Best Universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics 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 Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 3.59M citations received by 108K 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. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Australia

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Australia

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Australia

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Australia

#64 in the World

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

5. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Australia

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Australia

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Australia

#82 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

#92 in the World

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

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Australia

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Australia

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

11. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in New Zealand

#139 in the World

Founded: 1883

12. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Australia

#145 in the World

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

13. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in New Zealand

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Australia

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in New Zealand

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

16. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in New Zealand

#243 in the World

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

17. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Australia

#255 in the World

Founded: 1970

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Australia

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in New Zealand

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

20. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Australia

#432 in the World

Founded: 1971

21. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Australia

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

22. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in Australia

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

23. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in New Zealand

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

24. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in Australia

#503 in the World

Founded: 1965

25. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Australia

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Australia

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in Australia

#539 in the World

Founded: 1887

28. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in Australia

#581 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in Australia

#651 in the World

Founded: 1966

30. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Earth science and Geophysics

#24 in Australia

#713 in the World

Founded: 1908

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Earth science and Geophysics

#25 in Australia

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

32. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Earth science and Geophysics

#26 in Australia

#955 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

33. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Earth science and Geophysics

#27 in Australia

#1023 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

34. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in New Zealand

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Earth science and Geophysics

#28 in Australia

#1119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Earth science and Geophysics

#29 in Australia

#1316 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Earth science and Geophysics

#30 in Australia

#1345 in the World

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

38. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#31 in Australia

#1437 in the World

Founded: 1990

39. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#32 in Australia

#1486 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in New Zealand

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

41. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Earth science and Geophysics

#33 in Australia

#1592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

42. University of the South Pacific

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Fiji

#1630 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Earth science and Geophysics

#34 in Australia

#1753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#35 in Australia

#1769 in the World

Founded: 1989

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Earth science and Geophysics

#36 in Australia

#1989 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#2008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

47. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#2832 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

48. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#37 in Australia

#2983 in the World

Founded: 1991

Environmental Science subfields in Oceania

Agricultural Science50

Environmental Chemistry45

Environmental Engineering45

Environmental Management51

Geography and Cartography52

Geotechnical Engineering47

Hydrology and Water resources management36

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science51

Mining Engineering32

Petrology and Geochemistry47

Urban and Regional planning44

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation50