32 Best universities for Computer Engineering 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 Computer Engineering. A graph of 211K citations received by 12.6K academic papers made by 32 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 New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Engineering

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Engineering

#164 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Computer Engineering

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Engineering

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Engineering

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Computer Engineering

#271 in the World

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

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Engineering

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Engineering

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Engineering

#10 in Oceania

#370 in the World

Founded: 1991

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Engineering

#11 in Oceania

#382 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Engineering

#12 in Oceania

#454 in the World

Founded: 1887

12. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Computer Engineering

#13 in Oceania

#491 in the World

Founded: 1908

13. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Computer Engineering

#14 in Oceania

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Engineering

#15 in Oceania

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Computer Engineering

#17 in Oceania

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Computer Engineering

#18 in Oceania

#584 in the World

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

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Computer Engineering

#20 in Oceania

#614 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Engineering

#21 in Oceania

#625 in the World

Founded: 1971

19. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Computer Engineering

#22 in Oceania

#666 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

20. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Engineering

#23 in Oceania

#704 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

21. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Computer Engineering

#24 in Oceania

#817 in the World

Founded: 1970

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Computer Engineering

#26 in Oceania

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Computer Engineering

#27 in Oceania

#1007 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Engineering

#29 in Oceania

#1029 in the World

Founded: 1990

25. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Engineering

#30 in Oceania

#1082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

26. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Computer Engineering

#33 in Oceania

#1150 in the World

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

27. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Computer Engineering

#34 in Oceania

#1266 in the World

Founded: 1967

28. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Engineering

#35 in Oceania

#1379 in the World

Founded: 1966

29. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Computer Engineering

#36 in Oceania

#1592 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Computer Engineering

#38 in Oceania

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Computer Engineering

#39 in Oceania

#1672 in the World

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

32. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Computer Engineering

#40 in Oceania

#1972 in the World

Founded: 1870

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