New Zealand has eight leading universities:

  • Auckland Uni of Technology (Auckland)

  • Lincoln Univ (Lincoln, Canterbury)

  • Massey University (Palmerston North, Albany, Wellington)

  • Univ of Auckland (Auckland)

  • Univ of Canterbury (Nelson, Timaru, Tauranga, Christchurch)

  • Univ of Otago (Dunedin, Christchurch,Wellington, Auckland, Invercargill, Alexandra.)

  • Univ of Waikato (Hamilton, Tauranga)

  • Victoria Univ of Wellington (Wellington)
According to the 2006 Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) exercise, The University of Otago is New Zealand's top ranked university for research quality.
It is ranked Number One in the top eight quality rankings as released by Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), followed by University of Auckland (#2), Canterbury (#3), Victoria University of Wellington (#4), Waikato (#5), Massey (#6), Lincoln (#7) and Auckland University of Technology (#8).

Founded in 1883, The University of Auckland has eight faculties on six campuses. It is the highest ranked university in the nation. It is the only New Zealand institution featured in the World's top 50 ranking.

New Zealand has three universities appeared in the 2007 THES-QS World University Rankings Top 200:
  • Univ of Auckland (50)
  • Univ of Otago (=114)
  • Univ of Canterbury (=188)
The University of Canterbury offers a wide range of postgraduate and graduate qualifications through world-class resources and research opportunities.

The University of Waikato has achieved a significant improvement in research performance with the release of the Tertiary Education Commission's 2006 Performance-Based Research Fund Results. It achieved number one ranking in ten subject areas, compared with five in 2003. University of Waikato's School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences has been reconfirmed as the No. 1 school in its area in the country as has Waikato Management School.

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12 Comments:
Anonymous - October 3, 2009 4:55 AM

massey university did not participated on the thes-qs world rankings.

it is better if the rankings will be based on specialization.

Prasad - December 21, 2009 7:47 AM

Which is the best university for doing mba(marketing or finance) in New zealand?

Anonymous - December 21, 2009 8:12 AM

University of Otago offers a top quality MBA program. Modules include Finance and Marketing Management, amongst others.

Ayush the Dj - July 24, 2010 12:38 AM

can ne1 tell me which is the best college for engineering in new zealalnd

Anonymous - July 25, 2010 2:39 AM

University of Auckland is the best college for engineering in the country, rated 55th globally in QS World University Rankings 2009 for Engineering/Technology.

Anonymous - November 23, 2010 6:16 PM

Could you please advise whether it's better to study a postgraduate degree in Finance at Victoria or Massey? Thank you.

Anonymous - November 24, 2010 2:39 AM

Both are good univ. Victoria's School of Economics and Finance is widely recognized as one of the leading centres for teaching and research in finance in Australasia.

Elena - November 24, 2010 2:12 PM

Great, thank you! I was leaning towards Victoria, too but wanted to know someone else's opinion on this.

Anonymous - September 8, 2011 4:10 PM

which university is best for studying arts and languages in Auckland?

Anonymous - September 24, 2011 12:15 PM

Is AUT (auckland university of technology) is a good university.

Anonymous - November 8, 2011 2:32 AM

Which university in New Zealand is best for an IT course ?

Anonymous - May 20, 2012 3:29 PM

Can someone tell me which is the best university for mba in finance in new zealand.. ?

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