All Black Richie McCaw attended Lincoln University

Richie McCaw entered the University as an Excellence Scholar in 1999 to study for a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and was awarded a rugby sports scholarship soon after. The fourth generation of his family to enrol at Lincoln, he made his All Blacks debut in 2001. In recognition of his illustrious rugby career and contribution to sport, Lincoln University awarded him an Honorary Doctorate in Natural Resources in 2012.

Lincoln is the only university in New Zealand to offer free parking

Students and staff can apply for permits to park in designated areas at no charge.

Lincoln University is ranked by QS as among the top 400 universities in the world

That’s pretty impressive considering there are over 7500 universities in the world.

Lincoln University has one of the largest New Zealand art collections on public display