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Massey University — Palmerston North, Wellington, and Auckland, New Zealand

Massey offers students three campus options in key North Island cities. Students intending to study in New Zealand for a year are able to transfer between the Massey campus options each semester.

Auckland, New Zealand’s largest cosmopolitan city, is an urban environment near beautiful beaches, hiking trails and several stunning holiday islands. Based on the North Shore of Auckland, the Massey Albany campus was established more than ten years ago and offers a focus on areas such as information technology, arts, humanities, social sciences, design and business, where close links exist with industry.

Palmerston North is known as the “Student City” and is home to Massey’s largest campus. It is a youthful city with active student nightlife and outdoor adventure activities. The parklike campus is located a little more than 1 mile from the city center and is easily accessible by bike or city bus services, which are free to Massey students. The campus offers 150 programs across the spectrum of Sciences, Education, Business and Humanities and Social Sciences, and is a leader in industrial innovation in areas such as food science and technology, biotechnology, advanced material sciences and product development.

Wellington is the political and cultural capital of New Zealand with a plethora of museums, entertainment venues and shopping. Massey Wellington is located in the heart of the city, and the campus is home to Massey’s creative arts program, which includes design, fine arts and music. The campus also offers programs in business, engineering, information technology and health sciences.

University Facts

• Massey University is home to the Institute of Sport & Rugby, the world’s first university-based institute of rugby. The Institute is a training facility for the New Zealand Rugby Union teams, such as the “All Blacks.” The Institute is used to develop all areas of the game including coaching, playing, refereeing and management.
• Massey University is New Zealand’s largest educational and research institution with more than 40,000 enrollments each year.
• The Massey Wellington campus is the home of New Zealand’s oldest and most distinguished school of design (established in 1886).
• Massey was one of the first universities in the world to establish a Food Technology department.

Eligibility

Students should be attending a four-year degree-granting institution at the time of enrollment at Massey University although students attending a two-year institution may be admitted on a case-by-case basis. Massey University also requires that applicants have a minimum GPA of 2.8.

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