Best Universities for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 8.87M citations received by 297K 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: 49,000
Founded: 1853

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#2 in Australia

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#3 in Australia

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Neuroscience

#4 in Australia

#73 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

New Zealand | Auckland

For Neuroscience

#1 in New Zealand

#153 in the World

Founded: 1883

7. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Neuroscience

#2 in New Zealand

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Neuroscience

#6 in Australia

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Neuroscience

#7 in Australia

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Neuroscience

#8 in Australia

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#9 in Australia

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Neuroscience

#10 in Australia

#292 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. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Neuroscience

#12 in Australia

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Neuroscience

#13 in Australia

#360 in the World

Founded: 1971

16. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Neuroscience

#14 in Australia

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

17. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Neuroscience

#15 in Australia

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Neuroscience

#16 in Australia

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Neuroscience

#17 in Australia

#472 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Neuroscience

#18 in Australia

#490 in the World

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

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Neuroscience

#19 in Australia

#512 in the World

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

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Neuroscience

#20 in Australia

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Neuroscience

#21 in Australia

#563 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#22 in Australia

#586 in the World

Founded: 1965

25. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Neuroscience

#3 in New Zealand

#632 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

26. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Neuroscience

#23 in Australia

#650 in the World

Founded: 1887

27. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Neuroscience

#4 in New Zealand

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

28. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Neuroscience

#5 in New Zealand

#691 in the World

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

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Neuroscience

#24 in Australia

#768 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Neuroscience

#25 in Australia

#788 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Neuroscience

#6 in New Zealand

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

32. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Neuroscience

#26 in Australia

#820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

33. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Neuroscience

#27 in Australia

#823 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

34. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Neuroscience

#28 in Australia

#901 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Neuroscience

#29 in Australia

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

36. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Neuroscience

#7 in New Zealand

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

37. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Neuroscience

#30 in Australia

#977 in the World

Founded: 1990

38. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Neuroscience

#31 in Australia

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

39. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Neuroscience

#32 in Australia

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Neuroscience

#33 in Australia

#1175 in the World

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

41. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Neuroscience

#34 in Australia

#1255 in the World

Founded: 1987

42. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Neuroscience

#35 in Australia

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

43. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Neuroscience

#36 in Australia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

44. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Neuroscience

#37 in Australia

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1870

45. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Neuroscience

#38 in Australia

#1566 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Neuroscience

#8 in New Zealand

#1629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

47. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Neuroscience

#39 in Australia

#1980 in the World

Founded: 1989

48. University of the South Pacific

For Neuroscience

#1 in Fiji

#2892 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Neuroscience

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#4172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

For Neuroscience

#2 in Fiji

#4409 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010