Best Universities for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 6.68M citations received by 330K academic papers made by 52 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 Linguistics

#1 in Australia

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Linguistics

#2 in Australia

#47 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Linguistics

#3 in Australia

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Linguistics

#4 in Australia

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Linguistics

#5 in Australia

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Linguistics

#6 in Australia

#68 in the World

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

7. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Linguistics

#1 in New Zealand

#70 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Linguistics

#7 in Australia

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Linguistics

#8 in Australia

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Linguistics

#2 in New Zealand

#221 in the World

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

11. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Linguistics

#9 in Australia

#234 in the World

Founded: 1965

12. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Linguistics

#10 in Australia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Linguistics

#11 in Australia

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Linguistics

#3 in New Zealand

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

15. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Linguistics

#12 in Australia

#278 in the World

Founded: 1971

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Linguistics

#13 in Australia

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Linguistics

#14 in Australia

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Linguistics

#15 in Australia

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Linguistics

#16 in Australia

#389 in the World

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

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Linguistics

#17 in Australia

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Linguistics

#18 in Australia

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Linguistics

#4 in New Zealand

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

23. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Linguistics

#19 in Australia

#475 in the World

Founded: 1966

24. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Linguistics

#20 in Australia

#476 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Linguistics

#21 in Australia

#477 in the World

Founded: 1887

26. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Linguistics

#5 in New Zealand

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

27. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Linguistics

#6 in New Zealand

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

28. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Linguistics

#22 in Australia

#559 in the World

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

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Linguistics

#23 in Australia

#683 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Linguistics

#7 in New Zealand

#700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Linguistics

#24 in Australia

#727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

32. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Linguistics

#25 in Australia

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

33. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Linguistics

#26 in Australia

#753 in the World

Founded: 1970

34. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Linguistics

#27 in Australia

#780 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

35. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Linguistics

#28 in Australia

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

36. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Linguistics

#29 in Australia

#879 in the World

Founded: 1990

37. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Linguistics

#30 in Australia

#895 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Linguistics

#31 in Australia

#1056 in the World

Founded: 1991

39. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Linguistics

#32 in Australia

#1123 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Linguistics

#33 in Australia

#1185 in the World

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

41. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Linguistics

#34 in Australia

#1363 in the World

Founded: 1987

42. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Linguistics

#35 in Australia

#1419 in the World

Founded: 1870

43. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Linguistics

#36 in Australia

#1436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

44. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Linguistics

#37 in Australia

#1467 in the World

Founded: 1989

45. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Linguistics

#38 in Australia

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

46. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Linguistics

#8 in New Zealand

#1862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

47. University of the South Pacific

For Linguistics

#1 in Fiji

#2314 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Linguistics

#39 in Australia

#2694 in the World

Founded: 1989

49. Fiji National University

For Linguistics

#2 in Fiji

#3826 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

50. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Linguistics

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#4412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

51. National University of Samoa

For Linguistics

#1 in Samoa

#4694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

52. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Linguistics

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4763 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

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