39 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 8.72M citations received by 245K 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 Machine Learning

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Machine Learning

#53 in the World

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

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Machine Learning

#64 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Machine Learning

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Machine Learning

#87 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Machine Learning

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Machine Learning

#120 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Machine Learning

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Machine Learning

#10 in Oceania

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Machine Learning

#11 in Oceania

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Machine Learning

#12 in Oceania

#204 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Machine Learning

#13 in Oceania

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Machine Learning

#14 in Oceania

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

14. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Machine Learning

#15 in Oceania

#334 in the World

Founded: 1887

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Machine Learning

#18 in Oceania

#385 in the World

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

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Machine Learning

#19 in Oceania

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Machine Learning

#20 in Oceania

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Machine Learning

#21 in Oceania

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

19. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Machine Learning

#22 in Oceania

#478 in the World

Founded: 1908

20. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Machine Learning

#23 in Oceania

#488 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Machine Learning

#25 in Oceania

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Machine Learning

#28 in Oceania

#680 in the World

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

23. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Machine Learning

#29 in Oceania

#683 in the World

Founded: 1966

24. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Machine Learning

#31 in Oceania

#717 in the World

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

25. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Machine Learning

#32 in Oceania

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Machine Learning

#33 in Oceania

#813 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Machine Learning

#34 in Oceania

#852 in the World

Founded: 1967

28. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Machine Learning

#35 in Oceania

#868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Machine Learning

#36 in Oceania

#880 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Machine Learning

#37 in Oceania

#943 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Machine Learning

#38 in Oceania

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

32. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Machine Learning

#39 in Oceania

#1119 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

33. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Machine Learning

#40 in Oceania

#1159 in the World

Founded: 1870

34. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Machine Learning

#41 in Oceania

#1543 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Machine Learning

#42 in Oceania

#1618 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Machine Learning

#43 in Oceania

#1667 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Machine Learning

#46 in Oceania

#2122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Machine Learning

#47 in Oceania

#2245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Machine Learning

#48 in Oceania

#3030 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

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