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 federal university that existed from 1870 to 1961. In 2013, the universities provided tertiary education to over 180,000 students or 132,553 equivalent full-time students.

General information

NameMain campusEstablishedStudent headcountEquivalent full-time studentsStaff
Government
funding 		Funding
per student		Students
per staff
Auckland University of TechnologyAuckland200029,014
Lincoln UniversityLincoln18785,819
Massey UniversityPalmerston North192731,501
University of AucklandAuckland188341,866
University of CanterburyChristchurch187314,830
University of OtagoDunedin186920,796
University of WaikatoHamilton196412,278
Victoria University of WellingtonWellington1897Over 21,000
Overall:
* i. Predecessors established in 1895.

Faculties and colleges

The top-level divisions 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:
University of OtagoUniversity of CanterburyLincoln UniversityVictoria University Massey UniversityUniversity of WaikatoAUTUniversity of Auckland
ArtsDivision of HumanitiesCollege of ArtsFaculty of Humanities and Social SciencesCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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 SciencesFaculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Faculty of Science and Engineering		Faculty of Health and Environmental SciencesFaculty of Science
BusinessOtago Business School
College of Business and LawFaculty of Agribusiness and CommerceVictoria Business SchoolMassey Business SchoolWaikato Management SchoolFaculty of Business, Economics and LawUniversity of Auckland Business School
Health SciencesDivision of Health SciencesCollege of Education, Health, and Human DevelopmentFaculty of HealthCollege of HealthFaculty of Health, Sport and Human PerformanceFaculty of Health and Environmental SciencesFaculty of Medical and Health Sciences
MedicineOtago Medical School, Faculty of DentistrySchool of Medicine
EngineeringCollege of EngineeringFaculty of EngineeringCollege of SciencesFaculty of Science and EngineeringFaculty of Design and Creative TechnologiesFaculty of Engineering
LawCollege of Business and LawFaculty of LawFaculty of LawFaculty of Business, Economics and LawFaculty of Law
Fine Arts, ArchitectureSchool of Landscape ArchitectureFaculty of Architecture and DesignCollege of Creative ArtsFaculty of Design and Creative TechnologiesFaculty of Creative Arts and Industries
EducationCollege of Education, Health, and Human DevelopmentFaculty of EducationFaculty of EducationFaculty of Education and Social Work

International rankings

These three ranking systems are regarded as the most influential and widely observed international university rankings.
According to QS World University Rankings:
According to THE World University Rankings:
Institution20112012201320142015201620172018
University of Auckland145173161164175172165192
University of Otago—201–225226–250226–250251-275201-250201-250201-250
Victoria University of Wellington—251–275251–275276–300276-300351-400351-400401-500
University of Canterbury—301–350301–350301–350301-350401-500351-400351-400
University of Waikato—301–350301–350301–350351-400401-500401-500351-400
Massey University—350–400351–400——501-600401-500401-500
Auckland University of Technology—————601-800501-600401-500
Lincoln University——————401-500501-600

According to Academic Ranking of World Universities:
Institution200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
University of Auckland201–300202–301203–300201–300203–304201–302201–302201–300201–300151–200201–300201–300201-300151-200201-300
University of Otago301–400202–301301–400201–300305–402201–302201–302201–300201–300201–300201–300201–300201-300301-400301-400
Victoria University of Wellington——401–500401–500403–510402–503402–501401–500401–500401–500401–500401–500—301-400301-400
University of Canterbury——401–500401–500403–510402–503402–501401–500401–500401–500401–500401–500—301-400401-500
Massey University301–400404–502401–500401–500305–402303–401402–501401–500401–500401–500401–500——501-600501-600