Best Earth science and Geoscience Universities in Oceania [2026 Rankings]

1

Australia | Canberra

Australian National University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#1 in Australia #9 in the World

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1946 Founded

2

Australia | Crawley

University of Western Australia

For Earth science and Geoscience

#2 in Australia #61 in the World

72% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

3

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

For Earth science and Geoscience

#3 in Australia #63 in the World

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

4

Australia | Clayton

Monash University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#4 in Australia #72 in the World

73% Acceptance

78,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

5

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

For Earth science and Geoscience

#5 in Australia #80 in the World

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

6

Australia | Sydney

Macquarie University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#6 in Australia #83 in the World

72% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1964 Founded

7

Australia | Perth

Curtin University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#7 in Australia #84 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1966 Founded

8

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

For Earth science and Geoscience

#8 in Australia #86 in the World

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

9

Australia | Adelaide

University of Adelaide

For Earth science and Geoscience

#9 in Australia #101 in the World

73% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1874 Founded

10

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

For Earth science and Geoscience

#10 in Australia #110 in the World

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

11

New Zealand | Auckland

University of Auckland

For Earth science and Geoscience

#1 in New Zealand #151 in the World

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1883 Founded

12

Australia | Hobart

University of Tasmania

For Earth science and Geoscience

#11 in Australia #155 in the World

72% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1890 Founded

13

New Zealand | Dunedin

University of Otago

For Earth science and Geoscience

#2 in New Zealand #182 in the World

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1869 Founded

14

New Zealand | Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington

For Earth science and Geoscience

#3 in New Zealand #216 in the World

70% Acceptance

21,833 Enrollment

1897 Founded

15

Australia | Wollongong

University of Wollongong

For Earth science and Geoscience

#12 in Australia #232 in the World

67% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1975 Founded

16

New Zealand | Christchurch

University of Canterbury

For Earth science and Geoscience

#4 in New Zealand #233 in the World

72% Acceptance

17,299 Enrollment

1873 Founded

17

Australia | Townsville

James Cook University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#13 in Australia #273 in the World

74% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1970 Founded

18

Australia | Callaghan

University of Newcastle

For Earth science and Geoscience

#14 in Australia #327 in the World

80% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1965 Founded

19

Australia | Brisbane

Griffith University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#15 in Australia #426 in the World

65% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1971 Founded

20

New Zealand | Palmerston North

Massey University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#5 in New Zealand #444 in the World

70% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1963 Founded

21

Australia | Brisbane

Queensland University of Technology

For Earth science and Geoscience

#16 in Australia #470 in the World

77% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1989 Founded

22

Australia | Sydney

University of Technology Sydney

For Earth science and Geoscience

#17 in Australia #492 in the World

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1965 Founded

23

Australia | Melbourne

RMIT University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#18 in Australia #508 in the World

69% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1887 Founded

24

New Zealand | Hamilton

University of Waikato

For Earth science and Geoscience

#6 in New Zealand #517 in the World

71% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1964 Founded

25

Australia | Melbourne

La Trobe University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#19 in Australia #520 in the World

71% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

26

Australia | Geelong

Deakin University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#20 in Australia #522 in the World

69% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1974 Founded

27

Australia | Adelaide

University of South Australia

For Earth science and Geoscience

#22 in Australia #620 in the World

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1991 Founded

28

Australia | Adelaide

Flinders University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#23 in Australia #661 in the World

73% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1966 Founded

29

Australia | Penrith

Western Sydney University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#26 in Australia #929 in the World

75% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

30

Australia | Lismore

Southern Cross University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#28 in Australia #1118 in the World

70% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1994 Founded

31

New Zealand | Christchurch

Lincoln University, New Zealand

For Earth science and Geoscience

#7 in New Zealand #1167 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,299 Enrollment

1878 Founded

32

Australia | Toowoomba

University of Southern Queensland

For Earth science and Geoscience

#29 in Australia #1340 in the World

70% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

33

Australia | Joondalup

Edith Cowan University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#30 in Australia #1354 in the World

73% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1991 Founded

34

Australia | Melbourne

Victoria University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#31 in Australia #1367 in the World

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1990 Founded

35

New Zealand | Auckland

Auckland University of Technology

For Earth science and Geoscience

#8 in New Zealand #1508 in the World

91% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

2000 Founded

36

Australia | Bathurst

Charles Sturt University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#33 in Australia #1561 in the World

71% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

37

Australia | Canberra

University of Canberra

For Earth science and Geoscience

#25 in Australia #882 in the World

78% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

38

Papua New Guinea | Lae

Papua New Guinea University of Technology

For Earth science and Geoscience

#2 in Papua New Guinea #2802 in the World

15% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

39

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

University of Papua New Guinea

For Earth science and Geoscience

#1 in Papua New Guinea #2135 in the World

12% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

40

Australia | Gold Coast

Bond University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#38 in Australia #3346 in the World

73% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1987 Founded

41

Australia | North Rockhampton

Central Queensland University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#32 in Australia #1482 in the World

74% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1967 Founded

42

Australia | Darwin

Charles Darwin University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#34 in Australia #1717 in the World

77% Acceptance

22,475 Enrollment

1989 Founded

43

Australia | North Sydney

Australian Catholic University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#37 in Australia #2926 in the World

72% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1991 Founded

44

Australia | Hawthorn

Swinburne University of Technology

For Earth science and Geoscience

#24 in Australia #717 in the World

74% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1908 Founded

45

Australia | Sippy Downs

University of the Sunshine Coast

For Earth science and Geoscience

#35 in Australia #1745 in the World

82% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1994 Founded

46

Australia | Armidale

University of New England, Australia

For Earth science and Geoscience

#21 in Australia #559 in the World

70% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1938 Founded

47

Fiji | Suva

University of the South Pacific

For Earth science and Geoscience

#1 in Fiji #1697 in the World

56% Acceptance

16,980 Enrollment

1968 Founded

48

Australia | Murdoch

Murdoch University

For Earth science and Geoscience

#27 in Australia #1048 in the World

72% Acceptance

22,475 Enrollment

1975 Founded

49

Australia | Ballarat

Federation University Australia

For Earth science and Geoscience

#36 in Australia #2060 in the World

78% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1870 Founded

49 Best Universities in Oceania for Earth science and Geoscience

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