The University Of Waikato Details

The University of Waikato will provide you with the foundational knowledge and experience you need to achieve your career and life goals.



With our focus on academic excellence and innovation, you will become part of a group known for making a big difference in the world around them.

Join our warm and welcoming community of students from all over New Zealand and the globe.

Why study at Waikato

  1. Waikato experience Our campuses are bursting with life and energy. With smaller class sizes, better access to lecturers, affordable living, a wide range of support services, and with dozens of student clubs, your student experience at Waikato will be exciting and unique.
  2. Flexibility Our flexible degree structures mean you can study a broad range of subjects to shape a qualification that matches your strengths and career interests. Enjoy learning that fits with your lifestyle.
  1. Internationally recognised The University of Waikato is an internationally recognised university, with many of our subjects ranked highly in the 2021 QS World University Subject Rankings.
  2. Scholarships We believe in rewarding success, which is why we offer hundreds of scholarships every year to our students to help fund study and study-related expenses.
  1. Teaching excellence Our students learn from award-winning lecturers and  researchers who are committed to delivering you a world-class, innovative education. Keep up to date with our latest research projects.
  2. Industry ready Each year, we offer more than 2000 industry placements and internships. Whether you’re an undergraduate or postgraduate student, our partnerships and networks give you valuable opportunities to embed yourself in local and international organisations as part of your learning experience.

The QS World University Rankings assess institutions on their reputation among academics and employers, staff to student ratios, citations per staff member, and the proportion of international staff and students.

  • Ranked at 375= out of the world’s best 1,000 universities
  • Very high scores for the proportion of international staff and students (scored 96.8 and 85.3 out of 100, respectively)

Our globally-ranked subject areas:

Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which score institutions against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), were released on 22 April. The Impact Ranking is the first of its kind attempting to demonstrate the contribution of institutions towards the advancement of humanity.



Out of 766 institutions from 85 countries, the University of Waikato ranked within the top 100 institutions against two of the SDGs assessed.

– Reduced Inequalities, rank: =57

– Decent Work and Economic Growth, rank: =62

The University of Waikato is committed to using the power of our research and our people to make a significant, positive contribution on both a local and global scale.

Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2020

The latest THE World University Rankings places us in the 501-600 band.

The rankings are based on teaching, research, citations, industry outcomes, innovation and international outlook.

THE Subject Rankings 2020

  • Ranked in the global top 300: Social Sciences, Business & Economics and Education.

Academic Rankings of World Universities

We have been ranked 38th in the world for tourism and hospitality management in the Academic Rankings of World Universities – Subjects rankings 2020.

International student satisfaction

The 2019 International Student Barometer surveyed over 160,000 international students studying all over the world.

More than 90% of the students surveyed who studied at the University of Waikato were satisfied with their experience.

Engineering New Zealand Accredited

At Waikato, our eligible engineering programmes are fully accredited by Engineering New Zealand. This means that our Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) students benefit from a qualification that is benchmarked to international standards and recognised internationally.

iSchools Member

Our Faculty of Computing & Mathematical Sciences is the first and only New Zealand member of the international group of iSchools – a partnership of the world’s leading information schools. Membership reflects the international standing of our research into the relationships between information, people and technology; ranging from cyber-security and data mining to graphic design.

Triple Crown status

Waikato Management School is a member of an elite group of business schools worldwide that have earned “Triple Crown” status – an international acknowledgement of excellence in business education. We are accredited to AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA – only 1% of the world’s business schools have met the strict standards of all three accreditation bodies.

In 2017, our Centre for Corporate and Executive Education received re-accreditation for its MBA** programme from AMBA for five years, the maximum length of accreditation available. Its full-time MBM*** programme also received the highly regarded AMBA accreditation, the first MBM in New Zealand to receive this honour.

Phone

General Enquiries:
0800 WAIKATO (0800 924 528) or 07 838 4176
Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5pm

New International Enquiries:
+64 7 838 4610

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Email

General Enquiries:
[email protected]
Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5pm



New International:
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