Massey University

Massey University has grown from a small agricultural college in Palmerston North to become New Zealand's largest residential university. We are spread across three campuses and have the most distance students.

Massey University is the only university in New Zealand offering degrees in aviation and veterinary medicine. Massey's veterinary school is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association and is recognised in the United States, Australia, Canada, and Britain. Massey's agriculture programme is the highest-ranked in New Zealand, and 60th in the Quacquarelli Symonds' (QS) 2023 world university subject rankings.

Massey's Bachelor of Aviation (Air Transport Pilot) is an internationally recognised and accredited qualification, is the first non-engineering degree to be recognised by the Royal Aeronautical Society (1998), and has ISO9001-2000 accreditation.

Type

Public

Established

1927; 96 years ago

Chancellor

Michael Ahie

Vice-Chancellor

Jan Thomas

Administrative staff

3,092

Students

27,533 (2022)

Location

Palmerston North, Auckland, Wellington, New Zealand

Campus

Urban

Colours

Massey triple colours

Motto

Floreat scientia

Website

www.massey.ac.nz

World Ranking

The latest results see Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University ranked 239th equal in the world and third in Aotearoa New Zealand, up from 292nd and fifth respectively. The university’s academic reputation has also climbed, to now be sitting at 286th in the world. This is the fifth consecutive year that Massey has been ranked in the top 300 for both the overall and academic reputation rankings.

The university has done well in the three new indicators introduced by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) this year. For sustainability, the university is ranked 58th equal which is pleasing to see given the increased academic offerings in sustainability.