38 Best universities for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) 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 Human-Computer Interaction. A graph of 551K citations received by 31.8K 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Human-Computer Interaction

#22 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Human-Computer Interaction

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Human-Computer Interaction

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Human-Computer Interaction

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Human-Computer Interaction

#97 in the World

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

6. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Human-Computer Interaction

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Human-Computer Interaction

#102 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Human-Computer Interaction

#161 in the World

Founded: 1887

9. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Human-Computer Interaction

#11 in Oceania

#190 in the World

Founded: 1991

10. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Human-Computer Interaction

#12 in Oceania

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Human-Computer Interaction

#13 in Oceania

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Human-Computer Interaction

#14 in Oceania

#287 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Human-Computer Interaction

#15 in Oceania

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Human-Computer Interaction

#16 in Oceania

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Human-Computer Interaction

#17 in Oceania

#310 in the World

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

16. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Human-Computer Interaction

#18 in Oceania

#365 in the World

Founded: 1908

17. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Human-Computer Interaction

#19 in Oceania

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

18. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Human-Computer Interaction

#22 in Oceania

#436 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

19. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Human-Computer Interaction

#25 in Oceania

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Human-Computer Interaction

#27 in Oceania

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Human-Computer Interaction

#28 in Oceania

#673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

22. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Human-Computer Interaction

#29 in Oceania

#677 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

23. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Human-Computer Interaction

#30 in Oceania

#678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Human-Computer Interaction

#31 in Oceania

#685 in the World

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

25. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Human-Computer Interaction

#32 in Oceania

#695 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

26. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Human-Computer Interaction

#33 in Oceania

#703 in the World

Founded: 1966

27. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Human-Computer Interaction

#34 in Oceania

#732 in the World

Founded: 1967

28. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Human-Computer Interaction

#35 in Oceania

#733 in the World

Founded: 1990

29. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Human-Computer Interaction

#36 in Oceania

#804 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Human-Computer Interaction

#37 in Oceania

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

31. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Human-Computer Interaction

#38 in Oceania

#1079 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Human-Computer Interaction

#39 in Oceania

#1159 in the World

Founded: 1987

33. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Human-Computer Interaction

#40 in Oceania

#1263 in the World

Founded: 1970

34. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Human-Computer Interaction

#41 in Oceania

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Human-Computer Interaction

#42 in Oceania

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Human-Computer Interaction

#43 in Oceania

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Human-Computer Interaction

#44 in Oceania

#1815 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Human-Computer Interaction

#45 in Oceania

#2153 in the World

Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Human-Computer Interaction in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Melbourne, Sydney, St Lucia, and Clayton.