Best Universities for History 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 History. A graph of 10M citations received by 503K 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#1 in Australia

#32 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For History

#2 in Australia

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For History

#3 in Australia

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For History

#4 in Australia

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For History

#5 in Australia

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For History

#6 in Australia

#52 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For History

#7 in Australia

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For History

#1 in New Zealand

#116 in the World

Founded: 1883

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For History

#8 in Australia

#138 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For History

#9 in Australia

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For History

#10 in Australia

#197 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

New Zealand | Dunedin

For History

#2 in New Zealand

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#12 in Australia

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For History

#13 in Australia

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For History

#14 in Australia

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For History

#15 in Australia

#249 in the World

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

18. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For History

#16 in Australia

#252 in the World

Founded: 1965

19. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For History

#3 in New Zealand

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

20. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For History

#4 in New Zealand

#320 in the World

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

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For History

#17 in Australia

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For History

#18 in Australia

#341 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#19 in Australia

#344 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For History

#20 in Australia

#347 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For History

#5 in New Zealand

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

26. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For History

#21 in Australia

#364 in the World

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

27. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For History

#22 in Australia

#375 in the World

Founded: 1966

28. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For History

#23 in Australia

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

29. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For History

#6 in New Zealand

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For History

#24 in Australia

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For History

#25 in Australia

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

32. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For History

#26 in Australia

#544 in the World

Founded: 1908

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For History

#27 in Australia

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For History

#28 in Australia

#676 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For History

#29 in Australia

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

36. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For History

#7 in New Zealand

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

37. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#30 in Australia

#762 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. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For History

#8 in New Zealand

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

40. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For History

#32 in Australia

#866 in the World

Founded: 1967

41. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For History

#33 in Australia

#885 in the World

Founded: 1991

42. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For History

#34 in Australia

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

43. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For History

#35 in Australia

#1010 in the World

Founded: 1989

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For History

#36 in Australia

#1119 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

#1328 in the World

Founded: 1987

47. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For History

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#1629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

48. University of the South Pacific

For History

#1 in Fiji

#1637 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For History

#39 in Australia

#2195 in the World

Founded: 1989

50. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For History

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#3637 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

51. Fiji National University

For History

#2 in Fiji

#4303 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

52. National University of Samoa

For History

#1 in Samoa

#5314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

53. University of Goroka

Papua New Guinea | Goroka

For History

#3 in Papua New Guinea

#5553 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1968

54. Divine Word University

Papua New Guinea | Madang

For History

#4 in Papua New Guinea

#5868 in the World

Enrollment: 3,185
Founded: 1980

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