Best Universities for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) 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 Human-Computer Interaction. A graph of 1.03M citations received by 45.2K academic papers made by 47 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Human-Computer Interaction

#1 in Australia

#23 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Human-Computer Interaction

#2 in Australia

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Human-Computer Interaction

#3 in Australia

#69 in the World

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

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Human-Computer Interaction

#4 in Australia

#86 in the World

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

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Human-Computer Interaction

#5 in Australia

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Human-Computer Interaction

#6 in Australia

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Human-Computer Interaction

#7 in Australia

#105 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Human-Computer Interaction

#1 in New Zealand

#134 in the World

Founded: 1883

9. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Human-Computer Interaction

#8 in Australia

#154 in the World

Founded: 1887

10. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Human-Computer Interaction

#9 in Australia

#177 in the World

Founded: 1991

11. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Human-Computer Interaction

#2 in New Zealand

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

12. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Human-Computer Interaction

#10 in Australia

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Human-Computer Interaction

#11 in Australia

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Human-Computer Interaction

#12 in Australia

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Human-Computer Interaction

#13 in Australia

#266 in the World

Founded: 1971

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Human-Computer Interaction

#14 in Australia

#305 in the World

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

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Human-Computer Interaction

#15 in Australia

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Human-Computer Interaction

#16 in Australia

#348 in the World

Founded: 1908

19. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Human-Computer Interaction

#3 in New Zealand

#381 in the World

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

20. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Human-Computer Interaction

#4 in New Zealand

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

21. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Human-Computer Interaction

#5 in New Zealand

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

22. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Human-Computer Interaction

#17 in Australia

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

23. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Human-Computer Interaction

#18 in Australia

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Human-Computer Interaction

#19 in Australia

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Human-Computer Interaction

#6 in New Zealand

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

26. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Human-Computer Interaction

#7 in New Zealand

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

27. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Human-Computer Interaction

#20 in Australia

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

28. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Human-Computer Interaction

#21 in Australia

#646 in the World

Founded: 1990

29. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Human-Computer Interaction

#22 in Australia

#648 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Human-Computer Interaction

#23 in Australia

#652 in the World

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

31. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Human-Computer Interaction

#24 in Australia

#689 in the World

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

32. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Human-Computer Interaction

#25 in Australia

#704 in the World

Founded: 1966

33. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Human-Computer Interaction

#26 in Australia

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Human-Computer Interaction

#27 in Australia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Human-Computer Interaction

#28 in Australia

#760 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Human-Computer Interaction

#29 in Australia

#765 in the World

Founded: 1967

37. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Human-Computer Interaction

#30 in Australia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Human-Computer Interaction

#31 in Australia

#1093 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Human-Computer Interaction

#32 in Australia

#1189 in the World

Founded: 1991

40. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Human-Computer Interaction

#33 in Australia

#1264 in the World

Founded: 1970

41. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Human-Computer Interaction

#34 in Australia

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

42. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Human-Computer Interaction

#35 in Australia

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

43. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Human-Computer Interaction

#36 in Australia

#1450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

44. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Human-Computer Interaction

#37 in Australia

#1998 in the World

Founded: 1870

45. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Human-Computer Interaction

#38 in Australia

#2049 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Human-Computer Interaction

#8 in New Zealand

#2538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

47. University of the South Pacific

For Human-Computer Interaction

#1 in Fiji

#2692 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968