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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:

  • Accreditation: the institution must be chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in its country.
  • Degree Offerings: it must offer at least three-year bachelor’s degrees, or postgraduate master’s or doctoral degrees.
  • Mode of Delivery: it must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format.

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.

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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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University of New South Wales location Sydney, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Clayton, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Melbourne, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location St Lucia, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Canberra, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand

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

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University of New South Wales location Adelaide, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Sydney, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Crawley, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Sydney, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Melbourne, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Brisbane, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Perth, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Geelong, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Brisbane, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Melbourne, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Dunedin, New Zealand New Zealand

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

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University of New South Wales location Wollongong, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Penrith, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Hawthorn, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand

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

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University of New South Wales location Callaghan, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Christchurch, New Zealand New Zealand

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

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University of New South Wales location Hobart, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Adelaide, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Townsville, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales 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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University of New South Wales location Hamilton, New Zealand New Zealand

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

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University of New South Wales location Bathurst, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Murdoch, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Joondalup, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Melbourne, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Armidale, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand

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

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University of New South Wales 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 New South Wales location Canberra, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Lismore, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Toowoomba, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Sippy Downs, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Gold Coast, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location North Rockhampton, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Darwin, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Ballarat, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Lincoln, New Zealand New Zealand

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

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University of New South Wales location Adelaide, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Fremantle, Australia Australia

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

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University of New South Wales location Suva, Fiji Fiji

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

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University of New South Wales location Mangilao, Guam Guam

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

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University of New South Wales location Punaauia, French Polynesia French Polynesia

world rank: 4674 | country rank: 1 in French Polynesia | administrative division rank: 1 in

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