Best Universities for Genetics in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Genetics. A graph of 23.6M citations received by 703K 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

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Genetics

#2 in Australia

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#3 in Australia

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Genetics

#4 in Australia

#103 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#5 in Australia

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Genetics

#6 in Australia

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Genetics

#7 in Australia

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Genetics

#8 in Australia

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Genetics

#1 in New Zealand

#227 in the World

Founded: 1883

10. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Genetics

#2 in New Zealand

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

11. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#9 in Australia

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

12. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Genetics

#10 in Australia

#506 in the World

Founded: 1966

13. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Genetics

#11 in Australia

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

14. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Genetics

#12 in Australia

#544 in the World

Founded: 1971

15. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Genetics

#3 in New Zealand

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#13 in Australia

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Genetics

#14 in Australia

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

18. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Genetics

#15 in Australia

#605 in the World

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

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Genetics

#16 in Australia

#675 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#17 in Australia

#684 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Genetics

#18 in Australia

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

22. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Genetics

#19 in Australia

#702 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

23. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Genetics

#20 in Australia

#707 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Genetics

#21 in Australia

#725 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Genetics

#22 in Australia

#747 in the World

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

26. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#23 in Australia

#819 in the World

Founded: 1887

27. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Genetics

#4 in New Zealand

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

28. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Genetics

#24 in Australia

#853 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

29. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Genetics

#25 in Australia

#972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

30. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Genetics

#5 in New Zealand

#1054 in the World

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

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#26 in Australia

#1156 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Genetics

#6 in New Zealand

#1209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Genetics

#27 in Australia

#1276 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Genetics

#28 in Australia

#1295 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Genetics

#29 in Australia

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

36. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Genetics

#30 in Australia

#1391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

37. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Genetics

#7 in New Zealand

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Genetics

#31 in Australia

#1643 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Genetics

#32 in Australia

#1648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

40. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Genetics

#8 in New Zealand

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

41. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Genetics

#33 in Australia

#1769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

42. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Genetics

#34 in Australia

#1850 in the World

Founded: 1967

43. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Genetics

#35 in Australia

#2049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

44. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Genetics

#36 in Australia

#2080 in the World

Founded: 1987

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Genetics

#37 in Australia

#2123 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Genetics

#38 in Australia

#2305 in the World

Founded: 1991

47. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Genetics

#39 in Australia

#2332 in the World

Founded: 1989

48. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Genetics

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

49. University of the South Pacific

For Genetics

#1 in Fiji

#3104 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

50. Fiji National University

For Genetics

#2 in Fiji

#4645 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Genetics

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4734 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

52. National University of Samoa

For Genetics

#1 in Samoa

#5272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984