Best Universities for Biology in Oceania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 68.4M citations received by 1.86M academic papers made by 54 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 Biology

#1 in Australia

#48 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#2 in Australia

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Biology

#3 in Australia

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Biology

#4 in Australia

#92 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#5 in Australia

#95 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Biology

#6 in Australia

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Biology

#7 in Australia

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Biology

#8 in Australia

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Biology

#1 in New Zealand

#205 in the World

Founded: 1883

10. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Biology

#2 in New Zealand

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#9 in Australia

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Biology

#10 in Australia

#421 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Biology

#11 in Australia

#444 in the World

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

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Biology

#12 in Australia

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Biology

#13 in Australia

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#14 in Australia

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Biology

#15 in Australia

#473 in the World

Founded: 1970

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Biology

#16 in Australia

#475 in the World

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

19. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Biology

#17 in Australia

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

20. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Biology

#3 in New Zealand

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

21. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Biology

#18 in Australia

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

22. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Biology

#19 in Australia

#524 in the World

Founded: 1966

23. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#20 in Australia

#556 in the World

Founded: 1965

24. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#21 in Australia

#575 in the World

Founded: 1887

25. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Biology

#22 in Australia

#603 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Biology

#4 in New Zealand

#676 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Biology

#23 in Australia

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

28. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Biology

#24 in Australia

#731 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

29. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Biology

#5 in New Zealand

#775 in the World

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

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Biology

#25 in Australia

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Biology

#26 in Australia

#1006 in the World

Founded: 1908

32. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Biology

#6 in New Zealand

#1036 in the World

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

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Biology

#27 in Australia

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Biology

#7 in New Zealand

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

35. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Biology

#28 in Australia

#1178 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#29 in Australia

#1221 in the World

Founded: 1990

37. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Biology

#30 in Australia

#1304 in the World

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

38. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Biology

#31 in Australia

#1380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

39. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Biology

#8 in New Zealand

#1384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

40. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Biology

#32 in Australia

#1413 in the World

Founded: 1989

41. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Biology

#33 in Australia

#1511 in the World

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

42. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Biology

#34 in Australia

#1548 in the World

Founded: 1967

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Biology

#35 in Australia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Biology

#36 in Australia

#1793 in the World

Founded: 1987

45. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Biology

#37 in Australia

#1794 in the World

Founded: 1991

46. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Biology

#38 in Australia

#2063 in the World

Founded: 1870

47. University of the South Pacific

For Biology

#1 in Fiji

#2666 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Biology

#39 in Australia

#2702 in the World

Founded: 1989

49. University of Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Biology

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

For Biology

#2 in Fiji

#4255 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

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Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Biology

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4546 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

52. National University of Samoa

For Biology

#1 in Samoa

#5668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

53. University of Goroka

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Papua New Guinea | Goroka

For Biology

#3 in Papua New Guinea

#6375 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1968

54. Divine Word University

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Papua New Guinea | Madang

For Biology

#4 in Papua New Guinea

#6574 in the World

Enrollment: 3,185
Founded: 1980