Key statistics

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s largest research organisation with more than 13,000 staff and postgraduate students involved in fundamental and applied research. It generates around $230 million in annual research revenue. In the New Zealand government’s assessment of research output and quality, the Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF), we are the top performer in all three PBRF component areas: Research Quality Evaluation, Research Degree Completions and External Research Income.

In the most recent (2018) evaluation, the University of Auckland:

Had 33% of the top rated researchers in the whole country
Gained 31% of the funding based on research degree completions and 33% of the funding based on external research income
Gained 30% of the funding overall, thereby confirming its position as the nation’s premier research institution

More on the University of Auckland's Research.

Women at the University of Auckland

Women are significant participants in the academic life of the University of Auckland.

In 2023, women represented 55% of all applicants¹, 58% of applicants to whom an offer was made, and 59% of all applicants who eventually enrolled.
The conversion rate (of applicant-to-enrolment) for women was also higher (by 7%) than the overall average for the University.
In terms of all enrolments (both new and continuing), women were 55% of all enrolled students in 2023, and represented a majority of all enrolments for six of the eight faculties².
Women represented 61% of all programme completions in 2023, including 52% of all doctoral completions.

Percentage of Women: Applications, Enrolments, and Completions

Year	% Applicants	% Offers	% Enrolments (new applicants)	% Enrolments (all students	% Programme Completions
2019	55.4%	58.3%	59.4%	55.9%	60.4%
2020	55.8%	58.4%	60.0%	56.0%	60.6%
2021	56.7%	59.0%	60.7%	56.7%	60.9%
2022	57.2%	59.1%	59.3%	56.0%	61.0%
2023	55.0%	57.9%	58.9%	55.4%	61.5%

¹Admissions data is based on the year-end snapshot for the specified year, and does not include Doctoral applications, which are handled separately.

² Note that from the start of 2025, there are six faculties in total.

Staff and student statistics

University statistics on staff and student numbers, qualification completions, and international students for 2013-2022 are available below. Key facts and figures about staff and students are published in the University's Annual Report.