Best Dental Schools 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 Dentistry. A graph of 681K citations received by 28.2K academic papers made by 44 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 Dentistry

#1 in Australia

#37 in the World

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

2. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Dentistry

#2 in Australia

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Dentistry

#3 in Australia

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Dentistry

#4 in Australia

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Dentistry

#1 in New Zealand

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Dentistry

#5 in Australia

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Dentistry

#6 in Australia

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Dentistry

#7 in Australia

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Dentistry

#8 in Australia

#263 in the World

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

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Dentistry

#9 in Australia

#332 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Dentistry

#2 in New Zealand

#340 in the World

Founded: 1883

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Dentistry

#10 in Australia

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Dentistry

#11 in Australia

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Dentistry

#12 in Australia

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Dentistry

#13 in Australia

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Dentistry

#3 in New Zealand

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

17. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Dentistry

#4 in New Zealand

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Dentistry

#14 in Australia

#620 in the World

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

19. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Dentistry

#15 in Australia

#687 in the World

Founded: 1966

20. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Dentistry

#16 in Australia

#730 in the World

Founded: 1970

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Dentistry

#17 in Australia

#746 in the World

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

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Dentistry

#18 in Australia

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Dentistry

#19 in Australia

#763 in the World

Founded: 1965

24. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Dentistry

#20 in Australia

#764 in the World

Founded: 1990

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Dentistry

#21 in Australia

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Dentistry

#22 in Australia

#822 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

27. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Dentistry

#23 in Australia

#901 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

28. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Dentistry

#24 in Australia

#1064 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Dentistry

#5 in New Zealand

#1094 in the World

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

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Dentistry

#25 in Australia

#1110 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Dentistry

#26 in Australia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

32. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Dentistry

#27 in Australia

#1401 in the World

Founded: 1887

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Dentistry

#28 in Australia

#1453 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Dentistry

#29 in Australia

#1495 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Dentistry

#6 in New Zealand

#1522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

36. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Dentistry

#7 in New Zealand

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

37. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Dentistry

#30 in Australia

#1643 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Dentistry

#31 in Australia

#1722 in the World

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

39. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Dentistry

#32 in Australia

#1852 in the World

Founded: 1987

40. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Dentistry

#33 in Australia

#1929 in the World

Founded: 1967

41. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Dentistry

#34 in Australia

#1941 in the World

Founded: 1989

42. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Dentistry

#35 in Australia

#1965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

43. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Dentistry

#36 in Australia

#2004 in the World

Founded: 1870

44. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Dentistry

#37 in Australia

#2008 in the World

Founded: 1989

Medicine subfields in Oceania

Anatomy and Physiology49

Anesthesiology48

Bioethics/Medical Ethics42

Biomedical Engineering35

Clinical Psychology47

Critical Care Nursing47

Family medicine48

Forensic Science38

Gastroenterology and Hepatology39

Health Science50

Healthcare Management (MHA)49

Medical Physics33

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)47

Occupational Therapy44

Oncology and Cancer research47

Ophthalmology42

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine48

Physical Therapy47

Plastic Surgery21

Public Health53

Radiation Therapy31

Radiology and Nuclear medicine49

Respiratory Therapy36

Sonography and Ultrasound31

Sports / Exercise science45

Sports Medicine47