Best Universities for Gender Studies in Oceania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Gender Studies. A graph of 1.26M citations received by 66.8K academic papers made by 48 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 Gender Studies

#1 in Australia

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Gender Studies

#2 in Australia

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Gender Studies

#1 in New Zealand

#38 in the World

Founded: 1883

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Gender Studies

#3 in Australia

#44 in the World

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

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Gender Studies

#4 in Australia

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Gender Studies

#5 in Australia

#60 in the World

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

7. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Gender Studies

#6 in Australia

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Gender Studies

#7 in Australia

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Gender Studies

#8 in Australia

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Gender Studies

#9 in Australia

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Gender Studies

#10 in Australia

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

12. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Gender Studies

#2 in New Zealand

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

13. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Gender Studies

#3 in New Zealand

#101 in the World

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

14. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Gender Studies

#11 in Australia

#105 in the World

Founded: 1971

15. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Gender Studies

#4 in New Zealand

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

16. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Gender Studies

#12 in Australia

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

17. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Gender Studies

#5 in New Zealand

#154 in the World

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

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Gender Studies

#13 in Australia

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Gender Studies

#14 in Australia

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Gender Studies

#15 in Australia

#172 in the World

Founded: 1966

21. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Gender Studies

#16 in Australia

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

22. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Gender Studies

#17 in Australia

#174 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Gender Studies

#18 in Australia

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

24. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Gender Studies

#19 in Australia

#228 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Gender Studies

#20 in Australia

#262 in the World

Founded: 1887

26. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Gender Studies

#21 in Australia

#266 in the World

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

27. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Gender Studies

#6 in New Zealand

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

28. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Gender Studies

#22 in Australia

#279 in the World

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

29. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Gender Studies

#7 in New Zealand

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Gender Studies

#23 in Australia

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Gender Studies

#24 in Australia

#346 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Gender Studies

#25 in Australia

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

33. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Gender Studies

#26 in Australia

#365 in the World

Founded: 1970

34. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Gender Studies

#27 in Australia

#393 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Gender Studies

#28 in Australia

#435 in the World

Founded: 1908

36. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Gender Studies

#29 in Australia

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

37. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Gender Studies

#30 in Australia

#499 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Gender Studies

#31 in Australia

#540 in the World

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

39. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Gender Studies

#32 in Australia

#555 in the World

Founded: 1870

40. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Gender Studies

#33 in Australia

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

41. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Gender Studies

#34 in Australia

#562 in the World

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

42. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Gender Studies

#35 in Australia

#619 in the World

Founded: 1967

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Gender Studies

#36 in Australia

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Gender Studies

#37 in Australia

#757 in the World

Founded: 1989

45. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Gender Studies

#38 in Australia

#1042 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Gender Studies

#39 in Australia

#1162 in the World

Founded: 1987

47. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Gender Studies

#8 in New Zealand

#1227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

48. University of the South Pacific

For Gender Studies

#1 in Fiji

#1262 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

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 Science38

Human Rights Law43

Intellectual Property and Patent Law40

International Law39

International Relations and Diplomacy36

Journalism and Digital Media46

Law Enforcement42

Library and Information science49

Media Studies48

Military science41

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Safety and Health46

Political Economy45

Political Science54

Public Policy / Administration48

Radio and Television broadcasting39

Special Education43

Sports / Exercise science45

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies50

Urban and Regional planning45