39 Best universities for Library and Information science 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 Library and Information science. A graph of 837K citations received by 68K 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

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Library and Information science

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#50 in the World

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

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Library and Information science

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Library and Information science

#85 in the World

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

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Library and Information science

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Library and Information science

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#11 in Oceania

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#12 in Oceania

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

11. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Library and Information science

#13 in Oceania

#328 in the World

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

12. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Library and Information science

#14 in Oceania

#333 in the World

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

13. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Library and Information science

#16 in Oceania

#341 in the World

Founded: 1966

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Library and Information science

#18 in Oceania

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Library and Information science

#19 in Oceania

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Library and Information science

#21 in Oceania

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Library and Information science

#22 in Oceania

#378 in the World

Founded: 1971

18. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Library and Information science

#23 in Oceania

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#24 in Oceania

#392 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Library and Information science

#26 in Oceania

#437 in the World

Founded: 1970

21. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Library and Information science

#27 in Oceania

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Library and Information science

#28 in Oceania

#482 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#29 in Oceania

#495 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Library and Information science

#30 in Oceania

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Library and Information science

#31 in Oceania

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Library and Information science

#32 in Oceania

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Library and Information science

#33 in Oceania

#726 in the World

Founded: 1908

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Library and Information science

#34 in Oceania

#760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Library and Information science

#35 in Oceania

#893 in the World

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

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Library and Information science

#36 in Oceania

#894 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Library and Information science

#37 in Oceania

#1043 in the World

Founded: 1987

32. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Library and Information science

#38 in Oceania

#1059 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#39 in Oceania

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1990

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Library and Information science

#40 in Oceania

#1123 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Library and Information science

#43 in Oceania

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Library and Information science

#44 in Oceania

#1429 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Library and Information science

#45 in Oceania

#1434 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Library and Information science

#47 in Oceania

#1784 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Library and Information science

#49 in Oceania

#1976 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, St Lucia, Melbourne, and Canberra.