Best Universities in Oceania [2026 Rankings]

1

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

#1 in Australia #41 in the World

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

2

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

#2 in Australia #56 in the World

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

3

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

#3 in Australia #65 in the World

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

4

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

#4 in Australia #66 in the World

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

5

Australia | Clayton

Monash University

#5 in Australia #80 in the World

73% Acceptance

78,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

6

Australia | Canberra

Australian National University

#6 in Australia #92 in the World

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1946 Founded

7

New Zealand | Auckland

University of Auckland

#1 in New Zealand #170 in the World

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1883 Founded

8

Australia | Crawley

University of Western Australia

#7 in Australia #178 in the World

72% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

9

Australia | Adelaide

University of Adelaide

#8 in Australia #185 in the World

73% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1874 Founded

10

Australia | Sydney

Macquarie University

#9 in Australia #274 in the World

72% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1964 Founded

11

Australia | Brisbane

Queensland University of Technology

#10 in Australia #291 in the World

77% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1989 Founded

12

New Zealand | Dunedin

University of Otago

#2 in New Zealand #306 in the World

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1869 Founded

13

Australia | Sydney

University of Technology Sydney

#11 in Australia #320 in the World

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1965 Founded

14

Australia | Geelong

Deakin University

#12 in Australia #321 in the World

69% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1974 Founded

15

Australia | Melbourne

RMIT University

#13 in Australia #327 in the World

69% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1887 Founded

16

Australia | Brisbane

Griffith University

#14 in Australia #335 in the World

65% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1971 Founded

17

Australia | Perth

Curtin University

#15 in Australia #355 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1966 Founded

18

Australia | Wollongong

University of Wollongong

#16 in Australia #377 in the World

67% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1975 Founded

19

Australia | Melbourne

La Trobe University

#17 in Australia #402 in the World

71% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

20

Australia | Hobart

University of Tasmania

#18 in Australia #409 in the World

72% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1890 Founded

21

Australia | Callaghan

University of Newcastle

#19 in Australia #410 in the World

80% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1965 Founded

22

New Zealand | Christchurch

University of Canterbury

#3 in New Zealand #448 in the World

72% Acceptance

17,299 Enrollment

1873 Founded

23

Australia | Adelaide

University of South Australia

#20 in Australia #454 in the World

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1991 Founded

24

Australia | Adelaide

Flinders University

#21 in Australia #457 in the World

73% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1966 Founded

25

New Zealand | Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington

#4 in New Zealand #477 in the World

70% Acceptance

21,833 Enrollment

1897 Founded

26

New Zealand | Palmerston North

Massey University

#5 in New Zealand #492 in the World

70% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1963 Founded

27

Australia | Penrith

Western Sydney University

#22 in Australia #510 in the World

75% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

28

Australia | Townsville

James Cook University

#23 in Australia #545 in the World

74% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1970 Founded

29

Australia | Hawthorn

Swinburne University of Technology

#24 in Australia #602 in the World

74% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1908 Founded

30

Australia | Joondalup

Edith Cowan University

#25 in Australia #623 in the World

73% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1991 Founded

31

Australia | Armidale

University of New England, Australia

#26 in Australia #655 in the World

70% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1938 Founded

32

New Zealand | Hamilton

University of Waikato

#6 in New Zealand #665 in the World

71% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1964 Founded

33

Australia | Murdoch

Murdoch University

#27 in Australia #709 in the World

72% Acceptance

22,475 Enrollment

1975 Founded

34

Australia | Bathurst

Charles Sturt University

#28 in Australia #758 in the World

71% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

35

Australia | Canberra

University of Canberra

#29 in Australia #771 in the World

78% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

36

New Zealand | Auckland

Auckland University of Technology

#7 in New Zealand #818 in the World

91% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

2000 Founded

37

Australia | Melbourne

Victoria University

#30 in Australia #823 in the World

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1990 Founded

38

Australia | North Sydney

Australian Catholic University

#31 in Australia #1047 in the World

72% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1991 Founded

39

Australia | Toowoomba

University of Southern Queensland

#32 in Australia #1066 in the World

70% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

40

Australia | Gold Coast

Bond University

#33 in Australia #1088 in the World

73% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1987 Founded

41

Australia | Lismore

Southern Cross University

#34 in Australia #1132 in the World

70% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1994 Founded

42

Australia | North Rockhampton

Central Queensland University

#35 in Australia #1161 in the World

74% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1967 Founded

43

Australia | Darwin

Charles Darwin University

#36 in Australia #1206 in the World

77% Acceptance

22,475 Enrollment

1989 Founded

44

Australia | Sippy Downs

University of the Sunshine Coast

#37 in Australia #1286 in the World

82% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1994 Founded

45

New Zealand | Christchurch

Lincoln University, New Zealand

#8 in New Zealand #1327 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,299 Enrollment

1878 Founded

46

Australia | Ballarat

Federation University Australia

#38 in Australia #1460 in the World

78% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1870 Founded

47

Fiji | Suva

University of the South Pacific

#1 in Fiji #1861 in the World

56% Acceptance

16,980 Enrollment

1968 Founded

48

Australia | Fremantle

University of Notre Dame Australia

#39 in Australia #1966 in the World

77% Acceptance

11,579 Enrollment

1989 Founded

49

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

University of Papua New Guinea

#1 in Papua New Guinea #3834 in the World

12% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

50

Fiji | Suva

Fiji National University

#2 in Fiji #4012 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,065 Enrollment

2010 Founded

51

Papua New Guinea | Lae

Papua New Guinea University of Technology

#2 in Papua New Guinea #4980 in the World

15% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

52

Samoa | Apia

National University of Samoa

#1 in Samoa #6172 in the World

77% Acceptance

27,065 Enrollment

1075 Avg SAT

1984 Founded

53

Papua New Guinea | Madang

Divine Word University

#3 in Papua New Guinea #6867 in the World

40% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

54

Australia | Adelaide

Torrens University Australia

#40 in Australia #7490 in the World

77% Acceptance

2012 Founded

55

Papua New Guinea | Goroka

University of Goroka

#4 in Papua New Guinea #7558 in the World

49% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

56

Fiji | Lautoka

University of Fiji

#3 in Fiji #10609 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,253 Enrollment

2004 Founded

57

Solomon Islands | Honiara

Solomon Islands National University

#1 in Solomon Islands #11155 in the World

43% Acceptance

2012 Founded

58

Papua New Guinea | Boroko

Pacific Adventist University

#5 in Papua New Guinea #11703 in the World

33% Acceptance

1984 Founded

59

Papua New Guinea | Vudal

PNG University of Natural Resources and Environment

#6 in Papua New Guinea #12495 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

59 Best Universities in Oceania

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