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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 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 (EFTS).

General information

Name Main campus Established Student headcount Equivalent full-time students Staff
(FTE, 2013)		 Government
funding ($M, 2013)		 Funding (NZD)
per student		 Students
per staff
Auckland University of Technology Auckland 2000 29,014 &&&&&&&&&&019971.&&&&&019,971 &&&&&&&&&&&02143.&&&&&02,143 &&&&&&&&&&&&0150.&&&&&0150 &&&&&&&&&&&07963.&&&&&07,963 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.8000008.8
Lincoln University Lincoln 1878 5,819 &&&&&&&&&&&02934.&&&&&02,934 &&&&&&&&&&&&0610.&&&&&0610 &&&&&&&&&&&&&041.&&&&&041 &&&&&&&&&&012662.&&&&&012,662 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.3000005.3
Massey University Palmerston North 1927 31,501 &&&&&&&&&&018944.&&&&&018,944 &&&&&&&&&&&02994.&&&&&02,994 &&&&&&&&&&&&0185.&&&&&0185 &&&&&&&&&&&09849.&&&&&09,849 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.4000006.4
University of Auckland Auckland 1883 41,866 &&&&&&&&&&033118.&&&&&033,118 &&&&&&&&&&&04909.&&&&&04,909 &&&&&&&&&&&&0389.&&&&&0389 &&&&&&&&&&011819.&&&&&011,819 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.7000006.7
University of Canterbury Christchurch 1873 14,830 &&&&&&&&&&011931.&&&&&011,931 &&&&&&&&&&&01907.&&&&&01,907 &&&&&&&&&&&&0152.&&&&&0152 &&&&&&&&&&012739.&&&&&012,739 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.3000006.3
University of Otago Dunedin 1869 20,796 &&&&&&&&&&018531.&&&&&018,531 &&&&&&&&&&&03838.&&&&&03,838 &&&&&&&&&&&&0271.&&&&&0271 &&&&&&&&&&014731.&&&&&014,731 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.9000004.9
University of Waikato Hamilton 1964 12,278 &&&&&&&&&&010018.&&&&&010,018 &&&&&&&&&&&01520.&&&&&01,520 &&&&&&&&&&&&0102.&&&&&0102 &&&&&&&&&&010257.&&&&&010,257 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.6000006.6
Victoria University of Wellington Wellington 1897 Over 21,000 0Expression error: Unrecognized word "nearly"..Expression error: Unrecognized word "nearly".Nearly 17,000 &&&&&&&&&&&01886.&&&&&01,886 &&&&&&&&&&&&0159.&&&&&0159 &&&&&&&&&&&09501.&&&&&09,501 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.1000009.1
Overall: &&&&&&&&&0132502.&&&&&0132,502 &&&&&&&&&&019807.&&&&&019,807 &&&&&&&&&&&01449.&&&&&01,449 &&&&&&&&&&011094.&&&&&011,094 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.7000006.7

* 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:

University of Otago University of Canterbury Lincoln University Victoria University (Wellington) Massey University University of Waikato AUT University of Auckland
Arts Division of Humanities College of Arts Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences College of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty 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
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 Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Faculty of Science and Engineering

 Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science
Business Otago Business School

(Division of Commerce)

 College of Business and Law 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 College of Education, Health, and Human Development Faculty of Health College of Health Faculty of Health, Sport and Human Performance 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 Faculty of Science and Engineering Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies Faculty of Engineering
Law Faculty of Law College of Business and Law Faculty of Law Faculty of Law 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, Health, and Human Development Faculty of Education Faculty 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.

According to QS World University Rankings:

Institution 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
University of Auckland 65 61 68 82 83 94 92 82 81 82 82 85 83 81
University of Otago 124 125 135 130 133 155 159 173 169 151 151 175 176 184
University of Canterbury 186 188 189 212 221 238 242 211 214 214 214 231 227 270
Victoria University of Wellington 227 229 225 237 237 265 275 229 228 219 219 221 215 223
Massey University 283 299 302 329 308 343 346 337 340 316 316 332 287 272
University of Waikato 378 314 316 357 374 401–410 401–410 338 324 319 292 274 266 375
Lincoln University — — — — — 481–490 411–420 373 343 292 319 317 356 387
Auckland University of Technology — — — — 451–500 471–480 501–550 481-490 441-450 441-450 441-450 464 442 437

According to THE World University Rankings:

Institution 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
University of Auckland 145 173 161 164 175 172 165 192
University of Otago — 201–225 226–250 226–250 251-275 201-250 201-250 201-250
Victoria University of Wellington — 251–275 251–275 276–300 276-300 351-400 351-400 401-500
University of Canterbury — 301–350 301–350 301–350 301-350 401-500 351-400 351-400
University of Waikato — 301–350 301–350 301–350 351-400 401-500 401-500 351-400
Massey University — 350–400 351–400 — — 501-600 401-500 401-500
Auckland University of Technology — — — — — 601-800 501-600 401-500
Lincoln University — — — — — — 401-500 501-600

According to Academic Ranking of World Universities:

Institution 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
University of Auckland 201–300 202–301 203–300 201–300 203–304 201–302 201–302 201–300 201–300 151–200 201–300 201–300 201-300 151-200 201-300
University of Otago 301–400 202–301 301–400 201–300 305–402 201–302 201–302 201–300 201–300 201–300 201–300 201–300 201-300 301-400 301-400
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
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
Massey University 301–400 404–502 401–500 401–500 305–402 303–401 402–501 401–500 401–500 401–500 401–500 — — 501-600 501-600
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