University of Auckland: Statistics

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#169 of 14,131 In the World
#7 of 59 In Oceania
#1 of 8 In New Zealand
#1 of 2 In Auckland
#8 of 4,117 For Anthropology
Top100 For 56 other topics
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Quick Review

Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Languages
English
Acceptance rate
73%*

* The University of Auckland is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsInternational students who have attained University Entrance (the minimum standard for admission to New Zealand universities) must fulfil additional requirements for certain Auckland degree programmes with higher entry standards. Applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. If English is not the first language students will be required to submit proof of English language proficiency
Academic CalendarFebruary to November (Semester One: February - June; Semester Two: July-November). Summer school, January-February

Research profile

University of Auckland is a world-class research university with 103,776 scientific papers published and 2,874,648 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Physics, Psychology, and Political Science.

Publications
103,776
Citations
2,874,648

University of Auckland majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
59,008 / 1,893,432
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
51,385 / 1,411,606
Medicine
50,491 / 1,517,277
Engineering
44,819 / 1,175,912
Chemistry
43,939 / 1,376,404
Computer Science
42,803 / 1,197,911
Environmental Science
41,189 / 1,227,262
Physics
39,536 / 1,033,475
Psychology
31,024 / 895,209
Political Science
27,776 / 627,908
Law
26,671 / 615,883
Biochemistry
26,519 / 959,815
Genetics
26,143 / 913,487
Sociology
25,688 / 766,699
Philosophy
23,531 / 660,779
Quantum and Particle physics
23,501 / 613,055
Geology
23,129 / 640,320
Mathematics
22,855 / 731,704
Pathology
22,507 / 818,201
Geography and Cartography
21,537 / 656,076
Organic Chemistry
18,717 / 574,248
Business
18,665 / 448,274
Ecology
17,834 / 528,260
Statistics
17,809 / 633,935
Materials Science
17,381 / 479,933
Paleontology
15,917 / 468,956
History
15,719 / 340,969
Psychiatry
15,510 / 498,651
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
14,914 / 388,556
Economics
14,796 / 387,800
Archaeology
13,333 / 316,814
Surgery
12,907 / 415,687
Linguistics
12,535 / 357,988
Neuroscience
10,939 / 351,523
Public Health
10,820 / 400,008
Optical Engineering
10,571 / 283,446
Art & Design
9,888 / 206,022
Demography
9,565 / 366,518
Management
9,152 / 234,539
Mechanical Engineering
8,328 / 234,750

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 522 5183
1992 687 5136
1993 695 5798
1994 763 6796
1995 790 7786
1996 934 8731
1997 1045 10071
1998 1067 10855
1999 1141 12306
2000 1236 14299
2001 1366 16848
2002 1613 19865
2003 1567 22812
2004 1652 27069
2005 1895 31302
2006 2215 37303
2007 2402 43701
2008 2589 49615
2009 2841 59175
2010 3076 69083
2011 3604 80893
2012 3689 92983
2013 4143 109843
2014 4423 122717
2015 4568 134865
2016 4997 144225
2017 5067 156843
2018 5271 175107
2019 5791 204007
2020 6205 239783
2021 6434 276179
2022 6029 290222
2023 5715 293023
Academic rankings

Tuition

The tuition table for University of Auckland gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.

Program Domestic Tuition (per year) International Tuition (per year)
Bachelor of Arts $6,760 $29,000
Bachelor of Commerce $7,140 $34,000
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) $9,050 $44,000
Bachelor of Science $7,140 $34,000
Master of Business Administration (MBA) $60,000 $75,000
Master of Engineering Studies $9,050 $44,000
Master of Science $7,140 $34,000
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) $7,140 $34,000

