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

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Performing arts. A graph of 12.9K citations received by 1.84K 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

For Performing arts

#1 in Oceania
#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

2. University of Sydney

For Performing arts

#2 in Oceania
#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

3. Griffith University

For Performing arts

#3 in Oceania
#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1971

4. University of Wollongong

For Performing arts

#4 in Oceania
#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
31,313
Founded
1975

5. University of New South Wales

For Performing arts

#5 in Oceania
#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

6. Monash University

For Performing arts

#7 in Oceania
#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

7. University of Technology Sydney

For Performing arts

#9 in Oceania
#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1965

8. Australian National University

For Performing arts

#10 in Oceania
#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1946

9. University of Queensland

For Performing arts

#11 in Oceania
#126 in the World
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

10. Macquarie University

For Performing arts

#12 in Oceania
#140 in the World
Enrollment
38,747
Founded
1964

11. Queensland University of Technology

For Performing arts

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

12. Curtin University

For Performing arts

#14 in Oceania
#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
58,216
Founded
1966

13. Deakin University

For Performing arts

#15 in Oceania
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

14. University of Newcastle

For Performing arts

#16 in Oceania
#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1965

16. University of Western Australia

For Performing arts

#18 in Oceania
#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1911

17. Flinders University

For Performing arts

#19 in Oceania
#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1966

18. La Trobe University

For Performing arts

#20 in Oceania
#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1964

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