List of 59 best universities in Oceania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Top 59 universities in Oceania ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 113M citations received by 3.54M academic publications made by 59 universities from Oceania, the popularity of 5,776 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

#1 in Australia

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

#2 in Australia

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

#3 in Australia

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

#4 in Australia

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

#5 in Australia

#80 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

#6 in Australia

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

#1 in New Zealand

#170 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

#7 in Australia

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

#8 in Australia

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

#9 in Australia

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

#10 in Australia

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

#2 in New Zealand

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

13. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

#11 in Australia

#320 in the World

Founded: 1965

14. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

#12 in Australia

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

15. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

#13 in Australia

#327 in the World

Founded: 1887

16. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

#14 in Australia

#335 in the World

Founded: 1971

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

#15 in Australia

#355 in the World

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

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

#16 in Australia

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

#17 in Australia

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

#18 in Australia

#409 in the World

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

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

#19 in Australia

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

#3 in New Zealand

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

23. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

#20 in Australia

#454 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

#21 in Australia

#457 in the World

Founded: 1966

25. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

#4 in New Zealand

#477 in the World

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

26. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

#5 in New Zealand

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

27. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

#22 in Australia

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

28. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

#23 in Australia

#545 in the World

Founded: 1970

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

#24 in Australia

#602 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

#25 in Australia

#623 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

#26 in Australia

#655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

32. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

#6 in New Zealand

#665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

33. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

#27 in Australia

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

#28 in Australia

#758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

#29 in Australia

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

36. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

#7 in New Zealand

#818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

37. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

#30 in Australia

#823 in the World

Founded: 1990

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

#31 in Australia

#1047 in the World

Founded: 1991

39. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

#32 in Australia

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

40. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

#33 in Australia

#1088 in the World

Founded: 1987

41. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

#34 in Australia

#1132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

42. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

#35 in Australia

#1161 in the World

Founded: 1967

43. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

#36 in Australia

#1206 in the World

Founded: 1989

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

#37 in Australia

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

#8 in New Zealand

#1327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

46. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

#38 in Australia

#1460 in the World

Founded: 1870

47. University of the South Pacific

#1 in Fiji

#1861 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

#39 in Australia

#1966 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

49. University of Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

#2 in Fiji

#4012 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

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Papua New Guinea | Lae

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4980 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

52. National University of Samoa

#1 in Samoa

#6173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

53. Divine Word University

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Papua New Guinea | Madang

#3 in Papua New Guinea

#6867 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1980

54. Torrens University Australia

Australia | Adelaide

#40 in Australia

#7490 in the World

Founded: 2012

55. University of Goroka

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Papua New Guinea | Goroka

#4 in Papua New Guinea

#7558 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1968

56. University of Fiji

#3 in Fiji

#10609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 2,253
Founded: 2004

57. Solomon Islands National University

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Solomon Islands | Honiara

#1 in the Solomon Islands

#11155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 2012

58. Pacific Adventist University

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Papua New Guinea | Boroko

#5 in Papua New Guinea

#11703 in the World

Founded: 1984

59. PNG University of Natural Resources and Environment

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Papua New Guinea | Vudal

#6 in Papua New Guinea

#12495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1965