List of universities in New Zealand

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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. In 2013, the universities provided tertiary education to over 180,000 students or 132,553 equivalent full-time students (EFTS).[1]

## Contents

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

## General information

AUT

Lincoln

Massey

Auckland

Canterbury

Otago

Waikato

Victoria

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The locations of the main campus of each university

Name  | Main campus  | Established  | Student headcount  | Equivalent full-time students  | Staff
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Auckland University of Technology | Auckland | 2000i | 29,014[3] | 19,971[3] | 2,143 | 150 | 7,963 | 8.8
Lincoln University | Lincoln | 1878  | 5,819[4] | 2,934[4] | 610 | 41 | 12,662 | 5.3
Massey University | Palmerston North | 1927  | 31,501[5] | 18,944[5] | 2,994 | 185 | 9,849 | 6.4
University of Auckland | Auckland | 1883  | 41,866[6] | 33,118[6] | 4,909 | 389 | 11,819 | 6.7
University of Canterbury | Christchurch | 1873  | 18,771[7] | 15,378[7] | 1,907 | 152 | 12,739 | 6.3
University of Otago | Dunedin | 1869  | 20,796[8] | 18,531[8] | 3,838 | 271 | 14,731 | 4.9
University of Waikato | Hamilton | 1964  | 12,278[9] | 10,018[9] | 1,520 | 102 | 10,257 | 6.6
Victoria University of Wellington | Wellington | 1897  | 22,273[10] | 17,861[10] | 1,886 | 159 | 9,501 | 9.1
|  | Overall:  |  | 132,502 | 19,807 | 1,449 | 11,094 | 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: [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

| 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  | College 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  | College of Science  | Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Faculty of Environment, Society, and Design

| Faculty of Science  | College of Sciences  | Division of Health, Engineering, Computing and Science  | 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, Engineering, Computing and Science  | Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences  | Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Medicine  | Otago Medical School, Faculty of Dentistry  |  |  |  |  |  |  | School of Medicine
Engineering  |  | College of Engineering  |  | Faculty of Engineering  | College of Sciences  | Division of Health, Engineering, Computing and Science  | 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  | Faculty of Law
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 Education and Social Work

## International rankings

These three ranking systems are regarded as the most influential and widely observed international university rankings.[19][20][21]

According to QS World University Rankings:[22]

Institution  | 2008  | 2009  | 2010  | 2011  | 2012  | 2013  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018  | 2019  | 2020  | 2021  | 2022  | 2023

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

According to THE World University Rankings:[23]

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:[24]

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

New Zealand universities by endowment (millions NZD)  Institution | 2019 | 2020 | 2021

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Auckland University of Technology  | $2.0 [25] | $2.1 [26] | $2.4 [27]
Lincoln University  |  | $0.47 [28] | $0.71 [29]
Massey University  | $48 [30] | $55 [31] | $56 [32]
University of Auckland  | $223 [33] | $251 [34] | $293[35]
University of Canterbury  |  | $137 [36] | $142 [37]
University of Otago  | $242 [38] | $258 [39] | $280[40]
University of Waikato  | $5.3 [41] | $8.8 [42] | $14 [43]
Victoria University of Wellington  | $70 [44] | $74 [45] | $84 [46]

## See also

* Tertiary education in New Zealand
* Polytechnics and institutes of technology in New Zealand

