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New Zealand Ranking January 2026 – Webometrics Global Position

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

Ranking World Rank University Country Impact Rank Openness Rank Excellence Rank
1 147 University of Auckland 198 142 201
2 294 University of Otago 385 210 421
3 431 Massey University 533 451 714
4 438 University of Canterbury 453 489 776
5 495 Victoria University of Wellington 710 26664 761
6 551 University of Waikato 493 667 1166
7 606 Auckland University of Technology 984 643 914
8 957 Lincoln University Canterbury 1887 1309 1708
9 2292 Waikato Institute of Technology 3845 5971 5048
10 2412 Unitec New Zealand 3110 4060 5399
11 2480 Otago Polytechnic 4818 4704 5518
12 2606 Eastern Institute of Technology Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti 6009 4804 5191
13 2706 Manukau Institute of Technology 6074 22964 5269
14 3188 Universal College of Learning 7630 24610 6174
15 3189 Auckland Institute of Studies 8868 20220 5869
16 3244 Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology 1981 9651 8146
17 3305 Open Polytechnic of New Zealand 6628 7497 6922
18 3690 Ara Institute of Canterbury (formerly Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology) 5914 6748 22622
19 3802 Southern Institute of Technology 5699 31647 31628
20 3927 Whitireia and WelTec 6242 30071 29963
21 3997 Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology 9037 31609 31588
22 4003 Media Design School Auckland 8435 29828 29696
23 4107 Laidlaw College 12366 29146 7411
24 4178 Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki 8466 19020 18147
25 4274 NorthTec (Northland Polytechnic) 9839 24259 23705
26 4319 Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi 12783 12320 11004
27 4383 Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design 12266 9126 7596
28 4412 IPU New Zealand Tertiary Institute 16301 25942 25502
29 4528 Tai Poutini Polytechnic 8401 27852 27546
30 4578 Te Wānanga o Raukawa 13370 17200 16212
31 4608 Te Wānanga o Aotearoa 9246 22231 21551
32 4648 Yoobee Colleges 10244 17105 16105
33 4707 NZMA 12479 29007 28803
34 4841 Pacific International Hotel Management School 12451 9606 8098
35 4853 Aspire2 International 14924 11995 10659
36 4999 New Zealand Tertiary College 14412 30628 30542
37 5096 New Zealand School of Education 15580 13282 12059
38 5135 New Zealand Institute of Education 15784 29592 29444
39 5135 ICL Business School 16324 10081 8600
40 5285 UUNZ Institute of Business 18581 14226 13046
41 5339 AGI Education 20187 28443 28175
42 5387 Newton College of Business and Technology 21035 27629 27291
43 5399 Vision College New Zealand 19326 9257 7730
44 5517 New Zealand Institute of Studies 22926 10903 9499
45 5540 ATMC New Zealand 22339 26775 26394
46 5546 New Zealand School of Export 24651 29216 29025
47 5614 Kauri Academy 23234 13620 12406
48 5639 Stellaris 25820 16836 15824
49 5683 Alpha Educational Institute 25743 29788 29658
50 5773 Manu Ao Academy 27101 28149 27875
51 5861 Unified Academy of Innovation 30836 15871 14799