Dunedin is New Zealands premiere 'student city'. More than 25,000 students study here each year.

Ten Reasons To Study In Dunedin

  • Educational excellence across institutions
  • Home to New Zealand’s top-ranked (see below*) research university – University of Otago
  • Low student – teacher ratios in schools
  • Friendly, welcoming people
  • Compact, student orientated city
  • Vibrant culture – excellent cafés and restaurants, theatres, museums, art galleries, fashion, and music
  • Wide range of indoor and outdoor sport and recreational opportunities
  • Affordable – cost of living is typically less than other university cities
  • Opportunity to experience a variety of natural environments with some of the world’s rarest wildlife!
  • Enjoy a unique student culture that will result in you making lifelong friends and having an experience of a lifetime

*Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, Research and Development in New Zealand (Wellington, 2006) Tertiary Education Commission, PBRF Quality Evaluation 2006 (Wellington, 2007)