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The NZ University System". Universities New Zealand. http://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/nz-university-system.
2. ↑ "The Tertiary Education Performance Report 2013". The Tertiary Education Commission. http://pr2013.publications.tec.govt.nz/Universities.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "AUT | Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara". https://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/universities/aut.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Lincoln University | Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara". https://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/universities/lincoln-university.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Massey University | Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara". https://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/universities/massey-university.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "University of Auckland | Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara". https://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/universities/university-auckland.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "University of Canterbury | Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara". https://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/universities/university-canterbury.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "University of Otago | Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara". https://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/universities/university-otago.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "University of Waikato | Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara". https://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/universities/university-waikato.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Victoria University of Wellington | Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara". https://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/universities/victoria-university-wellington.
11. ↑ "Departments and schools of the University of Otago" (in en-nz). https://www.otago.ac.nz/departments/.
12. ↑ "Colleges" (in en-nz). https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/departments-colleges/colleges/.
13. ↑ "Faculties and Divisions". http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/About-Lincoln/Faculties-and-Divisions/.
14. ↑ "Faculties and schools" (in en). 2018-05-23. https://www.victoria.ac.nz/about/explore-victoria/faculties-schools.
15. ↑ "Colleges - Massey University" (in en). https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/learning/colleges/college_home.cfm.
16. ↑ "Faculties: University of Waikato". https://www.waikato.ac.nz/about/structure.
17. ↑ "Faculties & Schools - AUT". https://www.aut.ac.nz/about/faculties-and-schools.
18. ↑ "Our faculties - The University of Auckland". https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/our-faculties.html.
19. ↑ Ariel Zirulnick (2010-09-16). "New world university ranking puts Harvard back on top". The Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2010/0916/New-world-university-ranking-puts-Harvard-back-on-top.
20. ↑ "We're fighting above our weight when it comes to uni rankings". The Australian. 2012-07-18. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/opinion/were-fighting-above-our-weight-when-it-comes-to-uni-rankings/story-e6frgcko-1226428383288.
21. ↑ Indira Samarasekera and Carl Amrhein (2010-10-03). "Top schools don't always get top marks". The Edmonton Journal. https://edmontonjournal.com/news/schools+always+marks/3560240/story.html.
22. ↑ "QS World University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2023.
23. ↑ "THE World University Rankings". Times Higher Education. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings.
24. ↑ "ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2022.
25. ↑ "AUT Foundation 2019 Report to Donors". https://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/474263/Manaakitanga-AUT-Foundation-Report-to-Donors-2019.pdf.
26. ↑ "AUT Foundation 2020 Report to Donors". https://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/561292/41764_2021-report-donors_LR.pdf.
27. ↑ "AUT Foundation 2021 Report to Donors". https://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/679411/Manaakitanga-2021-AUT-Foundation-Report-to-Donors-Web.pdf.
28. ↑ "Lincoln University Foundation Anuual Report 2020". https://www.lincoln.ac.nz/assets/Uploads/LIN3588-LU-Foundation-Accounts_WEB_single.pdf.
29. ↑ "Lincoln University Foundation Anuual Report 2021". https://www.lincoln.ac.nz/assets/Publications/LIN3793-LU-Foundation-Accounts_2021_WEB.pdf.
30. ↑ "Massey University Foundation Annual Review 2019". https://foundation.massey.ac.nz/file/annual-reviews/MUF-Annual-Review-2019-FINAL-VERSION.pdf.
31. ↑ "Massey University Foundation Annual Review 2020". https://foundation.massey.ac.nz/file/annual-reviews/Annual-Review-2020.pdf.
32. ↑ "Massey University Foundation Annual Review 2021". https://foundation.massey.ac.nz/file/annual-reviews/MUF-AR-2021.pdf.
33. ↑ "Annual Report to Donors 2019". https://cdn.auckland.ac.nz/assets/auckland/giving/donors/AnnualReport2019.pdf.
34. ↑ "Annual Report to Donors 2020". https://cdn.auckland.ac.nz/assets/auckland/giving/donors/2020-Annual-Report-to-Donors/Annual-Report-to-Donors-2020.pdf.
35. ↑ "Annual Report to Donors 2021". https://cdn.auckland.ac.nz/assets/auckland/giving/donors/2021-Annual-Report/DonorReport2021.pdf.
36. ↑ "University of Canterbury Annual Report 2019". https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/media/documents/annual-reports/1-Annual-Report-2019-Full.pdf.
37. ↑ "Endowments at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha The University of Canterbury". https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/uc-foundation/ways-to-make-a-difference/uc-endowments/ALMN866_Endowed_Brochure_A4.pdf.
38. ↑ "University of Otago Foundation Trust Report 2019". https://alumni.otago.ac.nz/document.doc?id=761.
39. ↑ "University of Otago Foundation Trust Report 2020". https://alumni.otago.ac.nz/document.doc?id=830.
40. ↑ "University of Otago Foundation Trust Annual Report 2021". https://www.otago.ac.nz/alumni/otago228815.pdf.
41. ↑ "University of Waikato Anuual Report 2019". https://www.waikato.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/612826/University-of-Waikato-Annual-Report-2019.pdf.
42. ↑ "University of Waikato Anuual Report 2020". https://www.waikato.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/707205/University-of-Waikato-Annual-Report-2020.pdf.
43. ↑ "University of Waikato Anuual Report 2021". https://www.waikato.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/861214/5474-UOW-Annual-Report_WR.pdf.
44. ↑ "Victoria University of Wellington Annual Report 2019". https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1817162/annual-report-2019.pdf.
45. ↑ "Foundation Trust Financial Statement". https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/1753959/foundation-trust-financial-statement.pdf.
46. ↑ "Foundation Trust Financial Statement". https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1997243/21-VUF-trust-signed-financial-statements.pdf.

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