Best Universities for Game Design and Development in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 138K citations received by 6.4K academic papers made by 34 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

#34 in the World

Founded: 1991

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Game Design and Development

#2 in Australia

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Game Design and Development

#3 in Australia

#55 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#4 in Australia

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Game Design and Development

#1 in New Zealand

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

6. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Game Design and Development

#2 in New Zealand

#90 in the World

Founded: 1883

7. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Game Design and Development

#5 in Australia

#102 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

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#7 in Australia

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Game Design and Development

#8 in Australia

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Game Design and Development

#9 in Australia

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Game Design and Development

#10 in Australia

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Game Design and Development

#11 in Australia

#154 in the World

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

14. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Game Design and Development

#12 in Australia

#180 in the World

Founded: 1971

15. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Game Design and Development

#13 in Australia

#181 in the World

Founded: 1887

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#14 in Australia

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#15 in Australia

#213 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Game Design and Development

#16 in Australia

#219 in the World

Founded: 1966

19. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Game Design and Development

#3 in New Zealand

#252 in the World

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

20. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Game Design and Development

#4 in New Zealand

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

21. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Game Design and Development

#17 in Australia

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

22. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Game Design and Development

#5 in New Zealand

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

23. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Game Design and Development

#6 in New Zealand

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

24. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Game Design and Development

#18 in Australia

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

25. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Game Design and Development

#19 in Australia

#367 in the World

Founded: 1908

26. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Game Design and Development

#20 in Australia

#390 in the World

Founded: 1987

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Game Design and Development

#21 in Australia

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Game Design and Development

#22 in Australia

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Game Design and Development

#23 in Australia

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

30. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Game Design and Development

#24 in Australia

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

31. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Game Design and Development

#25 in Australia

#581 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Game Design and Development

#26 in Australia

#648 in the World

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

33. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Game Design and Development

#27 in Australia

#676 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Game Design and Development

#28 in Australia

#709 in the World

Founded: 1967