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Victoria University of Wellington

Public university in New Zealand

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About

instance of
inception
  • 1897
short name
  • VUW
motto text
  • Sapientia magis auro desideranda (la) · literal translation: Wisdom is more to be desired than gold
language used

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
headquarters location
  • Wellington · country: New Zealand · postal code: 6012 · street address: Kelburn Parade
coordinate location
  • -41.2889, 174.7683
official website
official map URL

People and numbers

employees
  • 4,908 · 2025
Earlier figures (11)
  • 5,800 · 2024
  • 6,301 · 2022
  • 6,098 · 2021
  • 5,943 · 2023
  • 6,607 · 2019
  • 6,362 · 2018
  • 6,226 · 2017
  • 6,298 · 2016
  • 5,983 · 2015
  • 2,817 · 2013
  • 3,121 · 2012

Rankings and recognition

ranking
  • 240 · QS World University Rankings · 2026
Earlier figures (13)
  • 244 · QS World University Rankings · 2025
  • 241 · QS World University Rankings · 2024
  • 275 · QS World University Rankings · 2023
  • 236 · QS World University Rankings · 2022
  • 223 · QS World University Rankings · 2021
  • 215 · QS World University Rankings · 2020
  • 221 · QS World University Rankings · 2019
  • 219 · QS World University Rankings · 2018
  • 228 · QS World University Rankings · 2017
  • 229 · QS World University Rankings · 2016
  • 275 · QS World University Rankings · 2015
  • 265 · QS World University Rankings · 2014
  • 237 · QS World University Rankings · 2012

Finances

total revenue
  • 582,112,227 New Zealand dollar · 2025
Earlier figures (13)
  • 554,297,064 New Zealand dollar · 2024
  • 576,744,178 New Zealand dollar · 2023
  • 491,787,000 New Zealand dollar · 2022
  • 525,487,000 New Zealand dollar · 2021
  • 497,431,000 New Zealand dollar · 2020
  • 518,865,000 New Zealand dollar · 2019
  • 490,405,000 New Zealand dollar · 2018
  • 455,815,000 New Zealand dollar · 2017
  • 420,493,000 New Zealand dollar · 2016
  • 365,764,000 New Zealand dollar · 2015
  • 349,983,000 New Zealand dollar · 2014
  • 327,440,000 New Zealand dollar · 2013
  • 312,441,000 New Zealand dollar · 2012
total assets
  • 1,468,278,418 New Zealand dollar · 2025
Earlier figures (13)
  • 1,432,052,000 New Zealand dollar · 2024
  • 1,415,254,000 New Zealand dollar · 2023
  • 1,440,412,000 New Zealand dollar · 2022
  • 1,242,665,000 New Zealand dollar · 2021
  • 1,133,707,000 New Zealand dollar · 2020
  • 1,157,927,000 New Zealand dollar · 2019
  • 1,060,845,000 New Zealand dollar · 2018
  • 1,050,834,000 New Zealand dollar · 2017
  • 932,027,000 New Zealand dollar · 2016
  • 803,971,000 New Zealand dollar · 2015
  • 741,127,000 New Zealand dollar · 2014
  • 711,580,000 New Zealand dollar · 2013
  • 711,245,000 New Zealand dollar · 2012
donations
  • 114,303,483 New Zealand dollar · 2025
Earlier figures (9)
  • 370,091,992 New Zealand dollar · 2024
  • 302,356,171 New Zealand dollar · 2023
  • 287,914,000 New Zealand dollar · 2022
  • 214,917,000 New Zealand dollar · 2021
  • 203,050,000 New Zealand dollar · 2020
  • 198,738,000 New Zealand dollar · 2019
  • 206,093,000 New Zealand dollar · 2018
  • 178,561,000 New Zealand dollar · 2017
  • 176,136,000 New Zealand dollar · 2016

Structure and memberships

child organization or unit
has part(s)
member of

Other facts

house publication
Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (1)
image
  • VUW-Kelburn.jpg · media legend: Campus Kelburn de l'université Victoria de Wellington. (fr)
Wikimedia and technical details (6)
Commons category
  • Victoria University of Wellington
topic's main category
category for alumni of educational institution
category for employees of the organization
Commons gallery
  • Victoria University of Wellington
social media followers
  • 17,110 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 218343330 · 3 February 2023
Earlier figures (3)
  • 16,915 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 218343330 · 25 February 2022
  • 16,591 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 218343330 · 2 January 2021
  • 12,367 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 218343330 · 10 May 2018
Identifiers in other databases (48)
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
ARCHON code
  • 1411 · subject named as: Victoria University of Wellington Library
ARWU university ID
BabelNet ID
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
Crunchbase organization ID
DOI
Facebook username
Freebase ID
GND ID
Google Maps Customer ID
Google Scholar organization ID
GRID ID
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
IdRef ID
Instagram username
ISNI
ITU/ISO/IEC object ID
J9U entity ID
Japan Search name ID
JSTOR publisher ID
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
KISTI ID
Library of Congress Authorities ID
LittleSis organization ID
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
MusicBrainz place ID
NL CR AUT ID
  • ko2007413921 · subject named as: Victoria University of Wellington
  • ko2007413922 · subject named as: Victoria University College (Wellington, Nový Zéland)
NZ Charities Register Number
Open Funder Registry funder ID
OpenAlex ID
QS World University ID
Quora topic ID
Ringgold ID
ROR ID
SBN author ID
  • UFIV077573 · subject named as: Victoria university college <Wellington>
SNARC ID
Te Papa agent ID
Threads username
Times Higher Education World University ID
U-Multirank university ID
VIAF cluster ID
Wellcome Collection concept ID
WorldCat Entities ID
X (Twitter) username
  • VicUniWgtn · number of subscribers: 12,367 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 218343330 · 10 May 2018
‎Private Enterprise Number
‎Scilit organization ID
‎Yale LUX ID