The University of Auckland

Founded in 1883, Auckland is the country’s largest university with over 40,000 students, nearly 10,000 of whom graduate annually.

Find out more on the University of Auckland website.

New Zealand's world-ranked University

Top 50 in the world

for 8 subjects1

No.1 in New Zealand

and 65th in the world2

Highest ranked

New Zealand university for Graduate Employability3

12th in the world

in Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings4

120+ countries

represented by international students

#18 World's most international universities

THE World University Rankings4

1The University of Auckland ranked within the top 50 for a range of subjects in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2024:

  • Marketing
  • Sports related subjects 
  • Education
  • Archaeology
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Psychology
  • Engineering (Civil)
  • Anthropology
  • English Language and Literature
  • Linguistics

Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023

 

2 QS World University Rankings 2025

3 QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2023

4 Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023

Other Rankings

The University of Auckland is placed in a range of other ranking systems:

Shanghai Ranking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023

In the 2023 Shanghai Ranking, the University of Auckland ranked within the top 100 for the following  subjects.

  • Food Science and Technology
  • Business Administration
  • Geography
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Library & Information Science