Top 50 Universities in Oceania
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Top 50 Universities in Oceania

2026 Oceanian University Ranking New

Introduction

What are the top universities in Oceania? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 uniRank Oceanian University Ranking, featuring the top 50 universities in Oceania that meet the following selection criteria:

  • being officially chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in their respective countries
  • offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral programs
  • providing courses mainly through traditional, on-campus (non-distance) education

The uniRank Oceanian University Ranking aims to provide an objective league table of the top universities in Oceania, based on reliable, unbiased and non-influenceable web metrics from independent web intelligence sources, rather than on data submitted directly by the universities themselves, which might not be independently audited or verified.

1

University of New South Wales location Sydney, Australia Australia

world rank: 56 | country rank: 1 in Australia | state rank: 1 in New South Wales

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The University of Sydney location Sydney, Australia Australia

world rank: 63 | country rank: 2 in Australia | state rank: 2 in New South Wales

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3

Monash University location Clayton, Australia Australia

world rank: 68 | country rank: 3 in Australia | state rank: 1 in Victoria

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4

The University of Melbourne location Melbourne, Australia Australia

world rank: 88 | country rank: 4 in Australia | state rank: 2 in Victoria

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5

The University of Queensland location St Lucia, Australia Australia

world rank: 95 | country rank: 5 in Australia | state rank: 1 in Queensland

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6

Australian National University location Canberra, Australia Australia

world rank: 104 | country rank: 6 in Australia | state rank: 1 in Australian Capital Territory

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7

University of Auckland location Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand

world rank: 189 | country rank: 1 in New Zealand | region rank: 1 in Auckland

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8

The University of Adelaide location Adelaide, Australia Australia

world rank: 242 | country rank: 7 in Australia | state rank: 1 in South Australia

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9

Macquarie University location Sydney, Australia Australia

world rank: 248 | country rank: 8 in Australia | state rank: 3 in New South Wales

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The University of Western Australia location Crawley, Australia Australia

world rank: 288 | country rank: 9 in Australia | state rank: 1 in Western Australia

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University of Technology Sydney location Sydney, Australia Australia

world rank: 303 | country rank: 10 in Australia | state rank: 4 in New South Wales

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12

RMIT University location Melbourne, Australia Australia

world rank: 311 | country rank: 11 in Australia | state rank: 3 in Victoria

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13

Queensland University of Technology location Brisbane, Australia Australia

world rank: 356 | country rank: 12 in Australia | state rank: 2 in Queensland

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14

Curtin University location Perth, Australia Australia

world rank: 393 | country rank: 13 in Australia | state rank: 2 in Western Australia

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15

Deakin University location Geelong, Australia Australia

world rank: 400 | country rank: 14 in Australia | state rank: 4 in Victoria

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16

Griffith University location Brisbane, Australia Australia

world rank: 414 | country rank: 15 in Australia | state rank: 3 in Queensland

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17

La Trobe University location Melbourne, Australia Australia

world rank: 422 | country rank: 16 in Australia | state rank: 5 in Victoria

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18

University of Otago location Dunedin, New Zealand New Zealand

world rank: 440 | country rank: 2 in New Zealand | region rank: 1 in Otago

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19

University of Wollongong location Wollongong, Australia Australia

world rank: 443 | country rank: 17 in Australia | state rank: 5 in New South Wales

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20

Western Sydney University location Penrith, Australia Australia

world rank: 471 | country rank: 18 in Australia | state rank: 6 in New South Wales

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21

Swinburne University of Technology location Hawthorn, Australia Australia

world rank: 480 | country rank: 19 in Australia | state rank: 6 in Victoria

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22

Victoria University of Wellington location Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand

world rank: 481 | country rank: 3 in New Zealand | region rank: 1 in Wellington

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23

University of South Australia location Adelaide, Australia Australia

world rank: 503 | country rank: 20 in Australia | state rank: 2 in South Australia

