University of Auckland

The University of Auckland is a public research university in Auckland, New Zealand, and the country's largest. It opened in 1883 as Auckland University College of the University of New Zealand and became an independent university in 1962. The City Campus sits at the edge of the central business district, with the Grafton campus for medicine and health and further sites at Newmarket and elsewhere.

Eight faculties cover arts, business, creative arts and industries, education and social work, engineering, law, medical and health sciences, and science. The university is known for medicine, engineering, and Māori and Pacific studies. The Auckland Bioengineering Institute and the Liggins Institute are principal graduate research centers, together with the medical faculty at Grafton.

About 40,000 students are enrolled, including several thousand in doctoral and master's study. International students make up about a fifth of the total and come from more than 100 countries, many in Asia and the Pacific. Academic staff number in the thousands. Alumni include former prime ministers Helen Clark and David Lange, and novelist Witi Ihimaera.

The Ph.D. is the main research degree, with supervision in faculties and institutes; master's by thesis and taught master's degrees are also offered. The academic year follows southern-hemisphere semesters that begin in March. University and government scholarships support many thesis students. Graduate life is urban, split between the City Campus and the Grafton medical precinct, with housing in central Auckland suburbs.

In the Grad School Navigator directory, University of Auckland lists 4 graduate programs across 4 subjects: 1 master's program and 3 doctoral programs, with the widest choice in business & management, computer science and environment, climate & sustainability. University of Auckland holds rank 148 in the GSN Overall University Ranking.