# University of Auckland

- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1883
- Official website: http://www.auckland.ac.nz/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/university-of-auckland-6941fb87

## Summary

Auckland University College opened in 1883 with 95 students in a former courthouse and jail, as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It became the University of Auckland in 1957 and fully autonomous when the federal University of New Zealand was dissolved in 1961. In 2021 it received the Māori name Waipapa Taumata Rau, gifted by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. Its main campuses are in central Auckland.

## Key facts

- rank: #67 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.auckland.ac.nz/)
- [Admissions](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/applications-and-admissions/apply-now.html)
- [Financial aid](http://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards.html)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/03b94tp07)
- [Official news: 2025 year-end headcount of 49,900](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/06/university-of-auckland-enrolments-jump-2026.html)
- [Founding 1883, 1957/1961 status, Māori name, motto (Wikipedia cross-check)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Auckland)

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