28 Best universities for Game Design and Development 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 Game Design and Development. A graph of 115K citations received by 5.22K academic papers made by 28 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

#34 in the World

Founded: 1991

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Game Design and Development

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Game Design and Development

#55 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Game Design and Development

#102 in the World

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

6. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Game Design and Development

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Game Design and Development

#10 in Oceania

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Game Design and Development

#11 in Oceania

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

10. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Game Design and Development

#12 in Oceania

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Game Design and Development

#13 in Oceania

#154 in the World

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

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Game Design and Development

#14 in Oceania

#180 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Game Design and Development

#15 in Oceania

#181 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#16 in Oceania

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#17 in Oceania

#213 in the World

Founded: 1965

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Game Design and Development

#18 in Oceania

#219 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Game Design and Development

#21 in Oceania

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Game Design and Development

#24 in Oceania

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Game Design and Development

#25 in Oceania

#367 in the World

Founded: 1908

20. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Game Design and Development

#26 in Oceania

#390 in the World

Founded: 1987

21. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Game Design and Development

#27 in Oceania

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

22. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Game Design and Development

#28 in Oceania

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Game Design and Development

#29 in Oceania

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Game Design and Development

#30 in Oceania

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

25. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#31 in Oceania

#581 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Game Design and Development

#32 in Oceania

#648 in the World

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

27. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Game Design and Development

#33 in Oceania

#676 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

28. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Game Design and Development

#34 in Oceania

#709 in the World

Founded: 1967

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