Best Universities for Sociology 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 Sociology. A graph of 17.4M citations received by 763K 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

Australia | Sydney

For Sociology

#1 in Australia

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Sociology

#2 in Australia

#25 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Sociology

#3 in Australia

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Sociology

#4 in Australia

#49 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Sociology

#5 in Australia

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Sociology

#1 in New Zealand

#55 in the World

Founded: 1883

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Sociology

#6 in Australia

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Sociology

#7 in Australia

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Sociology

#8 in Australia

#121 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Sociology

#2 in New Zealand

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Sociology

#9 in Australia

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Sociology

#10 in Australia

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Sociology

#11 in Australia

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Sociology

#12 in Australia

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Sociology

#13 in Australia

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Sociology

#14 in Australia

#218 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Sociology

#15 in Australia

#237 in the World

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

18. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Sociology

#16 in Australia

#245 in the World

Founded: 1966

19. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Sociology

#17 in Australia

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Sociology

#18 in Australia

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Sociology

#19 in Australia

#253 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Sociology

#20 in Australia

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

23. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Sociology

#3 in New Zealand

#296 in the World

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

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Sociology

#21 in Australia

#297 in the World

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

25. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Sociology

#4 in New Zealand

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

26. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Sociology

#22 in Australia

#322 in the World

Founded: 1970

27. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Sociology

#5 in New Zealand

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

28. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Sociology

#23 in Australia

#348 in the World

Founded: 1887

29. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Sociology

#6 in New Zealand

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Sociology

#24 in Australia

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Sociology

#25 in Australia

#452 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

32. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Sociology

#26 in Australia

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

33. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Sociology

#7 in New Zealand

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

34. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Sociology

#27 in Australia

#514 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Sociology

#28 in Australia

#515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

36. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Sociology

#29 in Australia

#548 in the World

Founded: 1908

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Sociology

#30 in Australia

#565 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Sociology

#31 in Australia

#684 in the World

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

39. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Sociology

#32 in Australia

#711 in the World

Founded: 1990

40. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Sociology

#33 in Australia

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

41. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Sociology

#34 in Australia

#759 in the World

Founded: 1967

42. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Sociology

#35 in Australia

#815 in the World

Founded: 1989

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Sociology

#36 in Australia

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Sociology

#37 in Australia

#985 in the World

Founded: 1987

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Sociology

#38 in Australia

#1053 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Sociology

#8 in New Zealand

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

47. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Sociology

#39 in Australia

#1437 in the World

Founded: 1989

48. University of the South Pacific

For Sociology

#1 in Fiji

#1754 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Sociology

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#1770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

For Sociology

#2 in Fiji

#3568 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Sociology

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4355 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

52. National University of Samoa

For Sociology

#1 in Samoa

#4887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

53. University of Goroka

Papua New Guinea | Goroka

For Sociology

#3 in Papua New Guinea

#5944 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1968

54. Divine Word University

Papua New Guinea | Madang

For Sociology

#4 in Papua New Guinea

#6059 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

Political Science53

Public Policy / Administration48

Radio and Television broadcasting40

Special Education44

Sports / Exercise science45

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies50

Urban and Regional planning44