39 Best universities for Creative Writing in Australia

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 57.1M citations received by 2.28M academic papers made by 39 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Creative Writing

#31 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Creative Writing

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Creative Writing

#35 in the World

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

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Creative Writing

#43 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Creative Writing

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Creative Writing

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

7. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Creative Writing

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Creative Writing

#10 in Oceania

#104 in the World

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

9. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Creative Writing

#11 in Oceania

#109 in the World

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

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Creative Writing

#12 in Oceania

#113 in the World

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

11. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Creative Writing

#13 in Oceania

#123 in the World

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

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Creative Writing

#14 in Oceania

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1965

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Creative Writing

#15 in Oceania

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Creative Writing

#17 in Oceania

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Creative Writing

#19 in Oceania

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1966

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Creative Writing

#20 in Oceania

#195 in the World

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

17. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Creative Writing

#21 in Oceania

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Creative Writing

#22 in Oceania

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1965

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Creative Writing

#23 in Oceania

#236 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Creative Writing

#24 in Oceania

#237 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Creative Writing

#26 in Oceania

#259 in the World

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

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Creative Writing

#27 in Oceania

#269 in the World

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

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Creative Writing

#30 in Oceania

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1908

24. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Creative Writing

#31 in Oceania

#364 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Creative Writing

#32 in Oceania

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1938

26. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Creative Writing

#33 in Oceania

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1989

27. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Creative Writing

#34 in Oceania

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1970

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Creative Writing

#35 in Oceania

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

29. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Creative Writing

#36 in Oceania

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1991

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Creative Writing

#37 in Oceania

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Creative Writing

#38 in Oceania

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1990

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Creative Writing

#39 in Oceania

#514 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Creative Writing

#40 in Oceania

#515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1994

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Creative Writing

#41 in Oceania

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1994

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Creative Writing

#42 in Oceania

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Creative Writing

#43 in Oceania

#813 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Creative Writing

#44 in Oceania

#888 in the World

Founded: 1989

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Creative Writing

#45 in Oceania

#1018 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Creative Writing

#46 in Oceania

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1989

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