Best Universities for History 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 History. A graph of 14.2M citations received by 558K 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

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#2 in Australia

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
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

#47 in the World

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

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For History

#6 in Australia

#65 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For History

#7 in Australia

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Auckland

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For History

#1 in New Zealand

#120 in the World

Founded: 1883

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For History

#8 in Australia

#128 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For History

#9 in Australia

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For History

#10 in Australia

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. University of Otago

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Dunedin

For History

#2 in New Zealand

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For History

#11 in Australia

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#12 in Australia

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For History

#13 in Australia

#234 in the World

Founded: 1965

16. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For History

#14 in Australia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For History

#15 in Australia

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For History

#16 in Australia

#257 in the World

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

19. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Wellington

For History

#3 in New Zealand

#265 in the World

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

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#17 in Australia

#300 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For History

#18 in Australia

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. University of Canterbury

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For History

#4 in New Zealand

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

23. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For History

#19 in Australia

#335 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For History

#20 in Australia

#351 in the World

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

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For History

#21 in Australia

#357 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Massey University

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For History

#5 in New Zealand

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

27. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For History

#22 in Australia

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

28. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For History

#23 in Australia

#393 in the World

Founded: 1966

29. University of Waikato

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Hamilton

For History

#6 in New Zealand

#495 in the World

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

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For History

#24 in Australia

#515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For History

#25 in Australia

#560 in the World

Founded: 1908

32. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For History

#26 in Australia

#584 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For History

#27 in Australia

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For History

#28 in Australia

#679 in the World

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

35. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For History

#29 in Australia

#680 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For History

#7 in New Zealand

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

37. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#30 in Australia

#750 in the World

Founded: 1990

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For History

#31 in Australia

#797 in the World

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

39. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For History

#32 in Australia

#843 in the World

Founded: 1991

40. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For History

#8 in New Zealand

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

41. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For History

#33 in Australia

#892 in the World

Founded: 1967

42. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For History

#34 in Australia

#916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

43. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For History

#35 in Australia

#1043 in the World

Founded: 1989

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For History

#36 in Australia

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For History

#37 in Australia

#1208 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For History

#38 in Australia

#1348 in the World

Founded: 1987

47. University of the South Pacific

For History

#1 in Fiji

#1685 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For History

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#1765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

49. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For History

#39 in Australia

#2300 in the World

Founded: 1989

50. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For History

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#3810 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

51. Fiji National University

For History

#2 in Fiji

#4273 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

52. National University of Samoa

For History

#1 in Samoa

#5377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

53. Divine Word University

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Madang

For History

#3 in Papua New Guinea

#5800 in the World

Enrollment: 3,185
Founded: 1980

54. University of Goroka

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Goroka

For History

#4 in Papua New Guinea

#5848 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 Science38

Gender Studies48

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