Best Universities for Bioethics/Medical Ethics in Oceania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Bioethics/Medical Ethics. A graph of 69.9K citations received by 4.05K academic papers made by 26 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 Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in Australia

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#2 in Australia

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#3 in Australia

#27 in the World

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

4. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in New Zealand

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#4 in Australia

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#5 in Australia

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

7. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#2 in New Zealand

#127 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#6 in Australia

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#7 in Australia

#145 in the World

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

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#8 in Australia

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#9 in Australia

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#10 in Australia

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#11 in Australia

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#12 in Australia

#191 in the World

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

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#13 in Australia

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#14 in Australia

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#15 in Australia

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#16 in Australia

#218 in the World

Founded: 1966

19. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#17 in Australia

#251 in the World

Founded: 1971

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#18 in Australia

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#19 in Australia

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

22. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#20 in Australia

#301 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#3 in New Zealand

#338 in the World

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

24. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#4 in New Zealand

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

25. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#21 in Australia

#404 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#22 in Australia

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

Medicine subfields in Oceania

Anatomy and Physiology49

Anesthesiology48

Biomedical Engineering36

Clinical Psychology47

Critical Care Nursing47

Family medicine48

Forensic Science39

Gastroenterology and Hepatology42

Health Science50

Healthcare Management (MHA)49

Medical Physics31

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)47

Occupational Therapy44

Oncology and Cancer research48

Ophthalmology43

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine48

Physical Therapy48

Plastic Surgery23

Public Health53

Radiation Therapy34

Radiology and Nuclear medicine49

Respiratory Therapy37

Sonography and Ultrasound32

Sports / Exercise science45

Sports Medicine47