New Zealand's best Civil Engineering universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in New Zealand ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 292K citations received by 10.7K academic papers made by 8 universities in New Zealand was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Oceania

#113 in the World

Founded: 1883

2. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Civil Engineering

#16 in Oceania

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

3. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Civil Engineering

#23 in Oceania

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

4. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Civil Engineering

#24 in Oceania

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

5. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Civil Engineering

#27 in Oceania

#643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

6. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Civil Engineering

#32 in Oceania

#747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

7. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Civil Engineering

#36 in Oceania

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

8. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Civil Engineering

#43 in Oceania

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

The best cities to study Civil Engineering in New Zealand based on the number of universities and their ranks are Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington.