How good is Victoria University of Wellington compared to University of Waikato?

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Kanishk Aggarwal | Contributor-Level 10

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Both Victoria University of Wellington and University of Waikato are Prestigious universities which offers state of the art education to its students. A broad comparison between the two universities is given in the following table:

Parameters	Victoria University of Wellington	University of Waikato, Hamilton
City Located	Wellington	Hamilton
Type of University	Public	Public
Total Enrollment	20,939	8,394
Average Tuition fees*	INR 18.8 Lakhs-INR 26.26 Lakhs	INR 18.13 Lakhs
Acceptance rate^#	64%	69%
Student to faculty ratio	16:1	21:1
Average Cost of living	INR 14-19 Lakhs per year	INR 10-14 Lakhs per Year

Note - Acceptance rate is given as per unofficial sources.

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