8 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in New Zealand

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Below is a list of best universities in New Zealand ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 4.28M citations received by 185K 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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Oceania
#87 in the World
Founded
1883

2. University of Otago

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in Oceania
#232 in the World
Enrollment
21,240
Founded
1869

3. Victoria University of Wellington

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in Oceania
#344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
21,833
Founded
1897

4. Massey University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#26 in Oceania
#447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1963

5. University of Canterbury

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in Oceania
#454 in the World
Enrollment
17,299
Founded
1873

6. University of Waikato

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in Oceania
#572 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1964

7. Auckland University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#34 in Oceania
#730 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2000

8. Lincoln University, New Zealand

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#44 in Oceania
#1349 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1878

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