Best Universities for Gender Studies 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 Gender Studies. A graph of 863K citations received by 59.1K 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Gender Studies

#1 in Australia

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Gender Studies

#2 in Australia

#18 in the World

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

3. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Gender Studies

#1 in New Zealand

#37 in the World

Founded: 1883

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Gender Studies

#3 in Australia

#38 in the World

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

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Gender Studies

#4 in Australia

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Gender Studies

#5 in Australia

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

7. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Gender Studies

#6 in Australia

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Gender Studies

#7 in Australia

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Gender Studies

#8 in Australia

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Gender Studies

#9 in Australia

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Gender Studies

#10 in Australia

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

12. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Gender Studies

#2 in New Zealand

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Gender Studies

#11 in Australia

#102 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Gender Studies

#3 in New Zealand

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Gender Studies

#12 in Australia

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Gender Studies

#13 in Australia

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

17. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Gender Studies

#14 in Australia

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

18. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Gender Studies

#15 in Australia

#151 in the World

Founded: 1966

19. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Gender Studies

#4 in New Zealand

#155 in the World

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

20. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Gender Studies

#5 in New Zealand

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

21. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Gender Studies

#16 in Australia

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

22. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Gender Studies

#17 in Australia

#182 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Gender Studies

#18 in Australia

#205 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Gender Studies

#19 in Australia

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

25. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Gender Studies

#20 in Australia

#253 in the World

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

26. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Gender Studies

#21 in Australia

#273 in the World

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

27. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Gender Studies

#6 in New Zealand

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

28. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Gender Studies

#22 in Australia

#296 in the World

Founded: 1887

29. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Gender Studies

#7 in New Zealand

#315 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. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Gender Studies

#24 in Australia

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

32. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Gender Studies

#25 in Australia

#337 in the World

Founded: 1970

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Gender Studies

#26 in Australia

#361 in the World

Founded: 1990

34. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Gender Studies

#27 in Australia

#413 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Gender Studies

#28 in Australia

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

36. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Gender Studies

#29 in Australia

#452 in the World

Founded: 1908

37. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Gender Studies

#30 in Australia

#466 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Gender Studies

#31 in Australia

#494 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Gender Studies

#32 in Australia

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

40. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Gender Studies

#33 in Australia

#545 in the World

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

41. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Gender Studies

#34 in Australia

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

42. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Gender Studies

#35 in Australia

#607 in the World

Founded: 1967

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Gender Studies

#36 in Australia

#736 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

#953 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Gender Studies

#39 in Australia

#1159 in the World

Founded: 1987

47. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Gender Studies

#8 in New Zealand

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

48. University of the South Pacific

For Gender Studies

#1 in Fiji

#1302 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

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

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