For 2019/20 Lincoln’s ranking is =356 in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. Lincoln also has a QS Five Stars rating and ranks in the top 100 in the subject areas of Agriculture and Forestry.
Lincoln is in the 501-600 bracket in the 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) world university rankings, and is ranked in the top 110 in the Asia-Pacific region rankings.
The THE ranking focuses on research-led universities, with each university’s ranking based on scores across teaching, research, citations, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
| Institution Name | Lincoln University |
| Location | New Zealand |
| World Rank | 1360 |
| National Rank | 8 |
| Quality of Education Rank | – |
| Alumni Employment Rank | – |
| Quality of Faculty Rank | – |
| Research Performance Rank | 1306 |
| Overall Score | 68.4 |