Best Universities for Political Science 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 Political Science. A graph of 16.9M citations received by 860K academic papers made by 53 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 Political Science

#1 in Australia

#25 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Political Science

#2 in Australia

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Political Science

#3 in Australia

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Political Science

#4 in Australia

#46 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Political Science

#5 in Australia

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Political Science

#6 in Australia

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Political Science

#1 in New Zealand

#101 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Political Science

#7 in Australia

#126 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Political Science

#8 in Australia

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Political Science

#9 in Australia

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Political Science

#10 in Australia

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Science

#11 in Australia

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

13. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Political Science

#12 in Australia

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

14. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Political Science

#13 in Australia

#209 in the World

Founded: 1965

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Science

#14 in Australia

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Political Science

#2 in New Zealand

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Political Science

#15 in Australia

#257 in the World

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

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Political Science

#16 in Australia

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Science

#17 in Australia

#287 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Political Science

#18 in Australia

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Political Science

#19 in Australia

#331 in the World

Founded: 1966

22. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Political Science

#3 in New Zealand

#332 in the World

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

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Science

#20 in Australia

#336 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Political Science

#21 in Australia

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Political Science

#4 in New Zealand

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

26. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Political Science

#22 in Australia

#384 in the World

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

27. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Political Science

#5 in New Zealand

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

28. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Political Science

#23 in Australia

#465 in the World

Founded: 1970

29. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Political Science

#6 in New Zealand

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

30. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Political Science

#24 in Australia

#559 in the World

Founded: 1908

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Political Science

#25 in Australia

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Political Science

#26 in Australia

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Political Science

#27 in Australia

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

34. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Political Science

#7 in New Zealand

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

35. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Political Science

#28 in Australia

#616 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Political Science

#29 in Australia

#628 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Political Science

#30 in Australia

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

38. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Political Science

#31 in Australia

#719 in the World

Founded: 1990

39. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Political Science

#32 in Australia

#774 in the World

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

40. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Political Science

#33 in Australia

#812 in the World

Founded: 1987

41. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Political Science

#34 in Australia

#852 in the World

Founded: 1967

42. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Political Science

#35 in Australia

#937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Political Science

#36 in Australia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Political Science

#37 in Australia

#1147 in the World

Founded: 1870

45. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Political Science

#38 in Australia

#1220 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Political Science

#8 in New Zealand

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

47. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Political Science

#39 in Australia

#1637 in the World

Founded: 1989

48. University of the South Pacific

For Political Science

#1 in Fiji

#1848 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Political Science

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

For Political Science

#2 in Fiji

#3825 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Political Science

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4943 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

52. National University of Samoa

For Political Science

#1 in Samoa

#5532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

53. Divine Word University

Papua New Guinea | Madang

For Political Science

#3 in Papua New Guinea

#6394 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

Public Policy / Administration48

Radio and Television broadcasting40

Special Education44

Sports / Exercise science45

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies50

Urban and Regional planning44