Best Universities for Genetics in Oceania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Genetics. A graph of 32.2M citations received by 796K academic papers made by 52 universities in Oceania was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#1 in Australia

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Genetics

#2 in Australia

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#3 in Australia

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Genetics

#4 in Australia

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#5 in Australia

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Genetics

#6 in Australia

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Genetics

#7 in Australia

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Genetics

#8 in Australia

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Genetics

#1 in New Zealand

#223 in the World

Founded: 1883

10. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Genetics

#2 in New Zealand

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

11. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#9 in Australia

#458 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

12. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Genetics

#10 in Australia

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

13. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Genetics

#11 in Australia

#516 in the World

Founded: 1966

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Genetics

#12 in Australia

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Genetics

#13 in Australia

#535 in the World

Founded: 1971

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#14 in Australia

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Genetics

#3 in New Zealand

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

18. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Genetics

#15 in Australia

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#16 in Australia

#667 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Genetics

#17 in Australia

#691 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Genetics

#18 in Australia

#697 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#19 in Australia

#712 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Genetics

#20 in Australia

#721 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Genetics

#21 in Australia

#724 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Genetics

#22 in Australia

#730 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Genetics

#23 in Australia

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

27. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Genetics

#24 in Australia

#841 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

28. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Genetics

#4 in New Zealand

#886 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

29. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Genetics

#5 in New Zealand

#1034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Genetics

#25 in Australia

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#26 in Australia

#1159 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Genetics

#6 in New Zealand

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Genetics

#27 in Australia

#1289 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Genetics

#28 in Australia

#1297 in the World

Founded: 1908

35. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Genetics

#29 in Australia

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

36. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Genetics

#30 in Australia

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

37. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Genetics

#7 in New Zealand

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Genetics

#31 in Australia

#1649 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Genetics

#32 in Australia

#1722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

40. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Genetics

#33 in Australia

#1762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

41. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Genetics

#8 in New Zealand

#1782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

42. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Genetics

#34 in Australia

#1931 in the World

Founded: 1967

43. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Genetics

#35 in Australia

#1992 in the World

Founded: 1987

44. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Genetics

#36 in Australia

#2007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Genetics

#37 in Australia

#2247 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Genetics

#38 in Australia

#2333 in the World

Founded: 1991

47. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Genetics

#39 in Australia

#2396 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

48. University of Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Genetics

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

49. University of the South Pacific

For Genetics

#1 in Fiji

#3222 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

50. Fiji National University

For Genetics

#2 in Fiji

#4675 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

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Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Genetics

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4902 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

52. National University of Samoa

For Genetics

#1 in Samoa

#5380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984