List of universities in New Zealand

AUT
Lincoln
Massey
Auckland
Canterbury
Otago
Waikato
Victoria
The locations of the main campus of each university

This is a list of the universities in New Zealand, of which there are eight. 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. The universities provided tertiary education to over 182,900 students or 142,720 equivalent full-time students (EFTS) in 2021.