26 Best universities for Architecture in Australia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 112K citations received by 7.94K academic papers made by 26 universities in Australia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Architecture

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Architecture

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

5. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#83 in the World

Founded: 1965

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Architecture

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Architecture

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

8. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Architecture

#162 in the World

Founded: 1887

9. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Architecture

#10 in Oceania

#188 in the World

Founded: 1908

10. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Architecture

#11 in Oceania

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Architecture

#12 in Oceania

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Architecture

#13 in Oceania

#263 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Architecture

#14 in Oceania

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

14. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Architecture

#15 in Oceania

#353 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Architecture

#16 in Oceania

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#17 in Oceania

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Architecture

#19 in Oceania

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Architecture

#20 in Oceania

#517 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Architecture

#21 in Oceania

#526 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

20. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Architecture

#22 in Oceania

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Architecture

#23 in Oceania

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Architecture

#27 in Oceania

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

23. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Architecture

#29 in Oceania

#789 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Architecture

#30 in Oceania

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

25. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Architecture

#31 in Oceania

#813 in the World

Founded: 1990

26. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Architecture

#33 in Oceania

#1184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

The best cities to study Architecture in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and St Lucia.