Best Universities for Nursing 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 Nursing. A graph of 6.75M citations received by 260K 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

#17 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

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. University of Auckland

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. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Nursing

#7 in Australia

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Nursing

#8 in Australia

#114 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Nursing

#9 in Australia

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nursing

#10 in Australia

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

12. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Nursing

#11 in Australia

#125 in the World

Founded: 1966

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Nursing

#12 in Australia

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Nursing

#13 in Australia

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

15. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Nursing

#2 in New Zealand

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

16. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Nursing

#14 in Australia

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Nursing

#15 in Australia

#148 in the World

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

18. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Nursing

#16 in Australia

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Nursing

#17 in Australia

#166 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nursing

#18 in Australia

#167 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Nursing

#19 in Australia

#208 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

#270 in the World

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

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Nursing

#22 in Australia

#312 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Nursing

#23 in Australia

#339 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Nursing

#24 in Australia

#368 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Nursing

#3 in New Zealand

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

28. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nursing

#25 in Australia

#382 in the World

Founded: 1887

29. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Nursing

#4 in New Zealand

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

30. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Nursing

#26 in Australia

#448 in the World

Founded: 1967

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Nursing

#27 in Australia

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

32. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Nursing

#5 in New Zealand

#517 in the World

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

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Nursing

#28 in Australia

#549 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Nursing

#29 in Australia

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Nursing

#30 in Australia

#570 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Nursing

#6 in New Zealand

#582 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

37. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Nursing

#31 in Australia

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

38. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nursing

#32 in Australia

#607 in the World

Founded: 1990

39. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Nursing

#33 in Australia

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

40. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Nursing

#34 in Australia

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

41. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Nursing

#35 in Australia

#685 in the World

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

42. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Nursing

#36 in Australia

#715 in the World

Founded: 1989

43. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Nursing

#37 in Australia

#730 in the World

Founded: 1870

44. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Nursing

#38 in Australia

#750 in the World

Founded: 1989

45. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Nursing

#39 in Australia

#758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

46. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Nursing

#7 in New Zealand

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

47. Fiji National University

For Nursing

#1 in Fiji

#2432 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

48. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Nursing

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#2477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

49. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Nursing

#8 in New Zealand

#2530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

50. University of the South Pacific

For Nursing

#2 in Fiji

#2685 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

51. National University of Samoa

For Nursing

#1 in Samoa

#3920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

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