Study with us

At our thriving capital city campuses, you’ll study with world-class academics, get dedicated support, and focus on your future success.

Victoria University of Wellington invites you to join an outstanding academic community with a world-class learning and teaching environment.

The University offers more than 20 undergraduate and 180 postgraduate degrees or programmes in Architecture and Design, Business, Education, Engineering, Health, Humanities and Social Sciences, Law, and Science. We also offer a comprehensive graduate research programme for postgraduate study.

Our University at a glance

Top 1%

We rank in the top 1 percent of the world’s universities in 14 subject areas (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025)

#1 in research intensity

We are the top university in New Zealand for research intensity. (Latest Performance-Based Research Fund Quality Evaluation)

Global outlook

3,000 of our 17,000 students are international. We partner with 140 universities in 35 countries worldwide.

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Supporting your study

You will be supported by our dedicated International team from the moment you apply until you finish your degree.

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Our national and global rankings

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We are New Zealand’s top-ranked university for intensity of high-quality research and consistently rank among the world’s best universities in the QS World Rankings. We are one of only 22 universities worldwide to receive an overall rating of Five Stars Plus.