39 Best universities for Computer Science 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 Computer Science. A graph of 40.5M citations received by 1.22M 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 Computer Science

#43 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#62 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Computer Science

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Computer Science

#79 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Science

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Computer Science

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#226 in the World

Founded: 1965

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Science

#10 in Oceania

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Science

#11 in Oceania

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Science

#12 in Oceania

#275 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#13 in Oceania

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Computer Science

#14 in Oceania

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Science

#16 in Oceania

#371 in the World

Founded: 1887

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Computer Science

#17 in Oceania

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Computer Science

#18 in Oceania

#385 in the World

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

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Computer Science

#19 in Oceania

#386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Science

#20 in Oceania

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Science

#21 in Oceania

#450 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Computer Science

#23 in Oceania

#481 in the World

Founded: 1908

21. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Science

#24 in Oceania

#528 in the World

Founded: 1966

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Computer Science

#26 in Oceania

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Computer Science

#28 in Oceania

#606 in the World

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

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Computer Science

#30 in Oceania

#753 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Science

#32 in Oceania

#767 in the World

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

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Science

#33 in Oceania

#795 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Computer Science

#34 in Oceania

#842 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Computer Science

#35 in Oceania

#882 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Computer Science

#36 in Oceania

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Computer Science

#37 in Oceania

#996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

31. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Computer Science

#38 in Oceania

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Computer Science

#39 in Oceania

#1048 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Computer Science

#40 in Oceania

#1302 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Computer Science

#41 in Oceania

#1384 in the World

Founded: 1870

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Computer Science

#42 in Oceania

#1488 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Computer Science

#43 in Oceania

#1710 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Computer Science

#44 in Oceania

#1767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Computer Science

#45 in Oceania

#1773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Computer Science

#48 in Oceania

#2685 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

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