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.

Universities in New Zealand Arms University Main campus EstablishedUniversity status Auckland University of Technology Auckland 1895 2000 Lincoln University Lincoln 1878 1990 Massey University Palmerston North 1928 1963 University of Auckland Auckland 1883 1883 University of Canterbury Christchurch 1873 1873 University of Otago Dunedin 1869 1869 University of Waikato Hamilton 1964 1964 Victoria University of Wellington Wellington 1897 1897

General information Name Main campus EstablishedStudentheadcount (2024) Equivalentfull-timestudents (2024) Staff(FTE, 2013) Governmentfunding($ millions,2013) Funding (NZD)per student Studentsper staffmember Auckland University of Technology Auckland 2000 25,270 Lincoln University Lincoln 1878 4,220 Massey University Palmerston North 1927 26,505 University of Auckland Auckland 1883 45,755 University of Canterbury Christchurch 1873 20,825 University of Otago Dunedin 1869 21,315 University of Waikato Hamilton 1964 14,065 Victoria University of Wellington Wellington 1897 20,605 Total 135,079 — —Average16,8852,47518111,190 * 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:

Subject areaUniversity of OtagoUniversity of CanterburyLincoln UniversityVictoria University (Wellington)Massey UniversityUniversity of WaikatoAUTUniversity of Auckland 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 SchoolFaculty 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.

According to QS World University Rankings: + Institution 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024University of Auckland 65 61 68 82 83 94 92 82 81 82 85 83 81 85 87 68University of Otago 124 125 135 130 133 155 159 173 169 151 175 176 184 194 217 206Massey University 283 299 302 329 308 343 346 337 340 316 332 287 272 284 292 239Victoria University of Wellington 227 229 225 237 237 265 275 229 228 219 221 215 223 236 275 241University of Waikato 378 314 316 357 374 401–410 401–410 338 324 292 274 266 375 373 331 250University of Canterbury 186 188 189 212 221 238 242 211 214 214 231 227 270 258 284 256Lincoln University — — — — — 481–490 411–420 373 343 319 317 356 387 372 368 362Auckland 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: + Institution 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023University of Auckland 145 173 161 164 175 172 165 192 201-250 179 147 137 139University of Otago — 201–225 226–250 226–250 251-275 201-250 201-250 201-250 201-250 201-250 201-250 201-250 301-350Victoria University of Wellington — 251–275 251–275 276–300 276-300 351-400 351-400 401-500 401-500 501-600 501-600 501-600 401-500University of Canterbury — 301–350 301–350 301–350 301-350 401-500 351-400 351-400 301-350 301-350 401-500 501-600 601-800University of Waikato — 301–350 301–350 301–350 351-400 401-500 401-500 351-400 401-500 501-600 501-600 401-500 401-500Massey University — 350–400 351–400 — — 501-600 401-500 401-500 501-600 501-600 601-800 601-800 601-800Auckland University of Technology — — — — — 601-800 501-600 401-500 301-350 251-300 251-300 201-250 251-300Lincoln University — — — — — — 401-500 501-600 501-600 501-600 601-800 501-600 401-500

According to Academic Ranking of World Universities: Institution 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022University of Auckland 201–250 202–301 203–300 201–300 203–304 201–302 201–302 201–300 201–300 151–200 201–300 201–300 201-300 151-200 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300University of Otago 351–400 202–301 301–400 201–300 305–402 201–302 201–302 201–300 201–300 201–300 201–300 201–300 201-300 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400Victoria University of Wellington — — 401–500 401–500 403–510 402–503 402–501 401–500 401–500 401–500 401–500 401–500 — 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400 401-500 401-500 401-500University of Canterbury — — 401–500 401–500 403–510 402–503 402–501 401–500 401–500 401–500 401–500 401–500 — 301-400 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500Massey University 351–400 404–502 401–500 401–500 305–402 303–401 402–501 401–500 401–500 401–500 401–500 — — — 501-600 501-600 601-700 601-700 701-800 601-700Lincoln University — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 601-700 701-800 801-900 801-900 701-800 701-800The University of Waikato — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 601-700 701-800 701-800 701-800 701-800 701-800Auckland 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 2022 2023 2024Auckland University of Technology $2.0 $2.1 $2.4 $2.4Lincoln University $0.47 $0.71 $0.97 $1.3Massey University $48 $55 $56 $56 $62 $76University of Auckland$257$289 $321 $304$352$396University of Canterbury $137 $142 University of Otago $242$258 $280 $261 $274 $297University of Waikato $5.3 $8.8 $14 $13Victoria University of Wellington $70 $74 $84 $75$97$106+

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

External links No Major Drama - for lists of all majors for bachelor's degrees available from New Zealand universities, grouped in subject areas