The University of Auckland is a public university based in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest, most comprehensive and highest-ranked university in New Zealand as they are consistenly placed among the Top 100 universities in the world by QS World Rankings.
The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Originally it was housed in a disused courthouse.
Today, The University of Auckland is New Zealand's largest university by enrolment, hosting about 40,000 students over five Auckland campuses. The City Campus, in central Auckland, has eight faculties, including a law school, as well as three research institutes associated with the university.
