31 Best universities for Game Design and Development in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Game Design and Development. A graph of 171K citations received by 6.05K academic papers made by 31 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 South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Game Design and Development

#36 in the World

Founded: 1991

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Game Design and Development

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Game Design and Development

#62 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Game Design and Development

#98 in the World

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

6. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Game Design and Development

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#111 in the World

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

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Game Design and Development

#10 in Oceania

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Game Design and Development

#11 in Oceania

#139 in the World

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

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Game Design and Development

#12 in Oceania

#158 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Game Design and Development

#13 in Oceania

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Game Design and Development

#14 in Oceania

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Game Design and Development

#15 in Oceania

#168 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#17 in Oceania

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#18 in Oceania

#192 in the World

Founded: 1965

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Game Design and Development

#19 in Oceania

#260 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Game Design and Development

#20 in Oceania

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Game Design and Development

#22 in Oceania

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Game Design and Development

#25 in Oceania

#324 in the World

Founded: 1908

20. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Game Design and Development

#26 in Oceania

#346 in the World

Founded: 1987

21. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Game Design and Development

#27 in Oceania

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Game Design and Development

#28 in Oceania

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Game Design and Development

#29 in Oceania

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

24. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Game Design and Development

#30 in Oceania

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

25. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Game Design and Development

#31 in Oceania

#650 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

26. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Game Design and Development

#32 in Oceania

#652 in the World

Founded: 1967

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Game Design and Development

#33 in Oceania

#682 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Game Design and Development

#34 in Oceania

#686 in the World

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

29. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Game Design and Development

#35 in Oceania

#761 in the World

Founded: 1990

30. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Game Design and Development

#36 in Oceania

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

31. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#37 in Oceania

#865 in the World

Founded: 1991

The best cities to study Game Design and Development in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Adelaide, Sydney, St Lucia, and Melbourne.