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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. In 2021, universities provided tertiary education to over 182,900 students or 142,720 equivalent full-time students (EFTS). [1]
The University of Auckland is New Zealand's leading university. It is the highest ranked New Zealand university in the QS World University Rankings and Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities, and along with the University of Otago and the Auckland University of Technology is included in the Times Higher Education top 250. [87]
Massey is ranked among the top 250 universities in the world in Quacquarelli Symonds' (QS) 2023 ranking. Since 2023, Massey is among the top 100 universities in the Quacquarelli Symonds' (QS) sustainability 2023 ranking. [12] Massey University is the only university in New Zealand offering degrees in aviation and veterinary medicine. Massey ...
In the 2017 QS World University Rankings, UC was rated 214th overall in the world, and third highest among New Zealand universities. [ 131 ] [ 132 ] Its individual global faculty rankings for 2015/2016 were: 146th in Arts & Humanities, 161st in Engineering & IT, 211th in Natural Sciences, and 94th in Social Sciences and Management. [ 133 ]
The University of Otago (Māori: Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka [6]) is a public research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.Founded in 1869, Otago is New Zealand's oldest university and one of the oldest universities in Oceania.
The University of New Zealand system – where it was the only degree-granting university in New Zealand – lasted until 1961. [3] Now the colleges are independent universities in their own right, and since 1961 four new universities have been created: Auckland University of Technology, Lincoln University, Massey University and Waikato University.
In October 2016, Waikato University and the Waikato District Health Board made a joint bid to the New Zealand Government to establish a third medical school in Hamilton. . While the bid was opposed by the University of Auckland and the University of Otago (which host New Zealand's two medical schools), it was supported by Hamilton East Member of Parliament (MP) David Bennett of the National Party.
Victoria University of Wellington (Māori: Te Herenga Waka) is a public research university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament , and was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand .