Best Universities for Library and Information 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 Library and Information science. A graph of 1.5M citations received by 88.7K academic papers made by 49 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#1 in Australia

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#2 in Australia

#48 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Library and Information science

#3 in Australia

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#4 in Australia

#62 in the World

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

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Library and Information science

#5 in Australia

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Library and Information science

#6 in Australia

#90 in the World

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

7. University of Auckland

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Library and Information science

#1 in New Zealand

#136 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Library and Information science

#7 in Australia

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Library and Information science

#8 in Australia

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. University of Otago

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Library and Information science

#2 in New Zealand

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#9 in Australia

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#10 in Australia

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Library and Information science

#11 in Australia

#280 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Library and Information science

#12 in Australia

#283 in the World

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

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Library and Information science

#13 in Australia

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Library and Information science

#14 in Australia

#327 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Wellington

For Library and Information science

#3 in New Zealand

#333 in the World

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

18. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Library and Information science

#15 in Australia

#335 in the World

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

19. Massey University

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Library and Information science

#4 in New Zealand

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Library and Information science

#16 in Australia

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Library and Information science

#17 in Australia

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

22. University of Canterbury

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Library and Information science

#5 in New Zealand

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

23. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#18 in Australia

#364 in the World

Founded: 1965

24. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Library and Information science

#19 in Australia

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

25. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Library and Information science

#6 in New Zealand

#419 in the World

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

26. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#20 in Australia

#432 in the World

Founded: 1887

27. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Library and Information science

#21 in Australia

#441 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Library and Information science

#22 in Australia

#452 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Library and Information science

#23 in Australia

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Library and Information science

#24 in Australia

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Library and Information science

#25 in Australia

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

32. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Library and Information science

#26 in Australia

#550 in the World

Founded: 1908

33. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Library and Information science

#27 in Australia

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

34. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Library and Information science

#28 in Australia

#614 in the World

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

35. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Library and Information science

#7 in New Zealand

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

36. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Library and Information science

#29 in Australia

#848 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Library and Information science

#30 in Australia

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

38. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#31 in Australia

#976 in the World

Founded: 1990

39. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Library and Information science

#32 in Australia

#980 in the World

Founded: 1991

40. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Library and Information science

#33 in Australia

#985 in the World

Founded: 1987

41. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Library and Information science

#8 in New Zealand

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

42. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Library and Information science

#34 in Australia

#1215 in the World

Founded: 1967

43. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Library and Information science

#35 in Australia

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

44. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Library and Information science

#36 in Australia

#1447 in the World

Founded: 1870

45. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Library and Information science

#37 in Australia

#1475 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Library and Information science

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#1651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

47. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Library and Information science

#38 in Australia

#1763 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

48. University of the South Pacific

For Library and Information science

#1 in Fiji

#1797 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Library and Information science

#39 in Australia

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994