List of universities in New Zealand

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The locations of the main campus of each university

Governor-General Cindy Kiro with vice-chancellors and deputy vice-chancellors of New Zealand universities in December 2024

This is a list of the universities in New Zealand, of which there are eight. As of 2024, all universities are public. All of the universities, with the exception of AUT, are descended from the former University of New Zealand, a collegiate university that existed from 1870 to 1961. The universities provided tertiary education to over 182,900 students or 142,720 equivalent full-time students (EFTS) in 2021.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Universities in New Zealand
* 2 General information
* 3 Faculties and colleges
* 4 International rankings
* 5 Endowment
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## Universities in New Zealand

Arms  | University  | Main campus  | Established  | University status

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| Auckland University of Technology | Auckland | 1895  | 2000
| Lincoln University | Lincoln | 1878  | 1990
30px  | Massey University | Palmerston North | 1928  | 1963
30px  | University of Auckland | Auckland | 1883  | 1883
30px  | University of Canterbury | Christchurch | 1873  | 1873
30px  | University of Otago | Dunedin | 1869  | 1869
| University of Waikato | Hamilton | 1964  | 1964
| Victoria University of Wellington | Wellington | 1897  | 1897

## General information

Name  | Main campus  | Established  | Student
headcount (2024)  | Equivalent
full-time
students (2024)  | Staff
(FTE, 2013)[2] | Government
funding
($ millions,
2013)[3] | Funding (NZD)
per student  | Students
per staff
member

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Auckland University of Technology | Auckland | 2000i | 25,270[4] | 18,565[4] | 2,143 | 150 | 7,963 | 8.8
Lincoln University | Lincoln | 1878  | 4,220[5] | 3,070[5] | 610 | 41 | 12,662 | 5.3
Massey University | Palmerston North | 1927  | 26,505[6] | 16,250[6] | 2,994 | 185 | 9,849 | 6.4
University of Auckland | Auckland | 1883  | 45,755[7] | 35,295[7] | 4,909 | 389 | 11,819 | 6.7
University of Canterbury | Christchurch | 1873  | 20,825[8] | 16,975[8] | 1,907 | 152 | 12,739 | 6.3
University of Otago | Dunedin | 1869  | 21,315[9] | 18,564[9] | 3,838 | 271 | 14,731 | 4.9
University of Waikato | Hamilton | 1964  | 14,065[10] | 10,485[10] | 1,520 | 102 | 10,257 | 6.6
Victoria University of Wellington | Wellington | 1897  | 20,605[11] | 15,875[11] | 1,886 | 159 | 9,501 | 9.1
Total  | 135,079 | 19,807 | 1,449 | — | —
Average  | 16,885  | 2,475  | 181  | 11,190  | 6.7

* i. ^ Predecessors established in 1895.

## Faculties and colleges

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][excessive citations]

Subject area  | University of Otago  | University of Canterbury  | Lincoln University  | Victoria University (Wellington)  | Massey University  | University of Waikato  | AUT  | University of Auckland

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Arts  | Division of Humanities  | Faculty of Arts  |  | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences  | College of Humanities and Social Sciences  | Division 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
Sciences  | Division of Sciences  | Faculty of Science  | Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Faculty of Environment, Society, and Design

| Faculty of Science  | College of Sciences  | Division of STEM  | Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences  | Faculty of Science
Business  | Otago Business School

(Division of Commerce)

| UC Business School  | Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce  | Victoria Business School  | Massey Business School  | Waikato Management School  | Faculty of Business, Economics and Law  | University of Auckland Business School
Health Sciences  | Division of Health Sciences  | Faculty of Health  |  | Faculty of Health  | College of Health  | Division of Health  | Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences  | Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Medicine  | Otago Medical School
Faculty of Dentistry  |  |  |  |  | New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine  |  | School of Medicine
Engineering  |  | Faculty of Engineering  |  | Faculty of Engineering  | College of Sciences  | Division of STEM  | Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies  | Faculty of Engineering
Law  | Faculty of Law  | Faculty of Law  |  | Faculty of Law  |  | Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences  | Faculty of Business, Economics and Law  | Auckland Law School
Fine Arts, Architecture  |  | Ilam School of Fine Arts  | School of Landscape Architecture  | Faculty of Architecture and Design  | College of Creative Arts  |  | Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies  | Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries
Education  | College of Education  | Faculty of Education  |  | Faculty of Education  | Institute of Education  | Division of Education  | Faculty of Culture and Society  | Faculty of Education and Social Work

## International rankings

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]

Institution  | 2008/09  | 2009/10  | 2010/11  | 2011/12  | 2012/13  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018  | 2019  | 2020  | 2021  | 2022  | 2023  | 2024

