Best Medical Schools 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 Medicine. A graph of 58.7M citations received by 1.65M 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 Medicine

#1 in Australia

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Medicine

#2 in Australia

#38 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Medicine

#3 in Australia

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Medicine

#4 in Australia

#77 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Medicine

#5 in Australia

#88 in the World

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

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Medicine

#6 in Australia

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Medicine

#7 in Australia

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Medicine

#1 in New Zealand

#165 in the World

Founded: 1883

9. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Medicine

#2 in New Zealand

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

10. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Medicine

#8 in Australia

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Medicine

#9 in Australia

#343 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Medicine

#10 in Australia

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Medicine

#11 in Australia

#357 in the World

Founded: 1966

14. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Medicine

#12 in Australia

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Medicine

#13 in Australia

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Medicine

#14 in Australia

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Medicine

#15 in Australia

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Medicine

#16 in Australia

#439 in the World

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

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Medicine

#17 in Australia

#467 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Medicine

#18 in Australia

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Medicine

#19 in Australia

#503 in the World

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

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Medicine

#20 in Australia

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Medicine

#21 in Australia

#540 in the World

Founded: 1965

24. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Medicine

#3 in New Zealand

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

25. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Medicine

#22 in Australia

#556 in the World

Founded: 1887

26. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Medicine

#23 in Australia

#557 in the World

Founded: 1970

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Medicine

#24 in Australia

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

28. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Medicine

#4 in New Zealand

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

29. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Medicine

#5 in New Zealand

#802 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Medicine

#25 in Australia

#818 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Medicine

#26 in Australia

#882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

32. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Medicine

#6 in New Zealand

#902 in the World

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

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Medicine

#27 in Australia

#918 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Medicine

#28 in Australia

#922 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Medicine

#29 in Australia

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

36. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Medicine

#30 in Australia

#970 in the World

Founded: 1990

37. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Medicine

#31 in Australia

#1002 in the World

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

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Medicine

#32 in Australia

#1092 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Medicine

#33 in Australia

#1095 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Medicine

#34 in Australia

#1188 in the World

Founded: 1989

41. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Medicine

#7 in New Zealand

#1234 in the World

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

42. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Medicine

#35 in Australia

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Medicine

#36 in Australia

#1302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Medicine

#37 in Australia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Medicine

#38 in Australia

#1384 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Medicine

#39 in Australia

#1485 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

47. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Medicine

#8 in New Zealand

#1711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

48. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Medicine

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#2883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

49. University of the South Pacific

For Medicine

#1 in Fiji

#3101 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

50. Fiji National University

For Medicine

#2 in Fiji

#3639 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. National University of Samoa

For Medicine

#1 in Samoa

#4945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

52. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

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Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Medicine

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#5455 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

53. Divine Word University

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Papua New Guinea | Madang

For Medicine

#3 in Papua New Guinea

#6278 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1980

54. University of Goroka

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Goroka

For Medicine

#4 in Papua New Guinea

#6746 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1968

Medicine subfields in Oceania

Anatomy and Physiology49

Anesthesiology48

Bioethics/Medical Ethics41

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