Best Universities for Philosophy 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 Philosophy. A graph of 13.3M citations received by 649K 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 Philosophy

#1 in Australia

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Philosophy

#2 in Australia

#58 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Philosophy

#3 in Australia

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Philosophy

#4 in Australia

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Philosophy

#5 in Australia

#97 in the World

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

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Philosophy

#6 in Australia

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

7. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Philosophy

#1 in New Zealand

#114 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Philosophy

#7 in Australia

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Philosophy

#8 in Australia

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Philosophy

#9 in Australia

#290 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Philosophy

#10 in Australia

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Philosophy

#11 in Australia

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

13. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Philosophy

#2 in New Zealand

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

14. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Philosophy

#12 in Australia

#363 in the World

Founded: 1965

15. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Philosophy

#3 in New Zealand

#370 in the World

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

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Philosophy

#13 in Australia

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Philosophy

#14 in Australia

#379 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Philosophy

#15 in Australia

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Philosophy

#16 in Australia

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Philosophy

#17 in Australia

#473 in the World

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

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Philosophy

#18 in Australia

#526 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Philosophy

#19 in Australia

#545 in the World

Founded: 1966

23. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Philosophy

#20 in Australia

#556 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Philosophy

#4 in New Zealand

#560 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

25. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Philosophy

#5 in New Zealand

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

26. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Philosophy

#21 in Australia

#606 in the World

Founded: 1887

27. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Philosophy

#22 in Australia

#649 in the World

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

28. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Philosophy

#6 in New Zealand

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Philosophy

#23 in Australia

#843 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Philosophy

#24 in Australia

#879 in the World

Founded: 1970

31. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Philosophy

#25 in Australia

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

32. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Philosophy

#7 in New Zealand

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

33. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Philosophy

#26 in Australia

#927 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

34. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Philosophy

#27 in Australia

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

35. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Philosophy

#28 in Australia

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

36. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Philosophy

#29 in Australia

#1018 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Philosophy

#30 in Australia

#1036 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Philosophy

#31 in Australia

#1049 in the World

Founded: 1990

39. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Philosophy

#32 in Australia

#1269 in the World

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

40. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Philosophy

#33 in Australia

#1324 in the World

Founded: 1967

41. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Philosophy

#34 in Australia

#1546 in the World

Founded: 1987

42. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Philosophy

#35 in Australia

#1589 in the World

Founded: 1870

43. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Philosophy

#36 in Australia

#1592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Philosophy

#37 in Australia

#1789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Philosophy

#38 in Australia

#1876 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Philosophy

#8 in New Zealand

#1944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

47. University of the South Pacific

For Philosophy

#1 in Fiji

#2636 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Philosophy

#39 in Australia

#2673 in the World

Founded: 1989

49. Fiji National University

For Philosophy

#2 in Fiji

#4511 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

50. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Philosophy

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#4757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Philosophy

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#5069 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

52. National University of Samoa

For Philosophy

#1 in Samoa

#5626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

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