39 Best universities for Oceanography in Australia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 5.13M citations received by 152K academic papers made by 39 universities in Australia 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 Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Oceanography

#1 in Oceania

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Oceanography

#2 in Oceania

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

3. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Oceanography

#3 in Oceania

#55 in the World

Founded: 1970

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Oceanography

#4 in Oceania

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Oceanography

#5 in Oceania

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Oceanography

#6 in Oceania

#69 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Oceanography

#7 in Oceania

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Oceanography

#8 in Oceania

#105 in the World

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

9. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Oceanography

#9 in Oceania

#113 in the World

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

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Oceanography

#10 in Oceania

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Oceanography

#12 in Oceania

#199 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Oceanography

#14 in Oceania

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Oceanography

#15 in Oceania

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Oceanography

#16 in Oceania

#280 in the World

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

15. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Oceanography

#17 in Oceania

#291 in the World

Founded: 1965

16. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Oceanography

#19 in Oceania

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Oceanography

#20 in Oceania

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Oceanography

#22 in Oceania

#415 in the World

Founded: 1887

19. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Oceanography

#23 in Oceania

#443 in the World

Founded: 1966

20. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Oceanography

#24 in Oceania

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

21. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Oceanography

#25 in Oceania

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Oceanography

#27 in Oceania

#547 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Oceanography

#28 in Oceania

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Oceanography

#30 in Oceania

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Oceanography

#31 in Oceania

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Oceanography

#32 in Oceania

#645 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

27. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Oceanography

#33 in Oceania

#674 in the World

Founded: 1908

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Oceanography

#34 in Oceania

#800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Oceanography

#35 in Oceania

#867 in the World

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

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Oceanography

#36 in Oceania

#943 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Oceanography

#38 in Oceania

#977 in the World

Founded: 1989

32. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Oceanography

#39 in Oceania

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Oceanography

#40 in Oceania

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Oceanography

#41 in Oceania

#1038 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Oceanography

#42 in Oceania

#1152 in the World

Founded: 1990

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Oceanography

#45 in Oceania

#1811 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Oceanography

#47 in Oceania

#2770 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Oceanography

#48 in Oceania

#2903 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Oceanography

#51 in Oceania

#3891 in the World

Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Oceanography in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are St Lucia, Sydney, Townsville, and Canberra.