Best Universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy 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 Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 4.38M citations received by 157K academic papers made by 50 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

Australia | Canberra

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Australia

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Australia

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Australia

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Australia

#96 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Australia

#109 in the World

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

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in Australia

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in Australia

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in Australia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#9 in Australia

#240 in the World

Founded: 1908

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#10 in Australia

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in New Zealand

#306 in the World

Founded: 1883

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#11 in Australia

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#12 in Australia

#373 in the World

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

14. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in New Zealand

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

15. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in New Zealand

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

16. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#13 in Australia

#447 in the World

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

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#14 in Australia

#493 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in New Zealand

#499 in the World

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

19. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#15 in Australia

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#16 in Australia

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#17 in Australia

#566 in the World

Founded: 1971

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#18 in Australia

#570 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in New Zealand

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

24. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#19 in Australia

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

25. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#20 in Australia

#608 in the World

Founded: 1887

26. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#21 in Australia

#617 in the World

Founded: 1966

27. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#22 in Australia

#697 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

28. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#23 in Australia

#718 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#24 in Australia

#794 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in New Zealand

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#25 in Australia

#951 in the World

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

32. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in New Zealand

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#26 in Australia

#982 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#27 in Australia

#990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

35. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#28 in Australia

#1116 in the World

Founded: 1990

36. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#29 in Australia

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

37. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#30 in Australia

#1133 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

38. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#31 in Australia

#1155 in the World

Founded: 1967

39. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#32 in Australia

#1374 in the World

Founded: 1991

40. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#33 in Australia

#1543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

41. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in New Zealand

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

42. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#34 in Australia

#1651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

43. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#35 in Australia

#1736 in the World

Founded: 1870

44. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#36 in Australia

#1946 in the World

Founded: 1987

45. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#37 in Australia

#1967 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#38 in Australia

#1987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

47. University of the South Pacific

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Fiji

#2143 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#39 in Australia

#3202 in the World

Founded: 1989

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4033 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

Physics subfields in Oceania

Acoustical Engineering50

Applied/Engineering Physics30

Atomic and Molecular physics34

Condensed Matter Physics38

Materials Science51

Medical Physics33

Nanotechnology45

Nuclear Physics45

Optical Engineering51

Quantum and Particle physics51

Theoretical Physics37