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 58.1M citations received by 1.85M publications made by 59 universities in Oceania, measured the popularity of 3,625 recognized alumni, and utilized the largest available links database (to compare non-academic prominence).

University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 52,789
Founded: 1850

University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1949

University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1946

Monash University

Australia | Clayton

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

#7 in Oceania

#1 in New Zealand

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1883

University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

#8 in Oceania

#7 in Australia

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

#9 in Oceania

#8 in Australia

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

#10 in Oceania

#9 in Australia

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1887

University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

#11 in Oceania

#2 in New Zealand

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1869

Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

#12 in Oceania

#10 in Australia

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1989

Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

#13 in Oceania

#11 in Australia

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

Curtin University

Australia | Perth

#14 in Oceania

#12 in Australia

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 58,216
Founded: 1966

Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

#15 in Oceania

#13 in Australia

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1971

University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

#16 in Oceania

#14 in Australia

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1965

University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

#17 in Oceania

#15 in Australia

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1965

Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

#18 in Oceania

#16 in Australia

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

#19 in Oceania

#17 in Australia

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

#20 in Oceania

#18 in Australia

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1964

University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

#21 in Oceania

#3 in New Zealand

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

#22 in Oceania

#19 in Australia

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

#23 in Oceania

#4 in New Zealand

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1963

University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

#24 in Oceania

#20 in Australia

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1991

Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

#25 in Oceania

#21 in Australia

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1966

Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

#26 in Oceania

#5 in New Zealand

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1897

James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

#27 in Oceania

#22 in Australia

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1970

University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

#28 in Oceania

#6 in New Zealand

#593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1964

Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

#29 in Oceania

#23 in Australia

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1908

University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

#30 in Oceania

#24 in Australia

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1938

Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

#31 in Oceania

#25 in Australia

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

#32 in Oceania

#26 in Australia

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1975

Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

#33 in Oceania

#27 in Australia

#765 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1991

Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

#34 in Oceania

#28 in Australia

#782 in the World

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1989

Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

#35 in Oceania

#29 in Australia

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1990

Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

#36 in Oceania

#7 in New Zealand

#826 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 2000

University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

#37 in Oceania

#30 in Australia

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1967

University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

#38 in Oceania

#31 in Australia

#1009 in the World

Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

#39 in Oceania

#32 in Australia

#1058 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1991

Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

#40 in Oceania

#33 in Australia

#1074 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1994

Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

#41 in Oceania

#34 in Australia

#1118 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1967

Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

#42 in Oceania

#35 in Australia

#1249 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1987

Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

#43 in Oceania

#36 in Australia

#1316 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1989

University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

#44 in Oceania

#37 in Australia

#1388 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1994

Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

#45 in Oceania

#38 in Australia

#1473 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1870

Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

#46 in Oceania

#8 in New Zealand

#1558 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1878

University of the South Pacific

#47 in Oceania

#1 in Fiji

#1729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

#48 in Oceania

#39 in Australia

#2556 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1989

University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

#49 in Oceania

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3848 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1966

Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

#50 in Oceania

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#5032 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1965

Torrens University Australia

Australia | Adelaide

#51 in Oceania

#40 in Australia

#5106 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 2012

Fiji National University

#52 in Oceania

#2 in Fiji

#5343 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

Divine Word University

Papua New Guinea | Madang

#53 in Oceania

#3 in Papua New Guinea

#8108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 1,896
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1980

University of Fiji

#54 in Oceania

#3 in Fiji

#9339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 2,253
Founded: 2004

University of Goroka

Papua New Guinea | Goroka

#55 in Oceania

#4 in Papua New Guinea

#9399 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1968

National University of Samoa

#56 in Oceania

#1 in Samoa

#9825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1984

Pacific Adventist University

Papua New Guinea | Boroko

#57 in Oceania

#5 in Papua New Guinea

#10812 in the World

Enrollment: 375
Founded: 1984

Solomon Islands National University

Solomon Islands | Honiara

#58 in Oceania

#1 in the Solomon Islands

#10880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 2012

PNG University of Natural Resources and Environment

Papua New Guinea | Vudal

#59 in Oceania

#6 in Papua New Guinea

#13295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 750
Founded: 1965