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

Below is a list of best universities in New Zealand ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 1.95M citations received by 99.6K 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 Law

#7 in Oceania

#90 in the World

Founded: 1883

2. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Law

#15 in Oceania

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

3. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Law

#23 in Oceania

#281 in the World

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

4. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Law

#25 in Oceania

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

5. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Law

#27 in Oceania

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

6. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Law

#29 in Oceania

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

7. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Law

#34 in Oceania

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

8. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Law

#46 in Oceania

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

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