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World University Rankings 2026: Oceania

46 ranked universities in 2 countries and territories of Oceania, out of 2,287 worldwide. Regions follow the UN geoscheme.

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Countries in Oceania

Australia 39New Zealand 7

Regional rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	University of New South WalesAustralia	72	66.0	98	96	13 of 38	58–144
2	University of MelbourneAustralia	=81	64.7	96	95	est.	58–163
3	University of SydneyAustralia	=85	64.4	96	97	=24 of 38	65–190
4	Monash UniversityAustralia	=133	56.8	98	92	27 of 38	107–377
5	Australian National UniversityAustralia	=165	54.5	93	89	12 of 38	106–352
6	University of AucklandNew Zealand	=203	52.5	88	79	est.	122–614
7	University of QueenslandAustralia	=210	52.1	97	74	18 of 38	126–474
8	University of Southern QueenslandAustralia	=228	51.6	88	22	1 of 38	100–526
9	Edith Cowan UniversityAustralia	=237	51.1	92	69	4 of 38	129–521
10	University of AdelaideAustralia	=243	50.9	94	86	=29 of 38	136–559
11	Curtin UniversityAustralia	=267	50.0	94	49	=6 of 38	153–578
12	Swinburne University of TechnologyAustralia	=289	49.2	95	51	14 of 38	158–624
13	University of Technology, SydneyAustralia	=347	47.6	98	52	=32 of 38	178–783
=14	Deakin UniversityAustralia	=354	47.5	97	50	=29 of 38	188–791
=14	Griffith UniversityAustralia	=354	47.5	91	67	19 of 38	197–686
=14	Queensland University of TechnologyAustralia	=354	47.5	93	58	21 of 38	197–716
17	University of Western AustraliaAustralia	=388	46.5	89	82	=32 of 38	208–764
=18	University of TasmaniaAustralia	=416	45.8	84	57	5 of 38	247–735
=18	Victoria University of WellingtonNew Zealand	=416	45.8	70	91	est.	158–985
20	University of OtagoNew Zealand	=427	45.6	74	87	est.	173–1018
21	University of NewcastleAustralia	=448	44.9	87	48	=15 of 38	261–866
22	University of CanterburyNew Zealand	=477	44.4	69	90	est.	187–1039
23	Macquarie UniversityAustralia	=481	44.3	94	63	37 of 38	259–1008
=24	Flinders UniversityAustralia	=491	44.1	80	74	=15 of 38	285–819
=24	James Cook UniversityAustralia	=491	44.1	82	47	=6 of 38	283–862
26	RMIT UniversityAustralia	=499	44.0	97	61	38 of 38	235–1173
27	University of WollongongAustralia	=501	43.9	90	54	=29 of 38	287–957
28	Western Sydney UniversityAustralia	=523	43.3	88	57	28 of 38	294–994
29	Central Queensland UniversityAustralia	=543	42.6	69	52	3 of 38	267–956
30	La Trobe UniversityAustralia	=549	42.5	90	57	35 of 38	314–1109
31	University of South AustraliaAustralia	=586	41.6	86	43	26 of 38	350–1107
32	Murdoch UniversityAustralia	=590	41.5	76	22	=6 of 38	344–1046
33	University of CanberraAustralia	=635	40.7	77	71	23 of 38	358–1110
34	University of WaikatoNew Zealand	=668	39.9	67	88	est.	279–1389
35	Australian Catholic UniversityAustralia	=766	37.5	73	22	22 of 38	480–1402
36	University of New England, AustraliaAustralia	=784	37.3	51	53	2 of 38	403–1343
37	Bond UniversityAustralia	=878	35.6	64	85	34 of 38	510–1588
38	Charles Darwin UniversityAustralia	=962	34.2	59	22	=6 of 38	640–1604
39	Massey UniversityNew Zealand	=974	34.0	67	73	est.	491–1697
40	Charles Sturt UniversityAustralia	=985	33.7	55	56	=6 of 38	650–1578
41	Auckland University of TechnologyNew Zealand	=1031	32.6	69	60	est.	538–1806
42	Federation University AustraliaAustralia	=1059	32.2	52	57	11 of 38	742–1723
43	Victoria University, MelbourneAustralia	=1097	31.7	67	48	36 of 38	749–1861
44	University of the Sunshine CoastAustralia	=1215	30.0	46	48	=15 of 38	908–1877
45	Southern Cross UniversityAustralia	=1318	28.9	47	22	20 of 38	953–1977
46	University of Notre Dame AustraliaAustralia	=1660	26.4	35	22	=24 of 38	1132–2111

46 universities

Regional rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,287 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.