Webometrics New Zealand July 2026 – These are the best higher education institutions in New Zealand Webometrics Ranking

“Discover the July 2026 Webometrics New Zealand ranking of colleges and universities. Benchmarking higher education across the globe, the latest Webometrics rankings offer a comprehensive look into institutional success. By illuminating top-tier colleges and universities recognized for their academic rigor, research influence, and digital visibility, this release highlights the key players driving innovation and scholarly impact in today’s interconnected academic ecosystem.

Country Ranking	World Rank	University Name	City	Type	AI Rank	Impact Rank	Openness Rank	Excellence Rank
1	125	University of Auckland	Auckland	Public	125	197	151	201
2	277	University of Otago	Dunedin	Public	277	344	227	383
3	454	Massey University	Palmerston North	Public	454	502	455	681
4	488	University of Canterbury	Christchurch	Public	488	457	494	776
5	673	Auckland University of Technology	Auckland	Public	673	1004	645	935
6	677	University of Waikato	Hamilton	Public	677	500	662	1164
7	1205	Lincoln University Canterbury	Christchurch	Public	1205	1845	1277	1668
8	1468	Victoria University of Wellington	Wellington	Public	1468	716	26380	766
9	3718	Unitec New Zealand	Auckland	Public	3718	3135	4061	5430
10	3940	Waikato Institute of Technology	Hamilton	Public	3940	3801	5984	5001
11	4286	Otago Polytechnic	Dunedin	Public	4286	4773	4712	5463
12	4418	Eastern Institute of Technology Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti	Napier	Public	4418	5962	4772	5138
13	5339	Manukau Institute of Technology	Auckland	Public	5339	6061	13432	5256
14	5585	Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology	Nelson	Public	5585	1968	25177	20763
15	7113	Ara Institute of Canterbury	Christchurch	Public	7113	5876	6722	9914
16	7163	Open Polytechnic of New Zealand	Wellington	Public	7163	6597	7483	6942
17	7352	Universal College of Learning	Palmerston North	Public	7352	7638	11673	6180
18	7826	Auckland Institute of Studies	Auckland	Private	7826	8873	16286	5875
19	7953	Southern Institute of Technology	Invercargill	Public	7953	5717	9686	21965
20	8297	Whitireia and WelTec	Wellington	Public	8297	6209	28367	13235
21	10003	Tai Poutini Polytechnic	Greymouth	Public	10003	8423	27436	18764
22	10038	Media Design School Auckland	Auckland	Private	10038	8446	19818	24465
23	10039	Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki	New Plymouth	Public	10039	8502	17703	15970
24	10433	Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology	Rotorua	Public	10433	8991	25879	12788
25	10673	Te Wānanga o Aotearoa	Hamilton	Public	10673	9241	15167	23684
26	11143	NorthTec (Northland Polytechnic)	Whangārei	Public	11143	9843	31141	27873
27	11383	Yoobee Colleges	Auckland	Private	11383	10214	18949	12390
28	12595	Laidlaw College	Auckland	Private	12595	12320	18881	7196
29	13075	Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design	Auckland	Private	13075	12237	17005	8204
30	13348	Pacific International Hotel Management School	New Plymouth	Private	13348	12474	27933	30729
31	13349	NZMA	Auckland	Private	13349	12483	31533	30090
32	13635	Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi	Whakatāne	Public	13635	12799	28307	27116
33	14157	Te Wānanga o Raukawa	Ōtaki	Public	14157	13405	21000	23146
34	15009	New Zealand Tertiary College	Auckland	Private	15009	14433	9886	17661
35	15537	Aspire2 International	Auckland	Private	15537	14947	20438	29239
36	16055	New Zealand School of Education	Auckland	Private	16055	15617	19175	22664
37	16171	New Zealand Institute of Education	Auckland	Private	16171	15762	11809	21937
38	16671	IPU New Zealand Tertiary Institute	Palmerston North	Private	16671	16317	14647	17838
39	16676	ICL Business School	Auckland	Private	16676	16322	31158	14165
40	18651	UUNZ Institute of Business	Auckland	Private	18651	18603	13311	25628
41	19277	Vision College New Zealand	Auckland	Private	19277	19392	29119	24674
42	19883	AGI Education	Auckland	Private	19883	20113	16913	8156
43	20721	Newton College of Business and Technology	Auckland	Private	20721	21014	12037	29862
44	21803	ATMC New Zealand	Auckland	Private	21803	22358	10705	14020
45	22400	New Zealand Institute of Studies	Auckland	Private	22400	22990	31119	31008
46	22521	Kauri Academy	Auckland	Private	22521	23247	31711	15703
47	23455	New Zealand School of Export	Auckland	Private	23455	24552	24210	18587
48	24115	Alpha Educational Institute	Auckland	Private	24115	25752	12713	7504
49	24270	Stellaris	Auckland	Private	24270	25902	14748	17953
50	24959	Manu Ao Academy	Wellington	Public	24959	27114	10858	14195
51	26798	Unified Academy of Innovation	Auckland	Private	26798	30902	13306	25602