The University of Auckland has climbed 32 places in the Times Higher Education (THE) world rankings to resume its position in the top 150 universities in the world for the first time since 2011.
Earlier this year Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading university was rated first in the international THE Impact Ranking (measuring institutions’ social and economic impact) for the second time since the Impact Rankings’ launch in 2019.
The University is placed at joint 147th out of the 1,527 institutions qualifying for the 2021 edition. It is the only New Zealand university to improve its ranking in what is regarded as the most competitive THE World University Rankings to date.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Dawn Freshwater said she was proud of the achievements of staff across the University – both academic and professional – that had produced such an outstanding result.
“We know the excellence of the teaching, learning and research that is carried out at this University, and it is very gratifying to have it endorsed by the Times Higher Education ranking system.
“It is important for our students, our research partners, our philanthropists and funders, as well as decision makers in government and business to know that when we say we are a leading world-class university, we are also demonstrating it on the world stage.”
The University was highest ranked in the International Outlook (staff, students and research) and Industry Income (knowledge transfer) categories and also showed a significant improvement in Citations (research influence) which made a substantial difference to the overall placement.
