Best Universities for Data 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 Data Science. A graph of 1.14M citations received by 39.5K 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Data Science

#1 in Australia

#28 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Data Science

#2 in Australia

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Data Science

#3 in Australia

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Data Science

#1 in New Zealand

#66 in the World

Founded: 1883

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Data Science

#4 in Australia

#75 in the World

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

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Data Science

#5 in Australia

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Data Science

#6 in Australia

#107 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Data Science

#7 in Australia

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Data Science

#8 in Australia

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

10. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Data Science

#2 in New Zealand

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

11. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Data Science

#3 in New Zealand

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Data Science

#9 in Australia

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Data Science

#10 in Australia

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

14. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Data Science

#11 in Australia

#237 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Data Science

#12 in Australia

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Data Science

#13 in Australia

#264 in the World

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

17. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Data Science

#14 in Australia

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Data Science

#15 in Australia

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Data Science

#16 in Australia

#307 in the World

Founded: 1908

20. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Data Science

#17 in Australia

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Data Science

#18 in Australia

#323 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Data Science

#19 in Australia

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

23. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Data Science

#4 in New Zealand

#408 in the World

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

24. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Data Science

#20 in Australia

#425 in the World

Founded: 1971

25. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Data Science

#5 in New Zealand

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

26. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Data Science

#21 in Australia

#525 in the World

Founded: 1966

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Data Science

#22 in Australia

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

28. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Data Science

#23 in Australia

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

29. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Data Science

#24 in Australia

#592 in the World

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

30. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Data Science

#6 in New Zealand

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Data Science

#25 in Australia

#609 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Data Science

#7 in New Zealand

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

33. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Data Science

#26 in Australia

#615 in the World

Founded: 1987

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Data Science

#27 in Australia

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Data Science

#28 in Australia

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

36. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Data Science

#29 in Australia

#713 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Data Science

#30 in Australia

#721 in the World

Founded: 1970

38. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Data Science

#31 in Australia

#808 in the World

Founded: 1967

39. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Data Science

#32 in Australia

#822 in the World

Founded: 1870

40. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Data Science

#33 in Australia

#898 in the World

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

41. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Data Science

#34 in Australia

#1090 in the World

Founded: 1991

42. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Data Science

#35 in Australia

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

43. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Data Science

#36 in Australia

#1276 in the World

Founded: 1989

44. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Data Science

#37 in Australia

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

45. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Data Science

#8 in New Zealand

#1685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

46. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Data Science

#38 in Australia

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

47. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Data Science

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#1770 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

48. University of the South Pacific

For Data Science

#1 in Fiji

#1985 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968