Best Universities for Nutrition and Food Science 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 Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 2.62M citations received by 68K academic papers made by 48 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 Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Australia

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Australia

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in New Zealand

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Australia

#110 in the World

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

5. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Australia

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

6. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in New Zealand

#119 in the World

Founded: 1883

7. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in New Zealand

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

8. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Australia

#182 in the World

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

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in Australia

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in Australia

#210 in the World

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

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in Australia

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in Australia

#364 in the World

Founded: 1887

13. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in Australia

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

14. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in Australia

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

15. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in Australia

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

16. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in Australia

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in Australia

#481 in the World

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

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in Australia

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in Australia

#532 in the World

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

20. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#17 in Australia

#535 in the World

Founded: 1990

21. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in New Zealand

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Nutrition and Food Science

#18 in Australia

#563 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in Australia

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Nutrition and Food Science

#20 in Australia

#689 in the World

Founded: 1966

25. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Nutrition and Food Science

#21 in Australia

#706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

26. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Nutrition and Food Science

#22 in Australia

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

27. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Nutrition and Food Science

#23 in Australia

#776 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

28. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#24 in Australia

#855 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

29. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Nutrition and Food Science

#25 in Australia

#891 in the World

Founded: 1971

30. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in New Zealand

#908 in the World

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

31. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#26 in Australia

#923 in the World

Founded: 1970

32. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in New Zealand

#1005 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

33. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nutrition and Food Science

#27 in Australia

#1125 in the World

Founded: 1965

34. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in New Zealand

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Nutrition and Food Science

#28 in Australia

#1393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Nutrition and Food Science

#29 in Australia

#1500 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Nutrition and Food Science

#30 in Australia

#1505 in the World

Founded: 1967

38. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Nutrition and Food Science

#31 in Australia

#1558 in the World

Founded: 1908

39. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Nutrition and Food Science

#32 in Australia

#1605 in the World

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

40. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Nutrition and Food Science

#33 in Australia

#1786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

41. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Nutrition and Food Science

#34 in Australia

#1849 in the World

Founded: 1870

42. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in New Zealand

#1992 in the World

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

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Nutrition and Food Science

#35 in Australia

#2006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. University of the South Pacific

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Fiji

#2305 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

45. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Nutrition and Food Science

#36 in Australia

#2386 in the World

Founded: 1987

46. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#37 in Australia

#2454 in the World

Founded: 1989

47. Fiji National University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Fiji

#2945 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

48. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Nutrition and Food Science

#38 in Australia

#3170 in the World

Founded: 1991

Chemistry subfields in Oceania

Biochemical Engineering32

Chemical Engineering49

Computational Chemistry37

Environmental Chemistry46

Inorganic Chemistry43

Materials Science51

Nanotechnology48

Organic Chemistry51

Petrology and Geochemistry47

Physical chemistry48

Polymer science and Plastics engineering24

Radiochemistry38