Best Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Oceania

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 34.7M citations received by 1.53M 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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Australia
#28 in the World
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

2. University of Melbourne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Australia
#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

3. University of Queensland

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Australia
#44 in the World
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

4. University of New South Wales

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Australia
#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

5. Monash University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Australia
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

6. Australian National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Australia
#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1946

7. University of Auckland

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#87 in the World
Founded
1883

8. University of Western Australia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Australia
#157 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1911

9. University of Adelaide

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in Australia
#190 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1874

10. Griffith University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Australia
#195 in the World
Founded
1971

11. Macquarie University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Australia
#215 in the World
Enrollment
38,747
Founded
1964

12. Queensland University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Australia
#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1989

13. University of Otago

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#232 in the World
Enrollment
21,240
Founded
1869

14. Deakin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in Australia
#237 in the World
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

15. La Trobe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in Australia
#259 in the World
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1964

16. University of Technology Sydney

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Australia
#286 in the World
Founded
1965

17. University of Wollongong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in Australia
#317 in the World
Enrollment
31,313
Founded
1975

18. Curtin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in Australia
#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
58,607
Founded
1966

19. Victoria University of Wellington

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
21,833
Founded
1897

20. University of Newcastle

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in Australia
#365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1965

21. Flinders University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in Australia
#396 in the World
Founded
1966

22. University of South Australia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in Australia
#410 in the World
Founded
1991

23. Western Sydney University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in Australia
#426 in the World
Enrollment
37,426
Founded
1989

24. University of Tasmania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#21 in Australia
#436 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
33,879
Founded
1890

25. RMIT University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in Australia
#446 in the World
Founded
1887

26. Massey University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1963

27. University of Canterbury

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#454 in the World
Enrollment
17,299
Founded
1873

28. James Cook University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#23 in Australia
#488 in the World
Founded
1970

29. University of Waikato

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#572 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1964

30. Murdoch University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#24 in Australia
#669 in the World
Enrollment
22,475
Founded
1975

32. University of New England, Australia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#26 in Australia
#695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1938

33. Charles Sturt University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#27 in Australia
#708 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1989

34. Auckland University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#730 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2000

35. University of Canberra

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#28 in Australia
#743 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1967

36. Edith Cowan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in Australia
#770 in the World
Founded
1991

38. Victoria University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#31 in Australia
#889 in the World
Founded
1990

39. University of Southern Queensland

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#32 in Australia
#961 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,388
Founded
1967

41. Southern Cross University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#34 in Australia
#1134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

42. Bond University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#35 in Australia
#1156 in the World
Founded
1987

43. Charles Darwin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#36 in Australia
#1268 in the World
Founded
1989

44. Lincoln University, New Zealand

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1349 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1878

45. University of the Sunshine Coast

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#37 in Australia
#1356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
1994

46. Federation University Australia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in Australia
#1382 in the World
Founded
1870

48. University of the South Pacific

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Fiji
#2180 in the World
Enrollment
16,980
Founded
1968

49. University of Papua New Guinea

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3036 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1966

50. Fiji National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Fiji
#4187 in the World
Enrollment
27,065
Founded
2010

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4907 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1965

52. National University of Samoa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Samoa
#5547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1984

53. Divine Word University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6607 in the World
Enrollment
3,185
Founded
1980

54. University of Goroka

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6639 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1968