List of 59 best universities in Oceania

We ranked 59 best universities in Oceania based on their reputation, research performance, and alumni impact. We processed 52.8M citations received by 1.6M publications made by 59 universities in Oceania, measured the popularity of 4,229 recognized alumni, and utilized the largest available links database to account for non-academic prominence.

1. University of Melbourne

#1 in Australia
#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

3. University of Sydney

#3 in Australia
#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

5. Australian National University

#5 in Australia
#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1946

6. Monash University

#6 in Australia
#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1958

9. University of Western Australia

#8 in Australia
#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1911

14. Griffith University

#12 in Australia
#317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1971

15. Curtin University

#13 in Australia
#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
58,216
Founded
1966

16. University of Technology Sydney

#14 in Australia
#355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
42,500
Founded
1965

17. Deakin University

#15 in Australia
#363 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

18. University of Wollongong

#16 in Australia
#371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
31,313
Founded
1975

19. University of Newcastle

#17 in Australia
#374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Enrollment
32,500
Founded
1965

20. La Trobe University

#18 in Australia
#411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1964

21. University of Tasmania

#19 in Australia
#432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
33,879
Founded
1890

22. University of Canterbury

#451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
17,299
Founded
1873

23. Massey University

#452 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
37,500
Founded
1963

25. Flinders University

#21 in Australia
#483 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1966

26. Victoria University of Wellington

#548 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
17,500
Founded
1897

27. James Cook University

#22 in Australia
#575 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1970

28. Swinburne University of Technology

#23 in Australia
#613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,500
Founded
1908

29. University of Waikato

#617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1964

30. Western Sydney University

#24 in Australia
#639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
37,426
Founded
1989

31. University of New England, Australia

#25 in Australia
#668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1938

32. Murdoch University

#26 in Australia
#699 in the World
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1975

33. Victoria University

#27 in Australia
#731 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
27,500
Founded
1990

35. Auckland University of Technology

#786 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
17,500
Founded
2000

36. Charles Sturt University

#29 in Australia
#792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
42,500
Founded
1989

38. University of Southern Queensland

#31 in Australia
#1031 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
18,388
Founded
1967

39. Southern Cross University

#32 in Australia
#1032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
17,500
Founded
1994

40. Australian Catholic University

#33 in Australia
#1086 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
32,500
Founded
1991

42. Bond University

#35 in Australia
#1230 in the World
Enrollment
5,500
Founded
1987

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

#37 in Australia
#1333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1994

47. University of the South Pacific

#1 in Fiji
#1673 in the World
Enrollment
16,980
Founded
1968

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

#39 in Australia
#2230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1989

50. Fiji National University

#2 in Fiji
#4665 in the World
Enrollment
27,065
Founded
2010

52. Divine Word University

#6829 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
1980

53. National University of Samoa

#1 in Samoa
#7229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1984

57. University of Fiji

#3 in Fiji
#10715 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
2,253
Founded
2004