Best Sports Universities in Oceania [2026 Rankings]

1

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

For Sports

#1 in Australia #5 in the World

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

2

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

For Sports

#2 in Australia #6 in the World

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

3

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

For Sports

#3 in Australia #17 in the World

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

4

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

For Sports

#4 in Australia #30 in the World

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

5

Australia | Melbourne

La Trobe University

For Sports

#5 in Australia #42 in the World

71% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

6

Australia | Clayton

Monash University

For Sports

#6 in Australia #52 in the World

73% Acceptance

78,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

7

Australia | Crawley

University of Western Australia

For Sports

#7 in Australia #71 in the World

72% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

8

Australia | Geelong

Deakin University

For Sports

#8 in Australia #86 in the World

69% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1974 Founded

9

New Zealand | Auckland

Auckland University of Technology

For Sports

#1 in New Zealand #87 in the World

91% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

2000 Founded

10

New Zealand | Auckland

University of Auckland

For Sports

#2 in New Zealand #105 in the World

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1883 Founded

11

New Zealand | Dunedin

University of Otago

For Sports

#3 in New Zealand #120 in the World

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1869 Founded

12

Australia | Perth

Curtin University

For Sports

#9 in Australia #124 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1966 Founded

13

Australia | Adelaide

University of South Australia

For Sports

#10 in Australia #132 in the World

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1991 Founded

14

Australia | Joondalup

Edith Cowan University

For Sports

#11 in Australia #145 in the World

73% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1991 Founded

15

Australia | Brisbane

Queensland University of Technology

For Sports

#12 in Australia #166 in the World

77% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1989 Founded

16

Australia | Brisbane

Griffith University

For Sports

#13 in Australia #171 in the World

65% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1971 Founded

17

Australia | Callaghan

University of Newcastle

For Sports

#14 in Australia #191 in the World

80% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1965 Founded

18

Australia | Wollongong

University of Wollongong

For Sports

#15 in Australia #203 in the World

67% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1975 Founded

19

Australia | Adelaide

University of Adelaide

For Sports

#17 in Australia #219 in the World

73% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1874 Founded

20

Australia | Melbourne

Victoria University

For Sports

#18 in Australia #232 in the World

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1990 Founded

21

Australia | Melbourne

RMIT University

For Sports

#19 in Australia #258 in the World

69% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1887 Founded

22

Australia | Penrith

Western Sydney University

For Sports

#20 in Australia #301 in the World

75% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

23

Australia | Adelaide

Flinders University

For Sports

#21 in Australia #304 in the World

73% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1966 Founded

24

Australia | Sydney

University of Technology Sydney

For Sports

#22 in Australia #313 in the World

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1965 Founded

25

Australia | Hobart

University of Tasmania

For Sports

#23 in Australia #336 in the World

72% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1890 Founded

26

New Zealand | Palmerston North

Massey University

For Sports

#4 in New Zealand #412 in the World

70% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1963 Founded

27

Australia | Sydney

Macquarie University

For Sports

#26 in Australia #464 in the World

72% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1964 Founded

28

Australia | Canberra

Australian National University

For Sports

#27 in Australia #488 in the World

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1946 Founded

29

Australia | Lismore

Southern Cross University

For Sports

#30 in Australia #552 in the World

70% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1994 Founded

30

Australia | Bathurst

Charles Sturt University

For Sports

#31 in Australia #557 in the World

71% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

31

Australia | Townsville

James Cook University

For Sports

#32 in Australia #561 in the World

74% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1970 Founded

32

New Zealand | Christchurch

University of Canterbury

For Sports

#5 in New Zealand #862 in the World

72% Acceptance

17,299 Enrollment

1873 Founded

33

Australia | Toowoomba

University of Southern Queensland

For Sports

#37 in Australia #868 in the World

70% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

34

New Zealand | Hamilton

University of Waikato

For Sports

#6 in New Zealand #933 in the World

71% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1964 Founded

35

New Zealand | Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington

For Sports

#7 in New Zealand #1282 in the World

70% Acceptance

21,833 Enrollment

1897 Founded

36

New Zealand | Christchurch

Lincoln University, New Zealand

For Sports

#8 in New Zealand #1552 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,299 Enrollment

1878 Founded

37

Australia | Armidale

University of New England, Australia

For Sports

#38 in Australia #1064 in the World

70% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1938 Founded

38

Australia | Murdoch

Murdoch University

For Sports

#33 in Australia #652 in the World

72% Acceptance

22,475 Enrollment

1975 Founded

39

Australia | Hawthorn

Swinburne University of Technology

For Sports

#36 in Australia #744 in the World

74% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1908 Founded

40

Australia | Fremantle

University of Notre Dame Australia

For Sports

#35 in Australia #671 in the World

77% Acceptance

11,579 Enrollment

1989 Founded

41

Australia | Ballarat

Federation University Australia

For Sports

#29 in Australia #536 in the World

78% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1870 Founded

42

Australia | Gold Coast

Bond University

For Sports

#34 in Australia #667 in the World

73% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1987 Founded

43

Australia | Sippy Downs

University of the Sunshine Coast

For Sports

#28 in Australia #522 in the World

82% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1994 Founded

44

Australia | North Rockhampton

Central Queensland University

For Sports

#25 in Australia #405 in the World

74% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1967 Founded

45

Australia | Canberra

University of Canberra

For Sports

#24 in Australia #343 in the World

78% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

46

Australia | North Sydney

Australian Catholic University

For Sports

#16 in Australia #218 in the World

72% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1991 Founded

47

Australia | Darwin

Charles Darwin University

For Sports

#39 in Australia #1932 in the World

77% Acceptance

22,475 Enrollment

1989 Founded

47 Best Universities in Oceania for Sports

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