38 Best universities for Computational Linguistics in Australia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Computational Linguistics. A graph of 553K citations received by 28.2K academic papers made by 38 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 Computational Linguistics

#33 in the World

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

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Computational Linguistics

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computational Linguistics

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Computational Linguistics

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Computational Linguistics

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Computational Linguistics

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Computational Linguistics

#152 in the World

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

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Computational Linguistics

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Computational Linguistics

#10 in Oceania

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computational Linguistics

#12 in Oceania

#255 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Computational Linguistics

#13 in Oceania

#320 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Computational Linguistics

#14 in Oceania

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computational Linguistics

#15 in Oceania

#368 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computational Linguistics

#16 in Oceania

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Computational Linguistics

#17 in Oceania

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Computational Linguistics

#19 in Oceania

#433 in the World

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

17. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Computational Linguistics

#20 in Oceania

#458 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Computational Linguistics

#21 in Oceania

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Computational Linguistics

#23 in Oceania

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Computational Linguistics

#25 in Oceania

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

21. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Computational Linguistics

#26 in Oceania

#703 in the World

Founded: 1966

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Computational Linguistics

#27 in Oceania

#727 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Computational Linguistics

#29 in Oceania

#814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Computational Linguistics

#30 in Oceania

#827 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Computational Linguistics

#31 in Oceania

#899 in the World

Founded: 1908

26. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Computational Linguistics

#33 in Oceania

#963 in the World

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

27. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Computational Linguistics

#34 in Oceania

#1110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

28. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Computational Linguistics

#35 in Oceania

#1163 in the World

Founded: 1970

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Computational Linguistics

#36 in Oceania

#1203 in the World

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

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computational Linguistics

#37 in Oceania

#1224 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Computational Linguistics

#38 in Oceania

#1336 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Computational Linguistics

#39 in Oceania

#1559 in the World

Founded: 1870

33. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Computational Linguistics

#40 in Oceania

#1687 in the World

Founded: 1989

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Computational Linguistics

#41 in Oceania

#1692 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Computational Linguistics

#42 in Oceania

#1859 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Computational Linguistics

#43 in Oceania

#2185 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Computational Linguistics

#45 in Oceania

#2331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Computational Linguistics

#46 in Oceania

#2340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Computational Linguistics in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Melbourne, Sydney, St Lucia, and Canberra.