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University of Auckland | 65 | 61 | 68 | 82 | 83 | 94 | 92 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 85 | 87 | 68
University of Otago | 124 | 125 | 135 | 130 | 133 | 155 | 159 | 173 | 169 | 151 | 175 | 176 | 184 | 194 | 217 | 206
Massey University | 283 | 299 | 302 | 329 | 308 | 343 | 346 | 337 | 340 | 316 | 332 | 287 | 272 | 284 | 292 | 239
Victoria University of Wellington | 227 | 229 | 225 | 237 | 237 | 265 | 275 | 229 | 228 | 219 | 221 | 215 | 223 | 236 | 275 | 241
University of Waikato | 378 | 314 | 316 | 357 | 374 | 401–410 | 401–410 | 338 | 324 | 292 | 274 | 266 | 375 | 373 | 331 | 250
University of Canterbury | 186 | 188 | 189 | 212 | 221 | 238 | 242 | 211 | 214 | 214 | 231 | 227 | 270 | 258 | 284 | 256
Lincoln University | — | — | — | — | — | 481–490 | 411–420 | 373 | 343 | 319 | 317 | 356 | 387 | 372 | 368 | 362
Auckland University of Technology | — | — | — | — | 451–500 | 471–480 | 501–550 | 481-490 | 441-450 | 441-450 | 464 | 442 | 437 | 451 | 486 | 407

According to THE World University Rankings:[24]

Institution  | 2011  | 2012  | 2013  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018  | 2019  | 2020  | 2021  | 2022  | 2023

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University of Auckland | 145 | 173 | 161 | 164 | 175 | 172 | 165 | 192 | 201-250 | 179 | 147 | 137 | 139
University of Otago | — | 201–225 | 226–250 | 226–250 | 251-275 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 301-350
Victoria University of Wellington | — | 251–275 | 251–275 | 276–300 | 276-300 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-500 | 401-500 | 501-600 | 501-600 | 501-600 | 401-500
University of Canterbury | — | 301–350 | 301–350 | 301–350 | 301-350 | 401-500 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 401-500 | 501-600 | 601-800
University of Waikato | — | 301–350 | 301–350 | 301–350 | 351-400 | 401-500 | 401-500 | 351-400 | 401-500 | 501-600 | 501-600 | 401-500 | 401-500
Massey University | — | 350–400 | 351–400 | — | — | 501-600 | 401-500 | 401-500 | 501-600 | 501-600 | 601-800 | 601-800 | 601-800
Auckland University of Technology | — | — | — | — | — | 601-800 | 501-600 | 401-500 | 301-350 | 251-300 | 251-300 | 201-250 | 251-300
Lincoln University | — | — | — | — | — | — | 401-500 | 501-600 | 501-600 | 501-600 | 601-800 | 501-600 | 401-500

According to Academic Ranking of World Universities:[25]

Institution  | 2003  | 2004  | 2005  | 2006  | 2007  | 2008  | 2009  | 2010  | 2011  | 2012  | 2013  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018  | 2019  | 2020  | 2021  | 2022

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University of Auckland | 201–250 | 202–301 | 203–300 | 201–300 | 203–304 | 201–302 | 201–302 | 201–300 | 201–300 | 151–200 | 201–300 | 201–300 | 201-300 | 151-200 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300
University of Otago | 351–400 | 202–301 | 301–400 | 201–300 | 305–402 | 201–302 | 201–302 | 201–300 | 201–300 | 201–300 | 201–300 | 201–300 | 201-300 | 301-400 | 301-400 | 301-400 | 301-400 | 301-400 | 301-400 | 301-400
Victoria University of Wellington | — | — | 401–500 | 401–500 | 403–510 | 402–503 | 402–501 | 401–500 | 401–500 | 401–500 | 401–500 | 401–500 | — | 301-400 | 301-400 | 301-400 | 301-400 | 401-500 | 401-500 | 401-500
University of Canterbury | — | — | 401–500 | 401–500 | 403–510 | 402–503 | 402–501 | 401–500 | 401–500 | 401–500 | 401–500 | 401–500 | — | 301-400 | 401-500 | 401-500 | 401-500 | 401-500 | 401-500 | 401-500
Massey University | 351–400 | 404–502 | 401–500 | 401–500 | 305–402 | 303–401 | 402–501 | 401–500 | 401–500 | 401–500 | 401–500 | — | — | — | 501-600 | 501-600 | 601-700 | 601-700 | 701-800 | 601-700
Lincoln University | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 601-700 | 701-800 | 801-900 | 801-900 | 701-800 | 701-800
The University of Waikato | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 601-700 | 701-800 | 701-800 | 701-800 | 701-800 | 701-800
Auckland University of Technology | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 901-1000 | 701-800 | 901-1000 | 701-800 | 701-800

## Endowment

University of Otago Registry Building New Zealand universities by endowment (millions NZD)  Institution | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024

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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] | $1.3 [33] |
Massey University  | $48 [34] | $55 [35] | $56 [36] | $56 [37] | $62 [38] | $76 [39]
University of Auckland  | $257 [40] | $289 [41] | $321[42] | $304[43] | $352[44] | $396[45]
University of Canterbury  |  | $137 [46] | $142 [47] |  |  |
University of Otago  | $242 [48] | $258 [49] | $280[50] | $261[51] | $274[52] | $297[52]
University of Waikato  | $5.3 [53] | $8.8 [54] | $14 [55] | $13 [56] |  |
Victoria University of Wellington  | $70 [57] | $74 [58] | $84 [59] | $75 [60] | $97[61] | $106[61]

## See also

* Tertiary education in New Zealand
* Polytechnics and institutes of technology in New Zealand
* List of New Zealand university leaders
* Torrens University Australia, an Australian private university which has a campus in New Zealand
* Wānanga, tertiary institution that provides education in a Māori cultural context

## References

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2. ↑ "The NZ University System". Universities New Zealand. http://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/nz-university-system.
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