38 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 979K citations received by 34.7K 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 Data Science

#28 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Data Science

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Data Science

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Data Science

#75 in the World

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

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Data Science

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Data Science

#107 in the World

Founded: 1965

7. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Data Science

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Data Science

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Data Science

#12 in Oceania

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Data Science

#13 in Oceania

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Data Science

#14 in Oceania

#237 in the World

Founded: 1991

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Data Science

#15 in Oceania

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Data Science

#16 in Oceania

#264 in the World

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

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Data Science

#17 in Oceania

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Data Science

#18 in Oceania

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Data Science

#19 in Oceania

#307 in the World

Founded: 1908

17. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Data Science

#20 in Oceania

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

18. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Data Science

#21 in Oceania

#323 in the World

Founded: 1887

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Data Science

#22 in Oceania

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Data Science

#24 in Oceania

#425 in the World

Founded: 1971

21. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Data Science

#26 in Oceania

#525 in the World

Founded: 1966

22. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Data Science

#27 in Oceania

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Data Science

#28 in Oceania

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Data Science

#29 in Oceania

#592 in the World

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

25. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Data Science

#31 in Oceania

#609 in the World

Founded: 1990

26. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Data Science

#33 in Oceania

#615 in the World

Founded: 1987

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Data Science

#34 in Oceania

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Data Science

#35 in Oceania

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Data Science

#36 in Oceania

#713 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Data Science

#37 in Oceania

#721 in the World

Founded: 1970

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Data Science

#38 in Oceania

#808 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Data Science

#39 in Oceania

#822 in the World

Founded: 1870

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Data Science

#40 in Oceania

#898 in the World

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

34. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Data Science

#41 in Oceania

#1090 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Data Science

#42 in Oceania

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Data Science

#43 in Oceania

#1276 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Data Science

#44 in Oceania

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Data Science

#46 in Oceania

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Data Science in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Melbourne, Sydney, Clayton, and St Lucia.