At a glance
Key facts about the University's performance on the national and world stage.
Research
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is New Zealand’s top ranked university for intensity of high-quality research (latest Performance-Based Research Fund evaluation). It is the only university to twice top the country's main measure of research excellence.
More than 2,200 publications resulting from our researchers’ work were published in 2021.
Global rankings
Victoria University of Wellington consistently ranks among the top 300 of the world’s 18,000 universities in the QS World University Rankings.
At the top
Overall, Victoria University of Wellington is in the top 2 percent of the world’s 18,000 universities.
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is in the top 1% of the world’s more than 18,000 universities for 15 subjects and in the top 2% for 27 subjects in the latest QS World University Rankings.
The QS rankings results include one subject in the top 50 in the world—Linguistics.
We have nine other subjects in the top 100 of the QS rankings:
- English Language and Literature
- Performing Arts
- Theology/Divinity and Religious Studies
- Development Studies
- Hospitality and Leisure Management
- Law
- Library and Information Management
- Politics and International Studies
- Geography.
Victoria University of Wellington has five further subjects in the top 150—History, Sociology, Psychology, Earth and Marine Sciences, and Geology—and six further subjects in the top 200—Modern Languages, Philosophy, Accounting and Finance, Communication and Media Studies, Education, and Geophysics.
Amongst Aotearoa New Zealand universities, the University is ranked first in three subjects—Linguistics, Library and Information Management, and Politics and International Studies.
Triple crown
Wellington School of Business and Government is one of an elite group of commerce faculties worldwide that hold the Triple Crown of international accreditations of EQUIS, AACSB (Business), and AMBA.
Our students
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has approximately 22,000 students, including international students from around 100 countries. We awarded 4,369 qualifications in 2022.
Staff, schools, and faculties
The University has around 2,330 full-time equivalent staff and more than 1,100 of those are involved in teaching and research. About half our academic staff were born outside New Zealand.
The University has nine faculties, eight of which conduct teaching and research. The University's faculties are divided into schools, many of which are closely aligned with the University’s numerous research centres and institutes. The Faculty of Graduate Research is responsible for the administration of doctoral students’ candidature.
In addition, Toihuarewa is a university-wide faculty equivalent that provides a forum for Māori academic issues at the University and ensures there is appropriate Māori content in the University's teaching and research programmes.
Campuses and research institutes
Victoria University of Wellington has three main campuses and the Miramar Creative Centre in Wellington. We also have premises in Auckland.
In addition to the main campuses, we have a number of research centres and institutes.
Globally connected, nationally engaged
Victoria University of Wellington is a capital city university with strong global engagement. We work in partnership with universities and organisations around the world for the benefit of students, researchers, and communities.