Best Universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy in Oceania

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 6.57M citations received by 184K 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. Australian National University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Australia
#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1946

2. University of Sydney

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Australia
#60 in the World
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

3. University of New South Wales

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Australia
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
63,864
Founded
1949

4. University of Melbourne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Australia
#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

5. Monash University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Australia
#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

6. University of Queensland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in Australia
#143 in the World
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

7. University of Western Australia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in Australia
#210 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1911

8. University of Adelaide

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in Australia
#229 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1874

11. Macquarie University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#10 in Australia
#294 in the World
Enrollment
38,747
Founded
1964

12. Curtin University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#11 in Australia
#360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
58,607
Founded
1966

13. Queensland University of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#12 in Australia
#365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1989

14. University of Canterbury

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#406 in the World
Enrollment
17,299
Founded
1873

15. University of Otago

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#415 in the World
Enrollment
21,240
Founded
1869

16. University of Tasmania

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#13 in Australia
#425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
33,879
Founded
1890

18. Victoria University of Wellington

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
21,833
Founded
1897

19. University of Newcastle

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#15 in Australia
#522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1965

20. University of Wollongong

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#16 in Australia
#527 in the World
Enrollment
31,313
Founded
1975

21. Griffith University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#17 in Australia
#546 in the World
Founded
1971

23. La Trobe University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#19 in Australia
#569 in the World
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1964

24. RMIT University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#20 in Australia
#574 in the World
Founded
1887

25. Massey University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1963

26. Flinders University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#21 in Australia
#640 in the World
Founded
1966

27. Western Sydney University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#22 in Australia
#669 in the World
Enrollment
37,426
Founded
1989

28. Deakin University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#23 in Australia
#677 in the World
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

29. James Cook University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#24 in Australia
#770 in the World
Founded
1970

30. University of Waikato

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#892 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
10,537
Founded
1964

31. University of Southern Queensland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#25 in Australia
#906 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,388
Founded
1967

32. Edith Cowan University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#26 in Australia
#933 in the World
Founded
1991

33. Auckland University of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#939 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2000

34. University of New England, Australia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#27 in Australia
#990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1938

35. Victoria University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#28 in Australia
#1074 in the World
Founded
1990

36. Murdoch University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#29 in Australia
#1139 in the World
Enrollment
22,475
Founded
1975

38. University of Canberra

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#31 in Australia
#1189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
17,576
Founded
1967

40. Charles Sturt University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#33 in Australia
#1528 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1989

42. Southern Cross University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#35 in Australia
#1668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

43. Lincoln University, New Zealand

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1878

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#36 in Australia
#1863 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
1994

45. Charles Darwin University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#37 in Australia
#1985 in the World
Founded
1989

46. Bond University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#38 in Australia
#1990 in the World
Founded
1987

47. University of the South Pacific

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Fiji
#2210 in the World
Enrollment
16,980
Founded
1968

49. University of Papua New Guinea

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1966

51. Fiji National University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Fiji
#4698 in the World
Enrollment
27,065
Founded
2010