Victoria University has eight Faculties: Architecture and Design, Commerce and Administration,  Engineering, Education, Graduate Research, Humanities and Social Sciences, Law, and Science. Each is responsible for a range of academic programmes.

• The Faculty of Architecture and Design Te Wāhanga Waihanga-Hoahoa is a unique and leading centre of design and architecture in New Zealand. Visit the Architecture School website. Visit the Design School website.
• The Faculty of Commerce and Administration: The quality of the Faculty’s programmes means that outstanding graduates gain acceptance into postgraduate programmes at leading universities throughout the world. For the majority of students who go directly into employment on completion of their studies, the high reputation which the Faculty’s programmes have enjoyed for many years ensures that they are well sought after by employers.
• The Faculty of Engineering, is Victoria University's response to a national and international demand for top quality graduates in engineering. Subjects such as electronics, and communications and software development are offered through the Bachelor of Engineering.
  
• Wellington College of Education and Victoria University of Wellington formally merged on 1 January 2005 to form the Faculty of Education. This merger created a very strong Faculty with teaching and research expertise in teacher education and support, and the study of education.
  
• The Faculty of Graduate Research is responsible for the administration of all PhD students across all disciplines enrolled from 2010 onwards.
• The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences offers a wide range of programmes as diverse as Art History, Media Studies, Spanish, Theatre, Museum and Heritage Studies, Pacific Studies, Political Science and Cultural Anthropology.
  
• The Faculty of Law is a great place to study law: We have a long established and internationally recognised reputation for excellence in law education.
  
• The Faculty of Science is a leading New Zealand centre of scientific teaching and research. Faculty of Science staff and students participate in an extremely wide range of research programmes of national and international importance.
  

Toihuarewa, a separate pan-University Faculty equivalent, is the Māori academic forum. All Māori academics may elect to become members, and non-Māori academics teaching courses or undertaking research with a significant Māori content may be invited to be part of Toihuarewa.

The schools are operational units of the University which carry out teaching, research and scholarship functions.