24 Best universities for Architecture in Australia

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 38.1K citations received by 2.78K academic papers made by 24 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Architecture

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Architecture

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1965

6. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Architecture

#89 in the World

Founded: 1887

7. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Architecture

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1965

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Architecture

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Architecture

#10 in Oceania

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Architecture

#11 in Oceania

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Architecture

#12 in Oceania

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,216
Founded: 1966

12. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Architecture

#13 in Oceania

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

13. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Architecture

#14 in Oceania

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

14. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Architecture

#15 in Oceania

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1908

15. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Architecture

#16 in Oceania

#284 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Architecture

#17 in Oceania

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

17. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Architecture

#18 in Oceania

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

18. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Architecture

#19 in Oceania

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

19. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Architecture

#20 in Oceania

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Architecture

#23 in Oceania

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Architecture

#24 in Oceania

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Architecture

#25 in Oceania

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Architecture

#26 in Oceania

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1990

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Architecture

#27 in Oceania

#614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

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