Best Universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics 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 Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 4.9M citations received by 123K 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. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Australia

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Australia

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Australia

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Australia

#72 in the World

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

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Australia

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Australia

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

7. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Australia

#84 in the World

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

8. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Australia

#86 in the World

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

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Australia

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Australia

#110 in the World

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

11. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in New Zealand

#151 in the World

Founded: 1883

12. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Australia

#155 in the World

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

13. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in New Zealand

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

14. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in New Zealand

#216 in the World

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

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Australia

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in New Zealand

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

17. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Australia

#273 in the World

Founded: 1970

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Australia

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Australia

#426 in the World

Founded: 1971

20. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in New Zealand

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

21. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Australia

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

22. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in Australia

#492 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in Australia

#508 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in New Zealand

#517 in the World

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

25. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Australia

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

26. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Australia

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

27. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in Australia

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

28. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in Australia

#620 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in Australia

#661 in the World

Founded: 1966

30. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Earth science and Geophysics

#24 in Australia

#717 in the World

Founded: 1908

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Earth science and Geophysics

#25 in Australia

#882 in the World

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

32. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Earth science and Geophysics

#26 in Australia

#929 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

33. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Earth science and Geophysics

#27 in Australia

#1048 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Earth science and Geophysics

#28 in Australia

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in New Zealand

#1167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

36. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Earth science and Geophysics

#29 in Australia

#1340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

37. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Earth science and Geophysics

#30 in Australia

#1354 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#31 in Australia

#1367 in the World

Founded: 1990

39. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#32 in Australia

#1482 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in New Zealand

#1508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

41. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Earth science and Geophysics

#33 in Australia

#1561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

42. University of the South Pacific

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Fiji

#1697 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

43. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#34 in Australia

#1717 in the World

Founded: 1989

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Earth science and Geophysics

#35 in Australia

#1745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Earth science and Geophysics

#36 in Australia

#2060 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. University of Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#2135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

47. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#2802 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

48. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#37 in Australia

#2926 in the World

Founded: 1991

49. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Earth science and Geophysics

#38 in Australia

#3346 in the World

Founded: 1987

Environmental Science subfields in Oceania

Agricultural Science50

Environmental Chemistry46

Environmental Engineering45

Environmental Management51

Geography and Cartography54

Geotechnical Engineering50

Hydrology and Water resources management36

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science51

Mining Engineering34

Petrology and Geochemistry47

Urban and Regional planning45

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation50