Best Universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Oceania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 13.7M citations received by 457K academic papers made by 51 universities in Oceania 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)

#1 in Australia

#62 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2 in Australia

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#3 in Australia

#64 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#4 in Australia

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#5 in Australia

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#6 in Australia

#104 in the World

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

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#7 in Australia

#150 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1 in New Zealand

#154 in the World

Founded: 1883

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#8 in Australia

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#9 in Australia

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#10 in Australia

#230 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#11 in Australia

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#12 in Australia

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#13 in Australia

#321 in the World

Founded: 1887

15. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#14 in Australia

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

16. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#15 in Australia

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#16 in Australia

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#17 in Australia

#396 in the World

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

19. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2 in New Zealand

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

20. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#18 in Australia

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

21. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#19 in Australia

#504 in the World

Founded: 1908

22. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#3 in New Zealand

#507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

23. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#4 in New Zealand

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

24. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#5 in New Zealand

#533 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

25. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#20 in Australia

#535 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#21 in Australia

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

27. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#6 in New Zealand

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#22 in Australia

#697 in the World

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

29. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#23 in Australia

#742 in the World

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

30. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#24 in Australia

#766 in the World

Founded: 1966

31. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#7 in New Zealand

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

32. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#25 in Australia

#824 in the World

Founded: 1990

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#26 in Australia

#946 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#27 in Australia

#994 in the World

Founded: 1970

35. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#28 in Australia

#1011 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#29 in Australia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

37. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#30 in Australia

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

38. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#31 in Australia

#1121 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

39. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#32 in Australia

#1248 in the World

Founded: 1870

40. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#33 in Australia

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

41. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#34 in Australia

#1731 in the World

Founded: 1991

42. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#35 in Australia

#1847 in the World

Founded: 1987

43. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#36 in Australia

#1866 in the World

Founded: 1989

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#37 in Australia

#2091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#38 in Australia

#2175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

46. University of the South Pacific

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1 in Fiji

#2264 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

47. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#8 in New Zealand

#2360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#39 in Australia

#3464 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

49. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

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Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#4268 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

50. Fiji National University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2 in Fiji

#4311 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. University of Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#5126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966