Best Universities for Nursing in Oceania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Nursing. A graph of 9.31M citations received by 284K academic papers made by 51 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 Nursing

#1 in Australia

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Nursing

#2 in Australia

#18 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Nursing

#3 in Australia

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Nursing

#4 in Australia

#27 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Nursing

#5 in Australia

#35 in the World

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

6. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Nursing

#1 in New Zealand

#87 in the World

Founded: 1883

7. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Nursing

#6 in Australia

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Nursing

#7 in Australia

#106 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Nursing

#8 in Australia

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nursing

#9 in Australia

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Nursing

#10 in Australia

#119 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Nursing

#11 in Australia

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

13. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Nursing

#2 in New Zealand

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Nursing

#12 in Australia

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Nursing

#13 in Australia

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Nursing

#14 in Australia

#149 in the World

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

17. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Nursing

#15 in Australia

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

18. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Nursing

#16 in Australia

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Nursing

#17 in Australia

#165 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nursing

#18 in Australia

#170 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Nursing

#19 in Australia

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

22. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Nursing

#20 in Australia

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

23. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Nursing

#21 in Australia

#263 in the World

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

24. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nursing

#22 in Australia

#277 in the World

Founded: 1887

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Nursing

#23 in Australia

#317 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Nursing

#3 in New Zealand

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

27. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Nursing

#24 in Australia

#347 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Nursing

#25 in Australia

#382 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Massey University

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Nursing

#4 in New Zealand

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

30. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Nursing

#26 in Australia

#427 in the World

Founded: 1967

31. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Nursing

#5 in New Zealand

#470 in the World

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

32. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Nursing

#27 in Australia

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Nursing

#28 in Australia

#529 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Nursing

#29 in Australia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Nursing

#30 in Australia

#553 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Nursing

#6 in New Zealand

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

37. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Nursing

#31 in Australia

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

38. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Nursing

#32 in Australia

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

39. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nursing

#33 in Australia

#639 in the World

Founded: 1990

40. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Nursing

#34 in Australia

#673 in the World

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

41. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Nursing

#35 in Australia

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

42. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Nursing

#36 in Australia

#728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

43. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Nursing

#37 in Australia

#735 in the World

Founded: 1989

44. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Nursing

#38 in Australia

#742 in the World

Founded: 1870

45. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Nursing

#39 in Australia

#785 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. University of Waikato

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Nursing

#7 in New Zealand

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

47. Fiji National University

For Nursing

#1 in Fiji

#2389 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

48. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Nursing

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#2711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

49. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Nursing

#8 in New Zealand

#2815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

50. University of the South Pacific

For Nursing

#2 in Fiji

#2955 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

51. National University of Samoa

For Nursing

#1 in Samoa

#4208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

Medicine subfields in Oceania

Anatomy and Physiology49

Anesthesiology48

Bioethics/Medical Ethics42

Biomedical Engineering36

Clinical Psychology47

Critical Care Nursing47

Family medicine48

Forensic Science38

Gastroenterology and Hepatology40

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 Surgery22

Public Health53

Radiation Therapy34

Radiology and Nuclear medicine49

Respiratory Therapy36

Sonography and Ultrasound32

Sports / Exercise science45

Sports Medicine47