Best Universities for Library and Information 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 Library and Information science. A graph of 950K citations received by 78K 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

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Library and Information science

#2 in Australia

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#3 in Australia

#50 in the World

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

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Library and Information science

#4 in Australia

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#5 in Australia

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Library and Information science

#6 in Australia

#85 in the World

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

7. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Library and Information science

#1 in New Zealand

#140 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Library and Information science

#7 in Australia

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Library and Information science

#8 in Australia

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Library and Information science

#2 in New Zealand

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#9 in Australia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#10 in Australia

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Library and Information science

#11 in Australia

#328 in the World

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

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Library and Information science

#12 in Australia

#333 in the World

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

15. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Library and Information science

#3 in New Zealand

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Library and Information science

#13 in Australia

#341 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Library and Information science

#4 in New Zealand

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

18. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Library and Information science

#14 in Australia

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Library and Information science

#15 in Australia

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Library and Information science

#5 in New Zealand

#363 in the World

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

21. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Library and Information science

#16 in Australia

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

22. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Library and Information science

#17 in Australia

#378 in the World

Founded: 1971

23. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Library and Information science

#18 in Australia

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

24. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#19 in Australia

#392 in the World

Founded: 1965

25. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Library and Information science

#6 in New Zealand

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

26. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Library and Information science

#20 in Australia

#437 in the World

Founded: 1970

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Library and Information science

#21 in Australia

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

28. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Library and Information science

#22 in Australia

#482 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#23 in Australia

#495 in the World

Founded: 1887

30. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Library and Information science

#24 in Australia

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

31. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Library and Information science

#25 in Australia

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

32. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Library and Information science

#26 in Australia

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Library and Information science

#27 in Australia

#726 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Library and Information science

#28 in Australia

#760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Library and Information science

#29 in Australia

#893 in the World

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

36. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Library and Information science

#30 in Australia

#894 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Library and Information science

#31 in Australia

#1043 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Library and Information science

#32 in Australia

#1059 in the World

Founded: 1991

39. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#33 in Australia

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1990

40. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Library and Information science

#34 in Australia

#1123 in the World

Founded: 1967

41. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Library and Information science

#7 in New Zealand

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

42. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Library and Information science

#8 in New Zealand

#1235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

43. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Library and Information science

#35 in Australia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

44. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Library and Information science

#36 in Australia

#1429 in the World

Founded: 1989

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Library and Information science

#37 in Australia

#1434 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. University of the South Pacific

For Library and Information science

#1 in Fiji

#1653 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

47. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Library and Information science

#38 in Australia

#1784 in the World

Founded: 1989

48. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Library and Information science

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#1888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

49. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Library and Information science

#39 in Australia

#1976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994