Best Universities for Computational Linguistics 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 Computational Linguistics. A graph of 1.01M citations received by 38.4K academic papers made by 46 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 Computational Linguistics

#1 in Australia

#34 in the World

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

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Computational Linguistics

#2 in Australia

#54 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computational Linguistics

#3 in Australia

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Computational Linguistics

#4 in Australia

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Computational Linguistics

#5 in Australia

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Computational Linguistics

#6 in Australia

#131 in the World

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

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Computational Linguistics

#7 in Australia

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Computational Linguistics

#8 in Australia

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Wellington

For Computational Linguistics

#1 in New Zealand

#217 in the World

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

10. University of Auckland

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Computational Linguistics

#2 in New Zealand

#243 in the World

Founded: 1883

11. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computational Linguistics

#9 in Australia

#245 in the World

Founded: 1965

12. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Computational Linguistics

#10 in Australia

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

13. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Computational Linguistics

#11 in Australia

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

14. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Computational Linguistics

#12 in Australia

#354 in the World

Founded: 1971

15. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computational Linguistics

#13 in Australia

#380 in the World

Founded: 1887

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computational Linguistics

#14 in Australia

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Computational Linguistics

#15 in Australia

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Computational Linguistics

#16 in Australia

#465 in the World

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

19. University of Canterbury

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Computational Linguistics

#3 in New Zealand

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

20. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Computational Linguistics

#17 in Australia

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

21. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Computational Linguistics

#18 in Australia

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

22. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Computational Linguistics

#19 in Australia

#537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

23. University of Waikato

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Computational Linguistics

#4 in New Zealand

#541 in the World

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

24. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Computational Linguistics

#20 in Australia

#551 in the World

Founded: 1966

25. University of Otago

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Computational Linguistics

#5 in New Zealand

#600 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Computational Linguistics

#21 in Australia

#661 in the World

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

27. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Computational Linguistics

#22 in Australia

#689 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Massey University

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Computational Linguistics

#6 in New Zealand

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Computational Linguistics

#23 in Australia

#835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Computational Linguistics

#24 in Australia

#869 in the World

Founded: 1908

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Computational Linguistics

#25 in Australia

#894 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

32. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Computational Linguistics

#7 in New Zealand

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

33. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Computational Linguistics

#26 in Australia

#1028 in the World

Founded: 1970

34. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Computational Linguistics

#27 in Australia

#1066 in the World

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

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Computational Linguistics

#28 in Australia

#1179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

36. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computational Linguistics

#29 in Australia

#1202 in the World

Founded: 1990

37. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Computational Linguistics

#30 in Australia

#1294 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Computational Linguistics

#31 in Australia

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

39. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Computational Linguistics

#32 in Australia

#1415 in the World

Founded: 1870

40. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Computational Linguistics

#33 in Australia

#1594 in the World

Founded: 1989

41. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Computational Linguistics

#34 in Australia

#1626 in the World

Founded: 1967

42. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Computational Linguistics

#35 in Australia

#2033 in the World

Founded: 1987

43. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Computational Linguistics

#36 in Australia

#2177 in the World

Founded: 1991

44. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Computational Linguistics

#37 in Australia

#2278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

45. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Computational Linguistics

#38 in Australia

#2281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

46. University of the South Pacific

For Computational Linguistics

#1 in Fiji

#2577 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968