The University of Auckland is the largest university in New Zealand, located in the country’s largest city, Auckland.
It is the highest-ranked university in the country, being ranked 81st worldwide in the 2016/17 QS World University Rankings. Established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand, the university is made up of eight faculties; these are spread over six campuses. It has more than 40,000 students, and more than 30,000 “equivalent full-time” students.
