List of universities in New Zealand

This is a list of the universities in New Zealand, of which there are eight.

In 2021, universities provided tertiary education to over 182,900 students or 142,720 equivalent full-time students (EFTS).

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] Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao – Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development Faculty of Environment, Society, and Design (Division of Commerce) 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] According to THE World University Rankings:[24] According to Academic Ranking of World Universities:[25]

Governor-General Cindy Kiro with the Vice-Chancellors of New Zealand's universities in December 2024