List of 59 best universities in Oceania

Ranking by academic field

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

Australia | Melbourne

#1 in Australia

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

#2 in Australia

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1949

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

#3 in Australia

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

#4 in Australia

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

#5 in Australia

#88 in the World

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

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

#6 in Australia

#114 in the World

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

7. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

#1 in New Zealand

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1883

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

#7 in Australia

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

#8 in Australia

#184 in the World

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

10. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

#9 in Australia

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1887

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

#10 in Australia

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1989

12. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

#2 in New Zealand

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

#11 in Australia

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

#12 in Australia

#317 in the World

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

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

#13 in Australia

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 58,216
Founded: 1966

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

#14 in Australia

#355 in the World

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

17. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

#15 in Australia

#363 in the World

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

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

#16 in Australia

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

#17 in Australia

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1965

20. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

#18 in Australia

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

#19 in Australia

#432 in the World

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

22. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

#3 in New Zealand

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

23. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

#4 in New Zealand

#452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1963

24. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

#20 in Australia

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1991

25. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

#21 in Australia

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1966

26. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

#5 in New Zealand

#548 in the World

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

27. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

#22 in Australia

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1970

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

#23 in Australia

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1908

29. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

#6 in New Zealand

#617 in the World

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

30. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

#24 in Australia

#639 in the World

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

31. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

#25 in Australia

#668 in the World

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

32. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

#26 in Australia

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1975

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

#27 in Australia

#731 in the World

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

34. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

#28 in Australia

#773 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1991

35. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

#7 in New Zealand

#786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 2000

36. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

#29 in Australia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1989

37. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

#30 in Australia

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1967

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

#31 in Australia

#1031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

#32 in Australia

#1032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1994

40. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

#33 in Australia

#1086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1991

41. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

#34 in Australia

#1157 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1967

42. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

#35 in Australia

#1230 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1987

43. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

#36 in Australia

#1271 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1989

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

#37 in Australia

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1994

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

#38 in Australia

#1479 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1870

46. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

#8 in New Zealand

#1523 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1878

47. University of the South Pacific

#1 in Fiji

#1673 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

#39 in Australia

#2230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1989

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3735 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

#2 in Fiji

#4665 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#5138 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1965

52. Divine Word University

Papua New Guinea | Madang

#3 in Papua New Guinea

#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

54. Torrens University Australia

Australia | Adelaide

#40 in Australia

#7486 in the World

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 2012

55. University of Goroka

Papua New Guinea | Goroka

#4 in Papua New Guinea

#7644 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1968

56. Pacific Adventist University

Papua New Guinea | Boroko

#5 in Papua New Guinea

#8296 in the World

Enrollment: 375
Founded: 1984

57. University of Fiji

#3 in Fiji

#10715 in the World

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

58. PNG University of Natural Resources and Environment

Papua New Guinea | Vudal

#6 in Papua New Guinea

#11687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 750
Founded: 1965

59. Solomon Islands National University

Solomon Islands | Honiara

#1 in the Solomon Islands

#12021 in the World

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