, to stand out and to be recognised for their excellence."
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