The University of Canterbury (UC) has continued to prove its international position, improving four places to 227th in the latest QS World University Rankings.
- Tumu Whakarae | Vice-Chancellor Professor Cheryl de la Rey.
The University of Canterbury (UC) has continued to prove its international position, improving four places to 227th in the latest QS World University Rankings.
UC Vice-Chancellor Professor Cheryl de la Rey has welcomed the result, up from last year’s ranking of 231 and well up from UC’s ranking of 242 in 2014.
“Emerging successfully from an intense $1.2 billion rebuilding phase, the University of Canterbury is pleased that its international position has improved four places to 227th in the latest QS World University Rankings. The upward trend in the rankings is testimony that UC is firmly focussed on excellence and impact in its core academic mission.”
QS World University Rankings assess university reputation among academics and employers, faculty to student ratio, research citations per faculty, and the proportion of international staff and students enrolled. The rankings, produced by global higher education consultancy QS Quacquarelli Symonds, rank the world’s top 1000 universities.
Key findings:
- UC earned a global rank of 227th.
- International Faculty Ratio is the highest ranked indicator for UC with a score of 100 and a corresponding global rank of 54.
- Employers continue to value UC graduates highly by ranking the University 210th in the world, improving by 59 places.
- UC is among five New Zealand universities which improved in rank, while three New Zealand universities declined in rank. In Asia-Pacific, 117 universities improved and 79 universities declined with 61 remaining flat.
Director of Research at QS Ben Sowter says: “Nurtured by a system ranked in 2017 by the Economist’s Intelligence Unit as having the best teaching environment in the world, New Zealand’s graduates are increasingly being recognised by employers in our survey as highly desirable. The latest edition of the QS World University Rankings provides further suggestion that New Zealand’s universities are successfully upskilling their graduates in ways that prepare them for the uncertain, volatile, ambiguous future of work.”
The University of Canterbury hasthe following subjects ranked in the world’s top 250 (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020):
| SUBJECT | QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY SUBJECT, 2019 |
|---|---|
| Accounting | Top 150 in the world for Accounting and Finance (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Applied Immersive Game Design | 240th in the world for Engineering and Technology, and top 250 in the world for Business and Management Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Astronomy | Top 250 in the world for Physics and Astronomy (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Biological Sciences | 223rd in the world for Natural Sciences (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Bioprocess Engineering | Top 250 in the world for Chemical Engineering (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Chemical Formulation Design | 240th in the world for Engineering and Technology, and top 250 in the world for Business and Management Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Chemical and Process Engineering | Top 250 in the world for Chemical Engineering (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Civil Engineering | Top 100 in the world for Civil and Structural Engineering (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Ecology | 223rd in the world for Natural Sciences (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Economics | Top 250 in the world for Economics and Econometrics (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Education | Top 200 in the world for Education and Training (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Top 250 in the world for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Energy Processing Technologies | Top 250 in the world for Chemical Engineering (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Engineering | 240th in the world for Engineering and Technology (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| English | Top 250 in the world for English Language and Literature (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| English Language | Top 250 in the world for English Language and Literature (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Environmental Process Engineering | Top 250 in the world for Chemical Engineering (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Environmental Science | Top 200 in the world for Environmental Sciences (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Finance | Top 150 in the world for Accounting and Finance (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Geography | Top 150 in the world for Geography (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Geology | Top 150 in the world for Earth and Marine Sciences (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Human Resource Management | 220th in the world for Social Sciences and Management (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Industrial Product Design | 240th in the world for Engineering and Technology, and top 250 in the world for Business and Management Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Law | Top 150 in the world for Law and Legal Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Linguistics | Top 100 in the world for Linguistics (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Management | Top 250 in the world for Business and Management Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Philosophy | Top 200 in the world for Philosophy (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Physics | Top 250 in the world for Physics and Astronomy (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Political Science and International Relations | Top 200 in the world for Politics and International Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Power Engineering | Top 250 universities in the world for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Product Design | 240th in the world for Engineering and Technology, and top 250 in the world for Business and Management Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Psychology | Top 250 in the world for Psychology (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Sociology | Top 200 in the world for Sociology (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Structural Engineering | 9th in the world for Civil Engineering (ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, 2020) |
| Taxation and Accounting | Top 150 in the world for Accounting and Finance (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Teacher Education | Top 200 in the world for Education and Training (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |
| Water and Environmental Systems Engineering | Top 100 in the world for Civil and Structural Engineering (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) |