Best Universities for Biology in Oceania

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 64.5M citations received by 2.6M 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

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#2 in Australia

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Biology

#3 in Australia

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Biology

#4 in Australia

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#5 in Australia

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Biology

#6 in Australia

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Biology

#7 in Australia

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Biology

#8 in Australia

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Biology

#1 in New Zealand

#190 in the World

Founded: 1883

10. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Biology

#2 in New Zealand

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#9 in Australia

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Biology

#10 in Australia

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

13. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Biology

#11 in Australia

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Biology

#12 in Australia

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#13 in Australia

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Biology

#3 in New Zealand

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1963

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Biology

#14 in Australia

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Biology

#15 in Australia

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1970

19. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Biology

#16 in Australia

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,216
Founded: 1966

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Biology

#17 in Australia

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1965

21. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Biology

#18 in Australia

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1966

22. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Biology

#19 in Australia

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

23. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#20 in Australia

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1965

24. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Biology

#21 in Australia

#594 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Biology

#4 in New Zealand

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

26. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Biology

#22 in Australia

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

27. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#23 in Australia

#654 in the World

Founded: 1887

28. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Biology

#24 in Australia

#745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

29. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Biology

#25 in Australia

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1938

30. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Biology

#5 in New Zealand

#845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1897

31. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Biology

#6 in New Zealand

#1004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1964

32. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Biology

#26 in Australia

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1908

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Biology

#27 in Australia

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1989

34. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Biology

#7 in New Zealand

#1079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

35. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Biology

#28 in Australia

#1179 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#29 in Australia

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1990

37. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Biology

#30 in Australia

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

38. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Biology

#31 in Australia

#1335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1994

39. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Biology

#8 in New Zealand

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2000

40. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Biology

#32 in Australia

#1390 in the World

Founded: 1989

41. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Biology

#33 in Australia

#1508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

42. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Biology

#34 in Australia

#1512 in the World

Founded: 1967

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Biology

#35 in Australia

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1994

44. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Biology

#36 in Australia

#1813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1991

45. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Biology

#37 in Australia

#1879 in the World

Founded: 1987

46. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Biology

#38 in Australia

#2025 in the World

Founded: 1870

47. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Biology

#39 in Australia

#2533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1989

48. University of the South Pacific

For Biology

#1 in Fiji

#2559 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Biology

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#2899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Biology

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4284 in the World

Founded: 1965

51. Fiji National University

For Biology

#2 in Fiji

#4287 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

52. National University of Samoa

For Biology

#1 in Samoa

#5566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

53. University of Goroka

Papua New Guinea | Goroka

For Biology

#3 in Papua New Guinea

#6224 in the World

Founded: 1968

54. Divine Word University

Papua New Guinea | Madang

For Biology

#4 in Papua New Guinea

#6452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 1,896
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1980