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University of Auckland tops our list of 3 Bachelor's Psychology universities in New Zealand at #65 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Victoria University of Wellington (QS World #240) and Open Polytechnic (#12 in New Zealand) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 4 matching courses between them.
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #65 (University of Auckland) to #240 (Victoria University of Wellington); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Auckland has the largest research record in this group, with 10,118,145 citations and an h-index of 772.
The split is 3 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Auckland (1) and Wellington (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Auckland, founded in 1883. University of Auckland is the largest, with 46,000 students.
The usual length is Full-time: 3 years; Part-time: Varies. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Open Polytechnic offers the widest choice, with 2 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Victoria University of Wellington is the least expensive at USD 23,000 a year and University of Auckland the most at USD 26,000; the middle of the range is about USD 26,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Auckland (QS World #65), Victoria University of Wellington (QS World #240) and Open Polytechnic (#12 in New Zealand) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Victoria University of Wellington is the least expensive at about USD 23,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
3 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run Full-time: 3 years; Part-time: Varies.
Spring is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then.
Open Polytechnic, with 2, ahead of Victoria University of Wellington (1).
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