39 Best universities for Library and Information science in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 1.32M citations received by 77.1K academic papers made by 39 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#48 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Library and Information science

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#62 in the World

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

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Library and Information science

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Library and Information science

#90 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Library and Information science

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Library and Information science

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#11 in Oceania

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#12 in Oceania

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Library and Information science

#13 in Oceania

#280 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Library and Information science

#14 in Oceania

#283 in the World

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

13. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Library and Information science

#15 in Oceania

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

14. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Library and Information science

#16 in Oceania

#327 in the World

Founded: 1966

15. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Library and Information science

#18 in Oceania

#335 in the World

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

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Library and Information science

#20 in Oceania

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Library and Information science

#21 in Oceania

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

18. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#23 in Oceania

#364 in the World

Founded: 1965

19. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Library and Information science

#24 in Oceania

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#26 in Oceania

#432 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Library and Information science

#27 in Oceania

#441 in the World

Founded: 1970

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Library and Information science

#28 in Oceania

#452 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Library and Information science

#29 in Oceania

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Library and Information science

#30 in Oceania

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Library and Information science

#31 in Oceania

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

26. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Library and Information science

#32 in Oceania

#550 in the World

Founded: 1908

27. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Library and Information science

#33 in Oceania

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Library and Information science

#34 in Oceania

#614 in the World

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

29. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Library and Information science

#36 in Oceania

#848 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Library and Information science

#37 in Oceania

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#38 in Oceania

#976 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Library and Information science

#39 in Oceania

#980 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Library and Information science

#40 in Oceania

#985 in the World

Founded: 1987

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Library and Information science

#42 in Oceania

#1215 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Library and Information science

#43 in Oceania

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Library and Information science

#44 in Oceania

#1447 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Library and Information science

#45 in Oceania

#1475 in the World

Founded: 1989

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Library and Information science

#47 in Oceania

#1763 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

39. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Library and Information science

#49 in Oceania

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Library and Information science in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Melbourne, St Lucia, and Canberra.