Top New Zealand Universities on Facebook

2025 Facebook University Ranking

Introduction

What are the most popular New Zealand Universities on Facebook? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2025 Facebook University Ranking of all New Zealand higher-education institutions on Facebook meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in [WM-Field: EnglishThe]
offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

The aim of the uniRank Facebook University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each New Zealand university on the Facebook social media platform, based on the total number of followers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

Top New Zealand Universities on Facebook

Rank	University	Followers	Likes
1	University of Auckland	232,629	223,500
2	University of Waikato	118,862	109,894
3	Auckland University of Technology	117,539	112,853
4	University of Otago	113,991	94,749
5	Massey University	106,475	103,015
6	University of Canterbury	93,150	88,813
7	Victoria University of Wellington	92,966	89,310
8	Lincoln University, New Zealand	39,022	37,574

Notice: the total number of followers and likes of the above Facebook pages were extracted in June 2025.

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