University profile
Lincoln University
Lincoln, New Zealand
About
Why study at Lincoln University?
Lincoln University is a specialist land-based university at Lincoln in Canterbury, New Zealand, founded in 1878 as a school of agriculture and made a fully independent university in 1990. It is the smallest of New Zealand's eight universities and the oldest agricultural teaching institution in the Southern Hemisphere, concentrating on agriculture, agribusiness, environment and land management, landscape architecture, tourism and viticulture.
At a glance
Lincoln University in numbers
- 1Campus
- 1878Founded
- #421QS World Ranking 2027
- 501–600THE World Ranking 2026
Rankings
How it ranks
#421
QS World University Rankings 2027
501–600
Times Higher Education World Rankings 2026
Where you'll study
Campus locations
Te Waihora Campus
The university's single campus in the town of Lincoln, about 20 kilometres from Christchurch, set in roughly 120 hectares of grounds and surrounded by university research and commercial farmland.
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Student accommodation at Lincoln University
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Centennial Hall
Fully catered rooms arranged in pods of six bedrooms with a kitchenette and communal lounge, two minutes from the dining hall; published full-payment fee NZD 18,000 for the academic year including all meals. · Te Waihora Campus
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Colombo Hall
Fully catered single rooms in one of the university's seven halls of residence; published full-payment fee NZD 16,000 for the academic year including all meals. · Te Waihora Campus
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Southland Hall
Fully catered accommodation in pods of six bedrooms; published full-payment fee NZD 19,200 for the academic year including all meals. · Te Waihora Campus
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The Quarters
Fully catered single rooms and the highest-priced of the halls; published full-payment fee NZD 20,500 for the academic year including all meals. · Te Waihora Campus
Prices are indicative — bookings are made directly with the university or provider.
Funding
Scholarships
Ask your counsellor which of these you may be eligible for — they'll confirm the details before you apply.
- Lincoln University International Undergraduate Scholarship - NZD 3,000 for new international students entering an undergraduate programme who have not previously studied at Lincoln and who meet academic and English requirements
- Lincoln University Undergraduate Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship - NZD 5,000 for new international students entering a bachelor's degree programme who meet academic and English requirements
- Lincoln University International School Leaver Scholarship - up to 10 awards of NZD 10,000 credited to tuition fees, for international school leavers enrolling in the first year of a bachelor's degree
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