List of universities in New Zealand

This is a list of the universities in New Zealand, of which there are eight. Many of the universities are descended from the former University of New Zealand, a collegiate university that existed from 1870 to 1961. All universities are public. In 2021, they provided tertiary education to over 182,900 students or 142,720 equivalent full-time students (EFTS).[1]

University of Otago Registry Building

General information

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AUT
Lincoln
Massey
Auckland
Canterbury
Otago
Waikato
Victoria
The locations of the main campus of each university
NameMain campusEstablishedStudent
headcount
Equivalent
full-time
students
Staff
(FTE, 2013)[2]
Government
funding
($ millions,
2013)[3]
Funding (NZD)
per student
Students
per staff
member
Auckland University of TechnologyAuckland2000i26,030[4]18,935[4]2,1431507,9638.8
Lincoln UniversityLincoln18785,819[5]2,934[5]6104112,6625.3
Massey UniversityPalmerston North192727,445[6]16,850[6]2,9941859,8496.4
University of AucklandAuckland188341,866[7]33,118[7]4,90938911,8196.7
University of CanterburyChristchurch187318,771[8]15,378[8]1,90715212,7396.3
University of OtagoDunedin186921,159[9]19,174[9]3,83827114,7314.9
University of WaikatoHamilton196412,278[10]10,018[10]1,52010210,2576.6
Victoria University of WellingtonWellington189722,273[11]17,861[11]1,8861599,5019.1
Overall132,50219,8071,44911,0946.7
* i. ^ Predecessors established in 1895.

Faculties and colleges

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The top-level divisions (faculties, colleges) of each university can vary widely from university to university. While all universities have faculties of science, for instance, fewer have faculties of education. The table below summarises the faculties and colleges of every university in New Zealand: [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Subject areaUniversity of OtagoUniversity of CanterburyLincoln UniversityVictoria University (Wellington)Massey UniversityUniversity of WaikatoAUTUniversity of Auckland
ArtsDivision of HumanitiesCollege of ArtsFaculty of Humanities and Social SciencesCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesDivision of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences

Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao – Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies

Faculty of Culture and Society

Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development

Faculty of Arts
SciencesDivision of SciencesCollege of ScienceFaculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Faculty of Environment, Society, and Design

Faculty of ScienceCollege of SciencesDivision of Health, Engineering, Computing and ScienceFaculty of Health and Environmental SciencesFaculty of Science
BusinessOtago Business School

(Division of Commerce)

UC Business SchoolFaculty of Agribusiness and CommerceVictoria Business SchoolMassey Business SchoolWaikato Management SchoolFaculty of Business, Economics and LawUniversity of Auckland Business School
Health SciencesDivision of Health SciencesFaculty of HealthFaculty of HealthCollege of HealthDivision of Health, Engineering, Computing and ScienceFaculty of Health and Environmental SciencesFaculty of Medical and Health Sciences
MedicineOtago Medical School
Faculty of Dentistry
School of Medicine
EngineeringCollege of EngineeringFaculty of EngineeringCollege of SciencesDivision of Health, Engineering, Computing and ScienceFaculty of Design and Creative TechnologiesFaculty of Engineering
LawFaculty of LawFaculty of LawFaculty of LawDivision of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social SciencesFaculty of Business, Economics and LawFaculty of Law
Fine Arts, ArchitectureIlam School of Fine ArtsSchool of Landscape ArchitectureFaculty of Architecture and DesignCollege of Creative ArtsFaculty of Design and Creative TechnologiesFaculty of Creative Arts and Industries
EducationCollege of EducationFaculty of EducationFaculty of EducationInstitute of EducationDivision of EducationFaculty of Culture and SocietyFaculty of Education and Social Work

International rankings

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These three ranking systems are regarded as the most influential and widely observed international university rankings.[20][21][22]

According to QS World University Rankings:[23]

Institution2008/092009/102010/112011/122012/1320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
University of Auckland65616882839492828182858381858768
University of Otago124125135130133155159173169151175176184194217206
Massey University283299302329308343346337340316332287272284292239
Victoria University of Wellington227229225237237265275229228219221215223236275241
University of Waikato378314316357374401–410401–410338324292274266375373331250
University of Canterbury186188189212221238242211214214231227270258284256
Lincoln University481–490411–420373343319317356387372368362
Auckland University of Technology451–500471–480501–550481-490441-450441-450464442437451486407

According to THE World University Rankings:[24]

Institution2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
University of Auckland145173161164175172165192201-250179147137139
University of Otago201–225226–250226–250251-275201-250201-250201-250201-250201-250201-250201-250301-350
Victoria University of Wellington251–275251–275276–300276-300351-400351-400401-500401-500501-600501-600501-600401-500
University of Canterbury301–350301–350301–350301-350401-500351-400351-400301-350301-350401-500501-600601-800
University of Waikato301–350301–350301–350351-400401-500401-500351-400401-500501-600501-600401-500401-500
Massey University350–400351–400501-600401-500401-500501-600501-600601-800601-800601-800
Auckland University of Technology601-800501-600401-500301-350251-300251-300201-250251-300
Lincoln University401-500501-600501-600501-600601-800501-600401-500

According to Academic Ranking of World Universities:[25]

Institution20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
University of Auckland201–250202–301203–300201–300203–304201–302201–302201–300201–300151–200201–300201–300201-300151-200201-300201-300201-300201-300201-300201-300
University of Otago351–400202–301301–400201–300305–402201–302201–302201–300201–300201–300201–300201–300201-300301-400301-400301-400301-400301-400301-400301-400
Victoria University of Wellington401–500401–500403–510402–503402–501401–500401–500401–500401–500401–500301-400301-400301-400301-400401-500401-500401-500
University of Canterbury401–500401–500403–510402–503402–501401–500401–500401–500401–500401–500301-400401-500401-500401-500401-500401-500401-500
Massey University351–400404–502401–500401–500305–402303–401402–501401–500401–500401–500401–500501-600501-600601-700601-700701-800601-700
Lincoln University601-700701-800801-900801-900701-800701-800
The University of Waikato601-700701-800701-800701-800701-800701-800
Auckland University of Technology901-1000701-800901-1000701-800701-800

Endowment

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New Zealand universities by endowment (millions NZD)
Institution2019202020212022
Auckland University of Technology$2.0 [26]$2.1 [27]$2.4 [28]$2.4 [29]
Lincoln University$0.47 [30]$0.71 [31]$0.97 [32]
Massey University$48 [33]$55 [34]$56 [35]$56 [36]
University of Auckland$223 [37]$251 [38]$293[39]$269[40]
University of Canterbury$137 [41]$142 [42]
University of Otago$242 [43]$258 [44]$280[45]$261[46]
University of Waikato$5.3 [47]$8.8 [48]$14 [49]$13 [50]
Victoria University of Wellington$70 [51]$74 [52]$84 [53]$75 [54]

See also

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