39 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 12.1M citations received by 401K 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.

1. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#104 in the World

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

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#150 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#10 in Oceania

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#11 in Oceania

#230 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#12 in Oceania

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#13 in Oceania

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#14 in Oceania

#321 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#15 in Oceania

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#16 in Oceania

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#17 in Oceania

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#18 in Oceania

#396 in the World

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

18. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#20 in Oceania

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

19. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#21 in Oceania

#504 in the World

Founded: 1908

20. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#25 in Oceania

#535 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#26 in Oceania

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#28 in Oceania

#697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

23. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#29 in Oceania

#742 in the World

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

24. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#30 in Oceania

#766 in the World

Founded: 1966

25. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#32 in Oceania

#824 in the World

Founded: 1990

26. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#33 in Oceania

#946 in the World

Founded: 1967

27. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#34 in Oceania

#994 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#35 in Oceania

#1011 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#36 in Oceania

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#37 in Oceania

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#38 in Oceania

#1121 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

32. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#39 in Oceania

#1248 in the World

Founded: 1870

33. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#40 in Oceania

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

34. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#41 in Oceania

#1731 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#42 in Oceania

#1847 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#43 in Oceania

#1866 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#44 in Oceania

#2091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#45 in Oceania

#2175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#48 in Oceania

#3464 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Melbourne, Sydney, St Lucia, and Canberra.