Best Universities for Urban and Regional planning 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 Urban and Regional planning. A graph of 218K citations received by 11.2K academic papers made by 44 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Urban and Regional planning

#1 in Australia

#13 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Urban and Regional planning

#2 in Australia

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Urban and Regional planning

#3 in Australia

#38 in the World

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

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Urban and Regional planning

#4 in Australia

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

5. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Urban and Regional planning

#5 in Australia

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Urban and Regional planning

#6 in Australia

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Urban and Regional planning

#7 in Australia

#74 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Urban and Regional planning

#8 in Australia

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

9. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Urban and Regional planning

#9 in Australia

#160 in the World

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

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Urban and Regional planning

#10 in Australia

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Urban and Regional planning

#11 in Australia

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

12. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Urban and Regional planning

#1 in New Zealand

#173 in the World

Founded: 1883

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Urban and Regional planning

#12 in Australia

#183 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Urban and Regional planning

#13 in Australia

#199 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Urban and Regional planning

#14 in Australia

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

16. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Urban and Regional planning

#15 in Australia

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Urban and Regional planning

#16 in Australia

#253 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Urban and Regional planning

#2 in New Zealand

#289 in the World

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

19. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Urban and Regional planning

#17 in Australia

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

20. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Urban and Regional planning

#3 in New Zealand

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

21. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Urban and Regional planning

#18 in Australia

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

22. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Urban and Regional planning

#4 in New Zealand

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

23. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Urban and Regional planning

#5 in New Zealand

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Urban and Regional planning

#19 in Australia

#350 in the World

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

25. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Urban and Regional planning

#20 in Australia

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

26. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Urban and Regional planning

#6 in New Zealand

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

27. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Urban and Regional planning

#21 in Australia

#491 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

28. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Urban and Regional planning

#22 in Australia

#521 in the World

Founded: 1966

29. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Urban and Regional planning

#23 in Australia

#524 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Urban and Regional planning

#24 in Australia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

31. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Urban and Regional planning

#25 in Australia

#577 in the World

Founded: 1908

32. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Urban and Regional planning

#26 in Australia

#646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

33. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Urban and Regional planning

#27 in Australia

#650 in the World

Founded: 1970

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Urban and Regional planning

#28 in Australia

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Urban and Regional planning

#29 in Australia

#678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Urban and Regional planning

#7 in New Zealand

#708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

37. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Urban and Regional planning

#30 in Australia

#721 in the World

Founded: 1990

38. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Urban and Regional planning

#8 in New Zealand

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

39. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Urban and Regional planning

#31 in Australia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

40. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Urban and Regional planning

#32 in Australia

#937 in the World

Founded: 1967

41. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Urban and Regional planning

#33 in Australia

#1020 in the World

Founded: 1991

42. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Urban and Regional planning

#34 in Australia

#1113 in the World

Founded: 1991

43. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Urban and Regional planning

#35 in Australia

#1157 in the World

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

44. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Urban and Regional planning

#36 in Australia

#1195 in the World

Founded: 1989

Environmental Science subfields in Oceania

Agricultural Science50

Earth science and Geophysics48

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

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation50