Best Universities for Demography 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 Demography. A graph of 12.7M citations received by 299K academic papers made by 53 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 Demography

#1 in Australia

#24 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Demography

#2 in Australia

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Demography

#3 in Australia

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Demography

#4 in Australia

#50 in the World

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

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Demography

#5 in Australia

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Demography

#6 in Australia

#60 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Demography

#7 in Australia

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Otago

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Demography

#1 in New Zealand

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

9. University of Auckland

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Demography

#2 in New Zealand

#99 in the World

Founded: 1883

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Demography

#8 in Australia

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Demography

#9 in Australia

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Demography

#10 in Australia

#228 in the World

Founded: 1970

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Demography

#11 in Australia

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Demography

#12 in Australia

#234 in the World

Founded: 1971

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Demography

#13 in Australia

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Demography

#14 in Australia

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

17. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Demography

#15 in Australia

#263 in the World

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

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Demography

#16 in Australia

#264 in the World

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

19. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Demography

#17 in Australia

#271 in the World

Founded: 1966

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Demography

#18 in Australia

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. Massey University

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Demography

#3 in New Zealand

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Demography

#19 in Australia

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Demography

#20 in Australia

#372 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Demography

#21 in Australia

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

25. University of Canterbury

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Demography

#4 in New Zealand

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

26. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Demography

#22 in Australia

#431 in the World

Founded: 1965

27. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Demography

#5 in New Zealand

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

28. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Wellington

For Demography

#6 in New Zealand

#444 in the World

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

29. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Demography

#23 in Australia

#490 in the World

Founded: 1887

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Demography

#24 in Australia

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Demography

#25 in Australia

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

32. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Demography

#26 in Australia

#564 in the World

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

33. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Demography

#27 in Australia

#603 in the World

Founded: 1989

34. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Demography

#28 in Australia

#682 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Demography

#29 in Australia

#694 in the World

Founded: 1908

36. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Demography

#7 in New Zealand

#713 in the World

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

37. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Demography

#30 in Australia

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

38. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Demography

#31 in Australia

#847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

39. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Demography

#32 in Australia

#879 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Demography

#33 in Australia

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

41. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Demography

#8 in New Zealand

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

42. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Demography

#34 in Australia

#1042 in the World

Founded: 1991

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Demography

#35 in Australia

#1077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Demography

#36 in Australia

#1083 in the World

Founded: 1990

45. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Demography

#37 in Australia

#1191 in the World

Founded: 1987

46. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Demography

#38 in Australia

#1452 in the World

Founded: 1870

47. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Demography

#39 in Australia

#1548 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

48. University of the South Pacific

For Demography

#1 in Fiji

#1836 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Demography

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#2099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

For Demography

#2 in Fiji

#2745 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. National University of Samoa

For Demography

#1 in Samoa

#3384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

52. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Demography

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4632 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

53. Divine Word University

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Madang

For Demography

#3 in Papua New Guinea

#5087 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1980

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