Analysing the performance of New Zealand universities in the 2010 Academic Ranking of World Universities

Conclusion

The performance of the New Zealand universities in the 2010 Academic Ranking of World Universities is once again reasonably strong, especially when the size of its economy is taken into account. Although the average ranking of listed New Zealand universities fell in 2010, the average ranking for New Zealand universities also fell over the last five years, whereas the average for the Australian G8 universities improved. When focusing on the rankings of universities using only the ARWU ‘per capita’ measure, the performance of the majority of New Zealand universities actually improved in 2010 and over the last five years.