21 Best universities for Graphic Design 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 Graphic Design. A graph of 78.8K citations received by 2.24K academic papers made by 21 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 Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Graphic Design

#1 in Oceania

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Graphic Design

#2 in Oceania

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Graphic Design

#4 in Oceania

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Graphic Design

#5 in Oceania

#74 in the World

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

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Graphic Design

#6 in Oceania

#81 in the World

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

6. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Graphic Design

#7 in Oceania

#112 in the World

Founded: 1965

7. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Graphic Design

#8 in Oceania

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

8. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Graphic Design

#9 in Oceania

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

9. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Graphic Design

#10 in Oceania

#192 in the World

Founded: 1991

10. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Graphic Design

#11 in Oceania

#223 in the World

Founded: 1908

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Graphic Design

#12 in Oceania

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Graphic Design

#13 in Oceania

#231 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Graphic Design

#15 in Oceania

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

14. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Graphic Design

#16 in Oceania

#256 in the World

Founded: 1887

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Graphic Design

#17 in Oceania

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Graphic Design

#18 in Oceania

#270 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Graphic Design

#19 in Oceania

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Graphic Design

#20 in Oceania

#287 in the World

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

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Graphic Design

#23 in Oceania

#407 in the World

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

20. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Graphic Design

#24 in Oceania

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

21. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Graphic Design

#26 in Oceania

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

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

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