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Auckland.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Bachelor's Degree Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Business and Commerce, Communication Studies, Dance, Design, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, Health Education, Health Sciences, International Studies, Law, Mathematics and Computer Science, Medicine, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Optometry, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Preschool Education, Real Estate, Religion, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sports, Surgery, Teacher Training, Town Planning, Welfare and Protective Services
Bachelor Honours Degree Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics, Art History, Asian Studies, Biology, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Business and Commerce, Chemistry, Chinese, Cinema and Television, Classical Languages, Clinical Psychology, Computer Science, Criminology, Dance, Development Studies, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Studies, Food Science, French, Gender Studies, Geography, Geography (Human), German, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, History, Indigenous Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy, Italian, Japanese, Labour and Industrial Relations, Latin, Law, Linguistics, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Media Studies, Medical Technology, Medicine, Museum Studies, Music, Nursing, Pacific Area Studies, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Statistics, Teacher Training, Theatre
Postgraduate Certificate Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Automation, Bilingual and Bicultural Education, Biomedical Engineering, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Design, Development Studies, Education, Educational Administration, Engineering, Engineering Management, Finance, Fine Arts, Geological Engineering, Government, Health Sciences, Higher Education, Information Management, Information Technology, Leadership, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Music, Operations Research, Paediatrics, Pharmacy, Private Law, Real Estate, Robotics, Social and Community Services, Thermal Engineering
Postgraduate Diploma Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Art History, Asian Studies, Automation, Behavioural Sciences, Bilingual and Bicultural Education, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Chinese, Civil Engineering, Classical Languages, Communication Disorders, Computer Science, Criminology, Dance, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Food Science, Foreign Languages Education, French, Gender Studies, Geography, Geography (Human), German, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, History, Indigenous Studies, Information Management, International Relations and Diplomacy, Italian, Japanese, Labour and Industrial Relations, Latin, Leadership, Linguistics, Marine Science and Oceanography, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Media Studies, Museum Studies, Music, Native Language Education, Natural Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oenology, Operations Research, Optometry, Pacific Area Studies, Paediatrics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Robotics, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports, Statistics, Viticulture
Master's Degree Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Art History, Asian Studies, Automation, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chinese, Cinema and Television, Civil Engineering, Communication Disorders, Computer Science, Criminology, Dance, Data Processing, Design, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Finance, Fine Arts, Food Science, Foreign Languages Education, French, Gender Studies, Geography, Geography (Human), Geological Engineering, Geology, German, Government, Health Administration, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, History, Indigenous Studies, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Management, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Italian, Japanese, Labour and Industrial Relations, Latin, Law, Leadership, Linguistics, Literature, Logistics Management, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Museum Studies, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Oenology, Operations Research, Optometry, Pacific Area Studies, Paediatrics, Peace and Disarmament, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Private Law, Protective Services, Psychology, Public Health, Real Estate, Regional Studies, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Robotics, Social and Community Services, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports, Statistics, Taxation, Theatre, Town Planning, Viticulture, Writing
Doctoral Degree Accountancy, Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Architecture and Planning, Art History, Asian Languages, Asian Studies, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedicine, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Cinema and Television, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Communication Disorders, Communication Studies, Comparative Literature, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Criminology, Dance, Design, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, European Languages, European Studies, Finance, Fine Arts, Food Science, Gender Studies, Geography, Geology, Greek (Classical), Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, History, Indigenous Studies, Information Technology, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, Latin, Latin American Studies, Law, Linguistics, Logistics Management, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Media Studies, Medical Technology, Medicine, Midwifery, Molecular Biology, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Operations Research, Optometry, Pacific Area Studies, Pathology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Psychology, Real Estate, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports, Statistics, Surgery, Theology, Town Planning

University of Auckland alumni

  1. Edmund Hillary

    Edmund Hillary
    Born in
    New Zealand Flag New Zealand
    Years
    1919-2008 (aged 89)
    Occupations
    explorermountaineerdiplomatautobiographerbeekeeper
    Biography

    Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. From 1985 to 1988 he served as New Zealand's High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh and concurrently as Ambassador to Nepal.

  2. Rose McIver

    Rose McIver
    Born in
    New Zealand Flag New Zealand
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    film actoractor
    Biography

    Frances Rose McIver is an actress from New Zealand. She portrayed Olivia "Liv" Moore in The CW supernatural comedy-drama series iZombie (2015–2019), Summer Landsdown the Yellow Ranger in Power Rangers RPM (2009), and Amber Moore in the romantic comedy film A Christmas Prince (2017) and its two sequels, The Royal Wedding (2018) and The Royal Baby (2019).

  3. Marcus Chang

    Marcus Chang
    Born in
    Taiwan Flag Taiwan
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    television actorsongwriterfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Marcus Chang is a Taiwanese actor and singer-songwriter. He made his acting debut with the 2014 film Café. Waiting. Love. He is best known for his leading roles in the television series Back to 1989 (2016), Behind Your Smile (2016-2017), Between (2018), and Lost Romance (2020).

  4. Bundee Aki

    Bundee Aki
    Born in
    New Zealand Flag New Zealand
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    rugby union player
    Biography

    Fua Leiofi Bundellu Aki is a professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for United Rugby Championship club Connacht. Born in New Zealand, he represents Ireland at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.

All 100 notable alumni

University of Auckland faculties and divisions

Campus : Goldie Estate - Wine Science Centre Oenology, Viticulture
Campus : Leigh Marine Laboratory Marine Science and Oceanography
Campus : South Auckland Campus - Te Papa Ako o Tai Tonga Education, Teacher Training
Faculty : Arts Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Archaeology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Chinese, Classical Languages, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Continuing Education, Criminology, Development Studies, Economics, Education, English, Ethics, European Languages, European Studies, Film, French, Geography, German, Greek, Hebrew, History, Human Rights, International Relations and Diplomacy, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Labour and Industrial Relations, Latin, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Media Studies, Medieval Studies, Modern Languages, Museum Studies, Music, Native Language, Pacific Area Studies, Philosophy, Polish, Political Sciences, Public Health, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Russian, Slavic Languages, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre, Theology, Translation and Interpretation, Women's Studies, Writing
Faculty : Creative Arts and Industries Architecture and Planning, Dance, Fine Arts, Music, Performing Arts, Visual Arts
Faculty : Education and Social Work Education, Social Work
Faculty : Engineering Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty : Medical and Health Sciences Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Community Health, Epidemiology, Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physiology, Psychology, Radiology, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Surgery
Faculty : Science Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geology, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Optometry, Physics, Psychology, Sports, Statistics
Institute : Bioengineering Bioengineering
Institute : Liggins Child Care and Development
School : Business Accountancy, Business and Commerce, Commercial Law, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, Real Estate
School : Law Commercial Law, Comparative Law, Criminal Law, International Law, Law, Private Law, Public Law

General information

Founded 1883
Accreditation New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Motto Ingenio et Labore

Location and contacts

Address Private Bag 92019
Auckland, 1142
New Zealand
City population 1,470,000

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