New Zealand Ranking July 2026 – Webometrics Global Position

Explore New Zealand’s July 2026 Webometrics ranking across global visibility, research excellence, openness, and academic performance. See how it compares worldwide.

Ranking Information

WEBOMETRICS by UNIRANKS

Current Edition

July 2026

Status

2nd Edition – Final

Methodology

Impact — 50%
Openness — 10%
Excellence — 40%

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Webometrics University Rankings — July 2026 Final Edition, ranked by Impact, Openness and Excellence.
Ranking	World Rank	University	Country	Impact Rank	Openness Rank	Excellence Rank
1	135	University of Auckland	New Zealand	182	256	179
2	297	University of Otago	New Zealand	393	457	387
3	459	Massey University	New Zealand	572	883	630
4	460	University of Canterbury	New Zealand	513	861	714
5	500	Victoria University of Wellington	New Zealand	620	914	682
6	578	University of Waikato	New Zealand	483	1315	964
7	625	Auckland University of Technology	New Zealand	847	813	799
8	1352	Lincoln University Canterbury	New Zealand	1559	1636	1486
9	3167	Unitec New Zealand	New Zealand	2335	3416	2247
10	4041	Eastern Institute of Technology Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti	New Zealand	2947	2993	2227
11	4302	Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology	New Zealand	2472	5897	2258
12	5013	Auckland Institute of Studies	New Zealand	3259	3832	2213
13	5439	Waikato Institute of Technology	New Zealand	2688	7582	2217
14	5513	Otago Polytechnic	New Zealand	2823	7028	2225
15	6111	Ara Institute of Canterbury (formerly Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology)	New Zealand	2975	7398	2257
16	6478	Manukau Institute of Technology	New Zealand	2974	8045	2264
17	6900	Open Polytechnic of New Zealand	New Zealand	3014	8616	2259
18	7745	Media Design School Auckland	New Zealand	3233	8761	2288
19	7939	Southern Institute of Technology	New Zealand	2915	10625	2291
20	7987	Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology	New Zealand	3263	9119	2251
21	8353	Laidlaw College	New Zealand	3404	8788	2294
22	8427	Universal College of Learning	New Zealand	3124	10299	2293
23	8753	Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi	New Zealand	3447	9184	2283
24	9048	Te Wānanga o Aotearoa	New Zealand	3189	10811	2302
25	9105	Whitireia and WelTec	New Zealand	3207	10811	2298
26	9399	Yoobee Colleges	New Zealand	3283	10811	2302
27	9475	Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki	New Zealand	3305	10811	2298
28	9539	Tai Poutini Polytechnic	New Zealand	3319	10811	2302
29	9625	Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design	New Zealand	3382	10663	2289
30	9670	NorthTec (Northland Polytechnic)	New Zealand	3355	10811	2301
31	9784	NZMA	New Zealand	3383	10811	2302
32	10106	Te Wānanga o Raukawa	New Zealand	3466	10810	2300
33	10150	New Zealand Tertiary College	New Zealand	3475	10811	2302
34	10221	Pacific International Hotel Management School	New Zealand	3491	10811	2302
35	10259	New Zealand School of Education	New Zealand	3501	10811	2302
36	10356	New Zealand Institute of Education	New Zealand	3523	10811	2302
37	10401	ICL Business School	New Zealand	3535	10811	2302
38	10428	IPU New Zealand Tertiary Institute	New Zealand	3555	10797	2288
39	10651	Vision College New Zealand	New Zealand	3599	10811	2302
40	10764	AGI Education	New Zealand	3624	10811	2302
41	10870	Aspire2 International	New Zealand	3649	10811	2302
42	10945	UUNZ Institute of Business	New Zealand	3667	10811	2302
43	10982	ATMC New Zealand	New Zealand	3675	10811	2302
44	10996	Newton College of Business and Technology	New Zealand	3679	10811	2302
45	11020	Kauri Academy	New Zealand	3686	10811	2302
46	11114	New Zealand Institute of Studies	New Zealand	3710	10811	2302
47	11151	New Zealand School of Export	New Zealand	3720	10811	2302
48	11193	Alpha Educational Institute	New Zealand	3731	10811	2302
49	11233	Stellaris	New Zealand	3742	10811	2302
50	11284	Manu Ao Academy	New Zealand	3757	10811	2302
51	11309	Unified Academy of Innovation	New Zealand	3766	10811	2302