27 Best Acting (Performing arts/Drama theatre) schools in Australia

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Performing arts. A graph of 68.2K citations received by 4.2K academic papers made by 27 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

For Performing arts

#1 in Oceania
#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

2. University of Sydney

For Performing arts

#2 in Oceania
#57 in the World
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

3. Monash University

For Performing arts

#3 in Oceania
#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

4. University of New South Wales

For Performing arts

#4 in Oceania
#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
63,864
Founded
1949

6. Macquarie University

For Performing arts

#6 in Oceania
#110 in the World
Enrollment
38,747
Founded
1964

7. University of Queensland

For Performing arts

#7 in Oceania
#111 in the World
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

9. Australian National University

For Performing arts

#9 in Oceania
#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1946

10. University of Western Australia

For Performing arts

#10 in Oceania
#159 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1911

11. Queensland University of Technology

For Performing arts

#13 in Oceania
#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1989

13. Charles Sturt University

For Performing arts

#15 in Oceania
#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1989

14. Deakin University

For Performing arts

#16 in Oceania
#227 in the World
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

15. La Trobe University

For Performing arts

#17 in Oceania
#228 in the World
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1964

16. University of Wollongong

For Performing arts

#18 in Oceania
#232 in the World
Enrollment
31,313
Founded
1975

17. University of Newcastle

For Performing arts

#20 in Oceania
#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1965

19. University of Tasmania

For Performing arts

#23 in Oceania
#307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
33,879
Founded
1890

20. Western Sydney University

For Performing arts

#24 in Oceania
#338 in the World
Enrollment
37,426
Founded
1989

21. University of Adelaide

For Performing arts

#25 in Oceania
#343 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1874

22. Curtin University

For Performing arts

#28 in Oceania
#466 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
58,607
Founded
1966

23. University of Southern Queensland

For Performing arts

#29 in Oceania
#477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,388
Founded
1967

24. Murdoch University

For Performing arts

#30 in Oceania
#500 in the World
Enrollment
22,475
Founded
1975

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