38 Best universities for Data Science in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 1.83M citations received by 43.4K 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 New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Data Science

#30 in the World

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

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Data Science

#33 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Data Science

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Data Science

#57 in the World

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

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Data Science

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Data Science

#92 in the World

Founded: 1965

7. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Data Science

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Data Science

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Data Science

#10 in Oceania

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Data Science

#11 in Oceania

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Data Science

#12 in Oceania

#208 in the World

Founded: 1908

12. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Data Science

#13 in Oceania

#210 in the World

Founded: 1991

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Data Science

#14 in Oceania

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Data Science

#16 in Oceania

#244 in the World

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

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Data Science

#18 in Oceania

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Data Science

#19 in Oceania

#253 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Data Science

#20 in Oceania

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Data Science

#21 in Oceania

#358 in the World

Founded: 1971

19. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Data Science

#22 in Oceania

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Data Science

#24 in Oceania

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Data Science

#25 in Oceania

#475 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Data Science

#27 in Oceania

#544 in the World

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

23. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Data Science

#30 in Oceania

#612 in the World

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

24. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Data Science

#31 in Oceania

#613 in the World

Founded: 1966

25. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Data Science

#32 in Oceania

#647 in the World

Founded: 1990

26. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Data Science

#33 in Oceania

#665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Data Science

#34 in Oceania

#721 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Data Science

#35 in Oceania

#728 in the World

Founded: 1970

29. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Data Science

#36 in Oceania

#745 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

30. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Data Science

#37 in Oceania

#776 in the World

Founded: 1987

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Data Science

#38 in Oceania

#808 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Data Science

#39 in Oceania

#817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

33. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Data Science

#40 in Oceania

#839 in the World

Founded: 1870

34. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Data Science

#41 in Oceania

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

35. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Data Science

#42 in Oceania

#1110 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Data Science

#43 in Oceania

#1252 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Data Science

#44 in Oceania

#1384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Data Science

#45 in Oceania

#1460 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 Sydney, Melbourne, Clayton, and St Lucia.