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University of Otago leads the 2 Sports & Recreation universities in New Zealand at #197 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (#9 in New Zealand). Across the whole list there are 2 courses to choose from.
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — University of Otago at #197 — so it heads the list. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Otago is cited most (6,669,942 citations).
2 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Otago (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Otago, founded in 1869. University of Otago is the largest, with 21,000 students.
100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology offers the widest choice, with 1 of these courses.
University of Otago (QS World #197) and Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (#9 in New Zealand) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
2 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, with 1, ahead of University of Otago (1).
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