The University of Waikato (informally Waikato University, or simply Waikato) (Māori: 'Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato') has campuses located in the cities of Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand.
Established in 1964, it was the first university in New Zealand to be built from the ground up. Waikato is a comprehensive university, made up of seven faculties and schools, with more than 12,000 students at the end of 2011.
Waikato was ranked top in 10 out of 30 subject areas in the 2006 New Zealand government’s Performance-Based Research Fund evaluation exercise.
In the QS World University Rankings (2011/12), Waikato was ranked 357th in the top 500 universities. In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2011–12), Waikato was ranked 318th in the top 400 universities
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