Best Universities for Demography in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Demography. A graph of 9.33M citations received by 278K 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 Demography

#1 in Australia

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
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

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Demography

#4 in Australia

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Demography

#5 in Australia

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Demography

#6 in Australia

#57 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Demography

#7 in Australia

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Demography

#1 in New Zealand

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

9. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Demography

#2 in New Zealand

#96 in the World

Founded: 1883

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Demography

#8 in Australia

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Demography

#9 in Australia

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Demography

#10 in Australia

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

13. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Demography

#11 in Australia

#230 in the World

Founded: 1970

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Demography

#12 in Australia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Demography

#13 in Australia

#241 in the World

Founded: 1971

16. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Demography

#14 in Australia

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

17. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Demography

#15 in Australia

#268 in the World

Founded: 1966

18. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Demography

#16 in Australia

#273 in the World

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

19. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Demography

#17 in Australia

#275 in the World

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

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Demography

#18 in Australia

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Demography

#3 in New Zealand

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Demography

#19 in Australia

#374 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Demography

#20 in Australia

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Demography

#21 in Australia

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

25. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Demography

#4 in New Zealand

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

26. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Demography

#22 in Australia

#452 in the World

Founded: 1965

27. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Demography

#23 in Australia

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Demography

#24 in Australia

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Demography

#5 in New Zealand

#494 in the World

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

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Demography

#25 in Australia

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

31. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Demography

#26 in Australia

#583 in the World

Founded: 1989

32. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Demography

#6 in New Zealand

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

33. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Demography

#27 in Australia

#600 in the World

Founded: 1887

34. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Demography

#28 in Australia

#681 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Demography

#29 in Australia

#691 in the World

Founded: 1908

36. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Demography

#7 in New Zealand

#703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

37. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Demography

#30 in Australia

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

38. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Demography

#31 in Australia

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

39. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Demography

#8 in New Zealand

#906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

40. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Demography

#32 in Australia

#941 in the World

Founded: 1967

41. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Demography

#33 in Australia

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

42. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Demography

#34 in Australia

#998 in the World

Founded: 1990

43. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Demography

#35 in Australia

#1003 in the World

Founded: 1991

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Demography

#36 in Australia

#1077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Demography

#37 in Australia

#1235 in the World

Founded: 1987

46. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Demography

#38 in Australia

#1440 in the World

Founded: 1870

47. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Demography

#39 in Australia

#1480 in the World

Founded: 1989

48. University of the South Pacific

For Demography

#1 in Fiji

#1652 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Demography

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#2094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

For Demography

#2 in Fiji

#2757 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. National University of Samoa

For Demography

#1 in Samoa

#3798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

52. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Demography

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4381 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Oceania

Broadcast Journalism40

Classics and Ancient History49

Communications and Public Relations49

Criminology and Criminal Justice46

Early Childhood Education46

Education Majors50

Forensic Science38

Gender Studies48

Human Rights Law44

Intellectual Property and Patent Law38

International Law41

International Relations and Diplomacy37

Journalism and Digital Media46

Law Enforcement42

Library and Information science49

Media Studies47

Military science40

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Safety and Health47

Political Economy43

Political Science53

Public Policy / Administration48

Radio and Television broadcasting40

Special Education44

Sports / Exercise science45

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies50

Urban and Regional planning44