Best Universities for Game Design and Development 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 Game Design and Development. A graph of 224K citations received by 7.86K 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 South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Game Design and Development

#1 in Australia

#36 in the World

Founded: 1991

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#2 in Australia

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Game Design and Development

#3 in Australia

#58 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Game Design and Development

#4 in Australia

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Game Design and Development

#1 in New Zealand

#76 in the World

Founded: 1883

6. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Game Design and Development

#2 in New Zealand

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

7. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Game Design and Development

#5 in Australia

#96 in the World

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

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Game Design and Development

#6 in Australia

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#7 in Australia

#107 in the World

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

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Game Design and Development

#8 in Australia

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Game Design and Development

#9 in Australia

#133 in the World

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

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Game Design and Development

#10 in Australia

#148 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Game Design and Development

#11 in Australia

#164 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Game Design and Development

#12 in Australia

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Game Design and Development

#13 in Australia

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#14 in Australia

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Game Design and Development

#3 in New Zealand

#191 in the World

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

18. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#15 in Australia

#193 in the World

Founded: 1965

19. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Game Design and Development

#4 in New Zealand

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Game Design and Development

#16 in Australia

#261 in the World

Founded: 1966

21. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Game Design and Development

#17 in Australia

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

22. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Game Design and Development

#18 in Australia

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Game Design and Development

#19 in Australia

#298 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Game Design and Development

#5 in New Zealand

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

25. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Game Design and Development

#6 in New Zealand

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

26. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Game Design and Development

#20 in Australia

#329 in the World

Founded: 1987

27. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Game Design and Development

#21 in Australia

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Game Design and Development

#22 in Australia

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Game Design and Development

#23 in Australia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Game Design and Development

#24 in Australia

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

31. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Game Design and Development

#25 in Australia

#571 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Game Design and Development

#26 in Australia

#617 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Game Design and Development

#27 in Australia

#693 in the World

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

34. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Game Design and Development

#28 in Australia

#700 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Game Design and Development

#29 in Australia

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Game Design and Development

#30 in Australia

#769 in the World

Founded: 1990

37. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Game Design and Development

#31 in Australia

#822 in the World

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

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#32 in Australia

#870 in the World

Founded: 1991

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Game Design and Development

#33 in Australia

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

40. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Game Design and Development

#34 in Australia

#996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967