39 Best universities for Computer Science in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 37.6M citations received by 1.18M 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

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#46 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

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Computer Science

#81 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Science

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Computer Science

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Science

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Science

#10 in Oceania

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#11 in Oceania

#235 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Science

#12 in Oceania

#287 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#13 in Oceania

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Computer Science

#15 in Oceania

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Computer Science

#16 in Oceania

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Science

#17 in Oceania

#380 in the World

Founded: 1887

16. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Computer Science

#18 in Oceania

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Computer Science

#19 in Oceania

#390 in the World

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

18. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Science

#20 in Oceania

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Science

#21 in Oceania

#458 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Computer Science

#23 in Oceania

#492 in the World

Founded: 1908

21. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Science

#25 in Oceania

#529 in the World

Founded: 1966

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Computer Science

#26 in Oceania

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Computer Science

#29 in Oceania

#607 in the World

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

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Computer Science

#30 in Oceania

#757 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Science

#32 in Oceania

#788 in the World

Founded: 1990

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Science

#33 in Oceania

#815 in the World

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

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Computer Science

#34 in Oceania

#853 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Computer Science

#35 in Oceania

#884 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Computer Science

#36 in Oceania

#984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Computer Science

#37 in Oceania

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Computer Science

#38 in Oceania

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Computer Science

#39 in Oceania

#1057 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Computer Science

#40 in Oceania

#1324 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Computer Science

#41 in Oceania

#1396 in the World

Founded: 1870

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Computer Science

#42 in Oceania

#1509 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Computer Science

#43 in Oceania

#1737 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Computer Science

#44 in Oceania

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Computer Science

#45 in Oceania

#1815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Computer Science

#48 in Oceania

#2733 in the World

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.