Best Universities for History 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 History. A graph of 15.1M citations received by 584K academic papers made by 54 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 History

#1 in Australia

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#2 in Australia

#29 in the World

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

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For History

#3 in Australia

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For History

#4 in Australia

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For History

#5 in Australia

#44 in the World

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

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For History

#6 in Australia

#62 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For History

#7 in Australia

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For History

#1 in New Zealand

#118 in the World

Founded: 1883

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For History

#8 in Australia

#122 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For History

#9 in Australia

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For History

#10 in Australia

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For History

#11 in Australia

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For History

#2 in New Zealand

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

14. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For History

#12 in Australia

#214 in the World

Founded: 1965

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For History

#13 in Australia

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#14 in Australia

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For History

#15 in Australia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For History

#16 in Australia

#245 in the World

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

19. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For History

#3 in New Zealand

#266 in the World

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

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#17 in Australia

#271 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For History

#18 in Australia

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For History

#4 in New Zealand

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

23. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For History

#19 in Australia

#325 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For History

#20 in Australia

#333 in the World

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

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For History

#21 in Australia

#355 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For History

#5 in New Zealand

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

27. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For History

#22 in Australia

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

28. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For History

#23 in Australia

#376 in the World

Founded: 1966

29. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For History

#6 in New Zealand

#497 in the World

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

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For History

#24 in Australia

#513 in the World

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

31. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For History

#25 in Australia

#517 in the World

Founded: 1908

32. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For History

#26 in Australia

#527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

33. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For History

#27 in Australia

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For History

#28 in Australia

#602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For History

#29 in Australia

#653 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For History

#7 in New Zealand

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

37. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#30 in Australia

#760 in the World

Founded: 1990

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For History

#31 in Australia

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

39. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For History

#32 in Australia

#780 in the World

Founded: 1991

40. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For History

#8 in New Zealand

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

41. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For History

#33 in Australia

#865 in the World

Founded: 1967

42. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For History

#34 in Australia

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

43. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For History

#35 in Australia

#998 in the World

Founded: 1989

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For History

#36 in Australia

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For History

#37 in Australia

#1198 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For History

#38 in Australia

#1279 in the World

Founded: 1987

47. University of the South Pacific

For History

#1 in Fiji

#1707 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. University of Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For History

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#1814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

49. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For History

#39 in Australia

#2074 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

50. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

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Papua New Guinea | Lae

For History

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#3848 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

51. Fiji National University

For History

#2 in Fiji

#4276 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

52. National University of Samoa

For History

#1 in Samoa

#5383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

53. Divine Word University

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Papua New Guinea | Madang

For History

#3 in Papua New Guinea

#5753 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1980

54. University of Goroka

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Goroka

For History

#4 in Papua New Guinea

#5895 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
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 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