Best Universities for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 12.4M citations received by 336K academic papers made by 50 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 Neuroscience

#1 in Australia

#31 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#2 in Australia

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#3 in Australia

#63 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Neuroscience

#4 in Australia

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Neuroscience

#5 in Australia

#86 in the World

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

6. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Neuroscience

#1 in New Zealand

#155 in the World

Founded: 1883

7. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Neuroscience

#2 in New Zealand

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Neuroscience

#6 in Australia

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Neuroscience

#7 in Australia

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Neuroscience

#8 in Australia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#9 in Australia

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Neuroscience

#10 in Australia

#291 in the World

Founded: 1966

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Neuroscience

#11 in Australia

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Neuroscience

#12 in Australia

#340 in the World

Founded: 1971

15. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Neuroscience

#13 in Australia

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

16. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Neuroscience

#14 in Australia

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

17. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Neuroscience

#15 in Australia

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Neuroscience

#16 in Australia

#446 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Neuroscience

#17 in Australia

#475 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Neuroscience

#18 in Australia

#479 in the World

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

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Neuroscience

#19 in Australia

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Neuroscience

#20 in Australia

#511 in the World

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

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Neuroscience

#21 in Australia

#531 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Neuroscience

#22 in Australia

#555 in the World

Founded: 1908

25. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#23 in Australia

#574 in the World

Founded: 1965

26. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Neuroscience

#3 in New Zealand

#641 in the World

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

27. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Neuroscience

#4 in New Zealand

#649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

28. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Neuroscience

#5 in New Zealand

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Neuroscience

#24 in Australia

#758 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Neuroscience

#6 in New Zealand

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Neuroscience

#25 in Australia

#778 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Neuroscience

#26 in Australia

#832 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

33. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Neuroscience

#27 in Australia

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

34. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Neuroscience

#28 in Australia

#873 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Neuroscience

#29 in Australia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

36. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Neuroscience

#30 in Australia

#986 in the World

Founded: 1990

37. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Neuroscience

#31 in Australia

#995 in the World

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

38. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Neuroscience

#7 in New Zealand

#1012 in the World

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

39. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Neuroscience

#32 in Australia

#1050 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Neuroscience

#33 in Australia

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

41. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Neuroscience

#34 in Australia

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

42. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Neuroscience

#35 in Australia

#1244 in the World

Founded: 1987

43. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Neuroscience

#36 in Australia

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

44. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Neuroscience

#37 in Australia

#1487 in the World

Founded: 1870

45. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Neuroscience

#38 in Australia

#1598 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

46. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Neuroscience

#8 in New Zealand

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

47. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Neuroscience

#39 in Australia

#1918 in the World

Founded: 1989

48. University of the South Pacific

For Neuroscience

#1 in Fiji

#3007 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. Fiji National University

For Neuroscience

#2 in Fiji

#4340 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

50. University of Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Neuroscience

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#4648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966