Best Universities for Computer Engineering 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 Computer Engineering. A graph of 353K citations received by 15.9K academic papers made by 40 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 New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Engineering

#1 in Australia

#103 in the World

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

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Engineering

#2 in Australia

#159 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Engineering

#3 in Australia

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Computer Engineering

#4 in Australia

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Engineering

#5 in Australia

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Engineering

#6 in Australia

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

7. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Computer Engineering

#7 in Australia

#268 in the World

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

8. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Computer Engineering

#1 in New Zealand

#295 in the World

Founded: 1883

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Engineering

#8 in Australia

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Engineering

#9 in Australia

#377 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Engineering

#10 in Australia

#383 in the World

Founded: 1991

12. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Computer Engineering

#11 in Australia

#404 in the World

Founded: 1908

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Engineering

#12 in Australia

#415 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Computer Engineering

#13 in Australia

#480 in the World

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

15. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Engineering

#14 in Australia

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

16. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Computer Engineering

#15 in Australia

#530 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Computer Engineering

#16 in Australia

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Computer Engineering

#2 in New Zealand

#593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

19. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Engineering

#17 in Australia

#610 in the World

Founded: 1971

20. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Computer Engineering

#18 in Australia

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

21. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Computer Engineering

#19 in Australia

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

22. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Computer Engineering

#3 in New Zealand

#702 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

23. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Engineering

#20 in Australia

#753 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

24. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Engineering

#21 in Australia

#767 in the World

Founded: 1990

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Computer Engineering

#22 in Australia

#797 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Computer Engineering

#23 in Australia

#799 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

27. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Computer Engineering

#4 in New Zealand

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Computer Engineering

#24 in Australia

#1011 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Computer Engineering

#5 in New Zealand

#1053 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

30. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Computer Engineering

#6 in New Zealand

#1073 in the World

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

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Engineering

#25 in Australia

#1098 in the World

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

32. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Engineering

#26 in Australia

#1235 in the World

Founded: 1966

33. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Computer Engineering

#27 in Australia

#1263 in the World

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

34. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Computer Engineering

#7 in New Zealand

#1284 in the World

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

35. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Computer Engineering

#28 in Australia

#1334 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Computer Engineering

#29 in Australia

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

37. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Computer Engineering

#30 in Australia

#1528 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Computer Engineering

#31 in Australia

#1685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

39. University of the South Pacific

For Computer Engineering

#1 in Fiji

#1716 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

40. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Computer Engineering

#32 in Australia

#2133 in the World

Founded: 1870