--- title: "Open Polytechnic vs UCOL: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Open Polytechnic or UCOL? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Polytechnics set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/open-polytechnic-vs-ucol" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Open Polytechnic vs UCOL: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Open Polytechnic or UCOL? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Polytechnics set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Open Polytechnic and UCOL - **Competitive set**: Polytechnics - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Open Polytechnic Share of Search**: 28.2% - **UCOL Share of Search**: 4% ## Which is more popular in search, Open Polytechnic or UCOL? - In August 2026, Open Polytechnic had more branded searches than UCOL among polytechnics in New Zealand. Open Polytechnic was estimated to have 43.6K branded searches compared to UCOL’s 6.3K, and held a 28.2% Share of Search versus UCOL’s 4%. - Open Polytechnic was ahead of UCOL in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Open Polytechnic’s estimated Share of Search among polytechnics in New Zealand moved from 28.5% to 28.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 44.3K to 43.6K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, UCOL’s estimated Share of Search among polytechnics in New Zealand moved from 3.9% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6K to 6.3K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand polytechnics in August 2026? - UCOL’s estimated Share of Search among polytechnics in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.4% to 4% in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Open Polytechnic estimated searches | Open Polytechnic Share of Search | Open Polytechnic rank | UCOL estimated searches | UCOL Share of Search | UCOL rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 44.3K | 28.5% | 1 | 6K | 3.9% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 44K | 31.2% | 1 | 4.9K | 3.5% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | 35.8K | 36.1% | 1 | 4K | 4.1% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 44.1K | 32.4% | 1 | 6.1K | 4.5% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 44K | 26.1% | 1 | 7.5K | 4.5% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 44.2K | 26.1% | 1 | 6.1K | 3.6% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 43.8K | 33.2% | 1 | 4.2K | 3.2% | 9 | | May 2026 | 43.9K | 28.4% | 1 | 5.2K | 3.4% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 43.7K | 29% | 1 | 5.2K | 3.5% | 10 | | Jul 2026 | 43.5K | 28% | 1 | 6.1K | 3.9% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | 43.6K | 28.2% | 1 | 6.3K | 4% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Open Polytechnic’s and UCOL’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Open Polytechnic**: Measured on the search terms “contact open polytechnic”, “iqualify open polytechnic”, “my open polytechnic”, “open polytechnic”, “open polytechnic accounting”, “open polytechnic address”, “open polytechnic contact”, “open polytechnic courses”, “open polytechnic ece”, “open polytechnic enrol”, “open polytechnic enrolment”, “open polytechnic horticulture”, “open polytechnic iqualify”, “open polytechnic legal executive”, “open polytechnic lower hutt”, “open polytechnic near me”, “open polytechnic online”, “open polytechnic psychology”, “open polytechnic real estate”, “open polytechnic reviews”, “open polytechnic social work”, “openpolytechnic”, “openpolytechnic ac nz”, “openpolytechnic courses”, “real estate open polytechnic” and “the open polytechnic”, summed into one figure. - **UCOL**: Measured on the search terms “ucol”, “ucol ac nz”, “ucol courses”, “ucol near me”, “ucol nz” and “ucol online”, summed into one figure. - [Open Polytechnic profile](/demand/nz/brands/open-polytechnic) - [UCOL profile](/demand/nz/brands/ucol) - [All polytechnics in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-polytechnics): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Open Polytechnic or UCOL? In August 2026, Open Polytechnic had more branded searches than UCOL among polytechnics in New Zealand. Open Polytechnic was estimated to have 43.6K branded searches compared to UCOL’s 6.3K, and held a 28.2% Share of Search versus UCOL’s 4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Open Polytechnic vs UCOL: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/open-polytechnic-vs-ucol This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/open-polytechnic-vs-ucol. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.