Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand: Global Rankings, National Rankings and Subject-wise Rankings 2021

Victoria University of Wellington (est. 1897) Victoria Institution is an internationally renowned university and one of New Zealand's main research organisations. It houses over 22,000 students out of which 3,700 are international, seeking to study in Australia from worldwide. Overall, Victoria University of Wellington ranks in the top 2% in the world among 18,000 other universities and the top 100 universities for 12 subjects. The university has an overall 5+ star rating in the QS Stars rating system and individual 5 stars in 8 out of 8 categories. The 8 categories include employability, facilities, inclusiveness, internationalisation, research, teaching, arts and culture and specialist category: Library and Information Management. With a long history of more than 115 years, the university is the oldest and most prestigious tertiary institution in New Zealand

The Wellington School of Business and Government is one of the most prestigious commerce faculties worldwide with triple-crown accreditation from AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA. The Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law are among the top faculties of the institute. Law is an important subject taught by the university that is ranked 65th globally. Several subjects taught by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences rank in the top 100 and top 150 in the world such as Development Studies, Politics and International Studies, History, Philosophy, and others. The subjects taught by the Faculty of Science such as Earth and Marine Sciences, Geology have been included in the top 100 while Geography and Geophysics rank in the top 150. Architecture and Built Environment is also ranked in the top 150 globally.

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Victoria University of Wellington Ranking Highlights

The highlights of the global rankings of Victoria University of Wellington are as follows:

• #=236 globally by QS 2022
• #536 in Best Global Universities by U.S. News and World Report 2021
• Top #501-600 universities by THE 2021

Victoria University of Wellington World Rankings

Victoria University of Wellington ranked #=236 in the QS World University Rankings 2022. The university has been consistently ranked in the top 250 universities in the world in QS rankings. The overall score of the university was 39.6 based on 6 ranking criteria that include academic and employer reputation, citations per faculty, faculty-student ratio and international faculty and student ratio. The university has the highest score of 99.8 in the international faculty ratio category. The bifurcation of the scores of the university on the individual ranking criteria are given in the table below:

The graph given below represents the QS World University Rankings for Victoria University of Wellington between 2012 and 2022:

In THE World University Rankings 2021, Victoria University of Wellington ranked in the #501-600 band. The rankings of the university are based on 5 metrics namely teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income. The university had a decent score of 89.3 in the international outlook category. The individual scores of the university on the metrics used by THE are given in the table below:

The ranking trend of the Victoria University of Wellington in THE World University Rankings between 2012 and 2021 are depicted in the table below:

Victoria University of Wellington ranks #536 in Best Global Universities in the U.S. News and World Report 2021. The university has a global score of 49.2. There are 13 indicators of excellence on which the U.S. News rankings and the global scores are based. Being one of the most important research institutions in the region with very high standards and output, the university ranked #12 in regional research reputation and #453 globally. The breakdown of the ranks of the university on the 13 indicators are given in the table below:

Victoria University of Wellington Rankings in New Zealand

Coming to the rankings of the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, it is ranked 5th in Best Global Universities in New Zealand and 29th in Best Global Universities in Australia/ New Zealand in the U.S. News and World Report 2021.

Victoria University of Wellington Subject-wise Ranking

QS WUR Ranking by Subject 2021 includes 38 subjects taught by Victoria University by the university. Library and Information Management is one of the specialist fields taught by the university ranked 25th globally higher than any other university in New Zealand. It is also among the top universities in New Zealand for Arts and Humanities and Politics and International Studies. Law ranked 65th globally, is also one of the top study areas offered by the university. Other subjects that ranked in the top 100 categories in the QS subject rankings are Earth and Marine Sciences, Development Studies, English Language and Literature, Geology, Hospitality and Leisure Management, Linguistics, Performing Arts and Psychology. The rankings for the 11 subjects that ranked in the top 100 in QS rankings are summarized in the table below:

The U.S. News and World Report Subject Rankings 2021 includes 4 subjects taught by the Victoria University of Wellington. Arts and Humanities ranked in the top 150 while Geosciences ranked in the top 200. Other ranked subjects include Plant and Animal Science and Social Sciences and Public Health ranked 365th and 366th respectively. The subject rankings are summarized in the table below of 2021:

THE subject rankings for 2021 feature 8 subjects taught by the Victoria University of Wellington. Education ranked 79th is the top subject in THE ranking. Psychology ranks in the top 125 categories while Law ranks in the top 150 categories. Other ranked subjects include Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Business and Economics, Computer Science and Physical Sciences. The complete THE subject rankings 2021 are tabulated below:

Victoria University of Wellington Other Rankings

Some miscellaneous rankings of the Victoria University of Wellington apart from the global, national and subject rankings are discussed below:

• #101-200 by THE Impact Rankings 2021.
• Top #251-300 in QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020.

Victoria University of Wellington ranks among 101-200th in THE Impact Rankings 2021 with an overall score of 77.5-85.2. The university had the best scores in peace, justice and strong institutions, affordable and clean energy, climate action and partnership for the goals. These rankings include over 1,100+ institutions from 94 countries that are evaluated against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In comparison to any other university in New Zealand, Victoria University of Wellington has a large contribution to the high-quality research in the region. The university ranks 1st in New Zealand for research quality. It is one of the top 3 universities in New Zealand for A-rated researchers in the field of Computer Science, IT and Information Sciences, Law, Pure and Applied Mathematics, Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour, etc. The university moves forward with a mission to double in size the strength of other top public institutions and their contributions to Wellington.