New Zealand's 8 best Forestry schools [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in New Zealand ranked based on their research performance in Forestry. A graph of 146K citations received by 5.69K 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. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Forestry

#6 in Oceania

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

2. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Forestry

#7 in Oceania

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

3. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Forestry

#17 in Oceania

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

4. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Forestry

#19 in Oceania

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

5. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Forestry

#22 in Oceania

#347 in the World

Founded: 1883

6. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Forestry

#29 in Oceania

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

7. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Forestry

#38 in Oceania

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

8. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Forestry

#44 in Oceania

#1358 in the World

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

The best cities to study Forestry in New Zealand based on the number of universities and their ranks are Palmerston North, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Auckland.