Best Universities for Public Policy / Administration 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 Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 410K citations received by 30.6K academic papers made by 48 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. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Public Policy / Administration

#1 in Australia

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Policy / Administration

#2 in Australia

#28 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Public Policy / Administration

#3 in Australia

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Public Policy / Administration

#4 in Australia

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Public Policy / Administration

#5 in Australia

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Public Policy / Administration

#6 in Australia

#59 in the World

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

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Public Policy / Administration

#7 in Australia

#90 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Public Policy / Administration

#8 in Australia

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Public Policy / Administration

#1 in New Zealand

#137 in the World

Founded: 1883

10. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Public Policy / Administration

#2 in New Zealand

#141 in the World

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

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Public Policy / Administration

#9 in Australia

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Public Policy / Administration

#10 in Australia

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

13. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Public Policy / Administration

#11 in Australia

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

14. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Public Policy / Administration

#12 in Australia

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

15. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Public Policy / Administration

#13 in Australia

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

16. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Public Policy / Administration

#3 in New Zealand

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Policy / Administration

#14 in Australia

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Public Policy / Administration

#15 in Australia

#216 in the World

Founded: 1966

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Public Policy / Administration

#16 in Australia

#217 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Policy / Administration

#17 in Australia

#233 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Public Policy / Administration

#18 in Australia

#249 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Public Policy / Administration

#19 in Australia

#257 in the World

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

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Public Policy / Administration

#20 in Australia

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Public Policy / Administration

#21 in Australia

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

25. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Public Policy / Administration

#4 in New Zealand

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

26. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Public Policy / Administration

#22 in Australia

#299 in the World

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

27. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Public Policy / Administration

#23 in Australia

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

28. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Public Policy / Administration

#5 in New Zealand

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

29. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Public Policy / Administration

#24 in Australia

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

30. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Public Policy / Administration

#25 in Australia

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

31. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Public Policy / Administration

#6 in New Zealand

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Public Policy / Administration

#26 in Australia

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Public Policy / Administration

#27 in Australia

#517 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Public Policy / Administration

#28 in Australia

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Public Policy / Administration

#29 in Australia

#602 in the World

Founded: 1970

36. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Public Policy / Administration

#30 in Australia

#648 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Public Policy / Administration

#7 in New Zealand

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

38. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Public Policy / Administration

#31 in Australia

#670 in the World

Founded: 1990

39. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Public Policy / Administration

#32 in Australia

#685 in the World

Founded: 1991

40. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Public Policy / Administration

#33 in Australia

#783 in the World

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

41. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Public Policy / Administration

#34 in Australia

#880 in the World

Founded: 1967

42. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Public Policy / Administration

#8 in New Zealand

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

43. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Public Policy / Administration

#35 in Australia

#912 in the World

Founded: 1870

44. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Public Policy / Administration

#36 in Australia

#936 in the World

Founded: 1989

45. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Public Policy / Administration

#37 in Australia

#1038 in the World

Founded: 1987

46. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Public Policy / Administration

#38 in Australia

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

47. University of the South Pacific

For Public Policy / Administration

#1 in Fiji

#1181 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Public Policy / Administration

#39 in Australia

#1362 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

Radio and Television broadcasting40

Special Education44

Sports / Exercise science45

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies50

Urban and Regional planning44