Best Universities for Archaeology in Oceania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 14.2M citations received by 495K academic papers made by 52 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 Archaeology

#1 in Australia

#29 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Archaeology

#2 in Australia

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Archaeology

#3 in Australia

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Archaeology

#4 in Australia

#41 in the World

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

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Archaeology

#5 in Australia

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Archaeology

#6 in Australia

#54 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Archaeology

#7 in Australia

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Archaeology

#8 in Australia

#108 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Archaeology

#1 in New Zealand

#122 in the World

Founded: 1883

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Archaeology

#9 in Australia

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Archaeology

#10 in Australia

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Archaeology

#11 in Australia

#208 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Archaeology

#12 in Australia

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Archaeology

#2 in New Zealand

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Archaeology

#13 in Australia

#217 in the World

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

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Archaeology

#14 in Australia

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Archaeology

#15 in Australia

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Archaeology

#16 in Australia

#254 in the World

Founded: 1887

19. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Archaeology

#17 in Australia

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

20. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Archaeology

#18 in Australia

#307 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Archaeology

#3 in New Zealand

#314 in the World

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

22. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Archaeology

#19 in Australia

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Archaeology

#20 in Australia

#340 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Archaeology

#21 in Australia

#342 in the World

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

25. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Archaeology

#4 in New Zealand

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

26. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Archaeology

#5 in New Zealand

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

27. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Archaeology

#22 in Australia

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

28. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Archaeology

#23 in Australia

#437 in the World

Founded: 1966

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Archaeology

#24 in Australia

#492 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Archaeology

#6 in New Zealand

#507 in the World

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

31. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Archaeology

#25 in Australia

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

32. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Archaeology

#26 in Australia

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Archaeology

#27 in Australia

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Archaeology

#28 in Australia

#602 in the World

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

35. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Archaeology

#29 in Australia

#630 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Archaeology

#7 in New Zealand

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

37. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Archaeology

#30 in Australia

#707 in the World

Founded: 1990

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Archaeology

#31 in Australia

#758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

39. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Archaeology

#8 in New Zealand

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

40. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Archaeology

#32 in Australia

#864 in the World

Founded: 1967

41. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Archaeology

#33 in Australia

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

42. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Archaeology

#34 in Australia

#894 in the World

Founded: 1991

43. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Archaeology

#35 in Australia

#986 in the World

Founded: 1989

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Archaeology

#36 in Australia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Archaeology

#37 in Australia

#1229 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Archaeology

#38 in Australia

#1311 in the World

Founded: 1987

47. University of the South Pacific

For Archaeology

#1 in Fiji

#1764 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Archaeology

#39 in Australia

#2342 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

49. University of Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Archaeology

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

For Archaeology

#2 in Fiji

#4178 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

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Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Archaeology

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4187 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

52. National University of Samoa

For Archaeology

#1 in Samoa

#5645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Oceania

Broadcast Journalism41

Classics and Ancient History49

Communications and Public Relations50

Criminology and Criminal Justice47

Early Childhood Education46

Education Majors50

Forensic Science39

Gender Studies48

Human Rights Law43

Intellectual Property and Patent Law40

International Law39

International Relations and Diplomacy36

Journalism and Digital Media46

Law Enforcement43

Library and Information science49

Media Studies48

Military science43

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Safety and Health45

Political Economy45

Political Science54

Public Policy / Administration48

Radio and Television broadcasting39

Special Education43

Sports / Exercise science45

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies50

Urban and Regional planning45