Best Universities for Nutrition and Food Science 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 Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 1.9M citations received by 60.4K 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

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Australia

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in New Zealand

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

4. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Australia

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Australia

#108 in the World

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

6. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in New Zealand

#113 in the World

Founded: 1883

7. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in New Zealand

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

8. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Australia

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in Australia

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in Australia

#203 in the World

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

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in Australia

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in Australia

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

13. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in Australia

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

14. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in Australia

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in Australia

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in Australia

#476 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in Australia

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in Australia

#478 in the World

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

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in Australia

#496 in the World

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

20. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#17 in Australia

#497 in the World

Founded: 1990

21. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in New Zealand

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Nutrition and Food Science

#18 in Australia

#560 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in Australia

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Nutrition and Food Science

#20 in Australia

#646 in the World

Founded: 1966

25. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Nutrition and Food Science

#21 in Australia

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

26. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Nutrition and Food Science

#22 in Australia

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

27. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Nutrition and Food Science

#23 in Australia

#768 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

28. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#24 in Australia

#795 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

29. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in New Zealand

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

30. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Nutrition and Food Science

#25 in Australia

#855 in the World

Founded: 1971

31. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#26 in Australia

#900 in the World

Founded: 1970

32. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in New Zealand

#914 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

33. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nutrition and Food Science

#27 in Australia

#1129 in the World

Founded: 1965

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Nutrition and Food Science

#28 in Australia

#1280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in New Zealand

#1338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

36. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Nutrition and Food Science

#29 in Australia

#1454 in the World

Founded: 1967

37. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Nutrition and Food Science

#30 in Australia

#1473 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Nutrition and Food Science

#31 in Australia

#1666 in the World

Founded: 1908

39. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Nutrition and Food Science

#32 in Australia

#1669 in the World

Founded: 1870

40. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Nutrition and Food Science

#33 in Australia

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

41. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Nutrition and Food Science

#34 in Australia

#1752 in the World

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

42. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in New Zealand

#1850 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

#1973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. University of the South Pacific

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Fiji

#2244 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

45. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#36 in Australia

#2489 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Nutrition and Food Science

#37 in Australia

#2529 in the World

Founded: 1987

47. Fiji National University

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Fiji

#2990 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

48. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Nutrition and Food Science

#38 in Australia

#3184 in the World

Founded: 1991

Chemistry subfields in Oceania

Biochemical Engineering29

Chemical Engineering48

Computational Chemistry37

Environmental Chemistry45

Inorganic Chemistry42

Materials Science51

Nanotechnology45

Organic Chemistry51

Petrology and Geochemistry47

Physical chemistry48

Polymer science and Plastics engineering25

Radiochemistry38