Best Universities for Pediatrics 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 Pediatrics. A graph of 2.44M citations received by 67.4K academic papers made by 48 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 Pediatrics

#1 in Australia

#19 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Pediatrics

#2 in Australia

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Pediatrics

#3 in Australia

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

4. University of Auckland

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Pediatrics

#1 in New Zealand

#68 in the World

Founded: 1883

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Pediatrics

#4 in Australia

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Pediatrics

#5 in Australia

#104 in the World

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

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Pediatrics

#6 in Australia

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Pediatrics

#7 in Australia

#124 in the World

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

9. University of Otago

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Pediatrics

#2 in New Zealand

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

10. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Pediatrics

#8 in Australia

#257 in the World

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

11. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Pediatrics

#9 in Australia

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

12. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Pediatrics

#10 in Australia

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Pediatrics

#11 in Australia

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Pediatrics

#12 in Australia

#363 in the World

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

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Pediatrics

#13 in Australia

#373 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Pediatrics

#14 in Australia

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

17. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Pediatrics

#15 in Australia

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

18. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Pediatrics

#16 in Australia

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

19. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Pediatrics

#17 in Australia

#446 in the World

Founded: 1971

20. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Pediatrics

#18 in Australia

#496 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Pediatrics

#19 in Australia

#592 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Pediatrics

#20 in Australia

#611 in the World

Founded: 1989

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Pediatrics

#21 in Australia

#613 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Pediatrics

#22 in Australia

#614 in the World

Founded: 1965

25. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Pediatrics

#23 in Australia

#643 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

26. Massey University

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Pediatrics

#3 in New Zealand

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

27. University of Canterbury

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Pediatrics

#4 in New Zealand

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

28. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Pediatrics

#24 in Australia

#703 in the World

Founded: 1887

29. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Pediatrics

#5 in New Zealand

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Pediatrics

#25 in Australia

#776 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Pediatrics

#26 in Australia

#783 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

32. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Pediatrics

#27 in Australia

#806 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

33. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Pediatrics

#28 in Australia

#920 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Pediatrics

#29 in Australia

#935 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Pediatrics

#30 in Australia

#970 in the World

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

36. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Pediatrics

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

37. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Wellington

For Pediatrics

#6 in New Zealand

#1139 in the World

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

38. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Pediatrics

#31 in Australia

#1179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

39. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Pediatrics

#32 in Australia

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

40. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Pediatrics

#33 in Australia

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

41. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Pediatrics

#34 in Australia

#1339 in the World

Founded: 1990

42. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Pediatrics

#35 in Australia

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

43. University of Waikato

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Pediatrics

#7 in New Zealand

#1570 in the World

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

44. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Pediatrics

#36 in Australia

#1576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

45. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Pediatrics

#37 in Australia

#1587 in the World

Founded: 1967

46. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Pediatrics

#38 in Australia

#1641 in the World

Founded: 1908

47. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Pediatrics

#39 in Australia

#1775 in the World

Founded: 1870

48. Fiji National University

For Pediatrics

#1 in Fiji

#1859 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

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