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24

The University of Newcastle location Callaghan, Australia Australia

world rank: 517 | country rank: 21 in Australia | state rank: 7 in New South Wales

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25

University of Canterbury location Christchurch, New Zealand New Zealand

world rank: 528 | country rank: 4 in New Zealand | region rank: 1 in Canterbury

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26

University of Tasmania location Hobart, Australia Australia

world rank: 548 | country rank: 22 in Australia | state rank: 1 in Tasmania

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27

Flinders University location Adelaide, Australia Australia

world rank: 618 | country rank: 23 in Australia | state rank: 3 in South Australia

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28

James Cook University location Townsville, Australia Australia

world rank: 622 | country rank: 24 in Australia | state rank: 4 in Queensland

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29

Massey University location Palmerston North, New Zealand New Zealand

world rank: 628 | country rank: 5 in New Zealand | region rank: 1 in Manawatu-Wanganui

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30

University of Waikato location Hamilton, New Zealand New Zealand

world rank: 635 | country rank: 6 in New Zealand | region rank: 1 in Waikato

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31

Charles Sturt University location Bathurst, Australia Australia

world rank: 638 | country rank: 25 in Australia | state rank: 8 in New South Wales

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32

Murdoch University location Murdoch, Australia Australia

world rank: 701 | country rank: 26 in Australia | state rank: 3 in Western Australia

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33

Edith Cowan University location Joondalup, Australia Australia

world rank: 723 | country rank: 27 in Australia | state rank: 4 in Western Australia

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34

Victoria University location Melbourne, Australia Australia

world rank: 792 | country rank: 28 in Australia | state rank: 7 in Victoria

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35

University of New England, Australia location Armidale, Australia Australia

world rank: 908 | country rank: 29 in Australia | state rank: 9 in New South Wales

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36

Auckland University of Technology location Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand

world rank: 937 | country rank: 7 in New Zealand | region rank: 2 in Auckland

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37

Australian Catholic University location North Sydney, Australia Australia

world rank: 969 | country rank: 30 in Australia | state rank: 10 in New South Wales

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University of Canberra location Canberra, Australia Australia

world rank: 982 | country rank: 31 in Australia | state rank: 2 in Australian Capital Territory

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39

Southern Cross University location Lismore, Australia Australia

world rank: 1004 | country rank: 32 in Australia | state rank: 11 in New South Wales

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40

University of Southern Queensland location Toowoomba, Australia Australia

world rank: 1061 | country rank: 33 in Australia | state rank: 5 in Queensland

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41

University of the Sunshine Coast location Sippy Downs, Australia Australia

world rank: 1134 | country rank: 34 in Australia | state rank: 6 in Queensland

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42

Bond University location Gold Coast, Australia Australia

world rank: 1326 | country rank: 35 in Australia | state rank: 7 in Queensland

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43

Central Queensland University location North Rockhampton, Australia Australia

world rank: 1333 | country rank: 36 in Australia | state rank: 8 in Queensland

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44

Charles Darwin University location Darwin, Australia Australia

world rank: 1584 | country rank: 37 in Australia | state rank: 1 in Northern Territory

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45

Federation University Australia location Ballarat, Australia Australia

world rank: 1608 | country rank: 38 in Australia | state rank: 8 in Victoria

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46

Lincoln University, New Zealand location Lincoln, New Zealand New Zealand

world rank: 2124 | country rank: 8 in New Zealand | region rank: 2 in Canterbury

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47

Torrens University Australia location Adelaide, Australia Australia

world rank: 2165 | country rank: 39 in Australia | state rank: 4 in South Australia

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48

The University of Notre Dame Australia location Fremantle, Australia Australia

world rank: 2233 | country rank: 40 in Australia | state rank: 5 in Western Australia

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49

The University of the South Pacific location Suva, Fiji Fiji

world rank: 2573 | country rank: 1 in Fiji | province rank: 1 in Rewa

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University of Guam location Mangilao, Guam Guam

world rank: 3258 | country rank: 1 in Guam | administrative division rank: 1 in

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