18 Best Film schools 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 Cinematography. A graph of 7.15K citations received by 1.68K academic papers made by 18 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 Cinematography

#1 in Oceania

#12 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Cinematography

#2 in Oceania

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Cinematography

#3 in Oceania

#22 in the World

Founded: 1887

4. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Cinematography

#4 in Oceania

#36 in the World

Founded: 1971

5. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Cinematography

#5 in Oceania

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

6. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Cinematography

#6 in Oceania

#44 in the World

Founded: 1966

7. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Cinematography

#7 in Oceania

#45 in the World

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

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Cinematography

#8 in Oceania

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Cinematography

#9 in Oceania

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

10. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Cinematography

#10 in Oceania

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

11. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Cinematography

#11 in Oceania

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Cinematography

#13 in Oceania

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Cinematography

#14 in Oceania

#111 in the World

Founded: 1965

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Cinematography

#15 in Oceania

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Cinematography

#16 in Oceania

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Cinematography

#17 in Oceania

#123 in the World

Founded: 1908

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Cinematography

#19 in Oceania

#162 in the World

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

18. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Cinematography

#20 in Oceania

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

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

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