Best Universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 9.89M citations received by 277K academic papers made by 51 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Machine Learning

#1 in Australia

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Machine Learning

#2 in Australia

#53 in the World

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

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Machine Learning

#3 in Australia

#64 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Machine Learning

#4 in Australia

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Machine Learning

#5 in Australia

#87 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Machine Learning

#6 in Australia

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Machine Learning

#7 in Australia

#120 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Machine Learning

#1 in New Zealand

#159 in the World

Founded: 1883

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Machine Learning

#8 in Australia

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Machine Learning

#9 in Australia

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Machine Learning

#10 in Australia

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Machine Learning

#11 in Australia

#204 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Machine Learning

#12 in Australia

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Machine Learning

#13 in Australia

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Machine Learning

#14 in Australia

#334 in the World

Founded: 1887

16. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Machine Learning

#2 in New Zealand

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

17. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Machine Learning

#3 in New Zealand

#383 in the World

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

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Machine Learning

#15 in Australia

#385 in the World

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

19. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Machine Learning

#16 in Australia

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Machine Learning

#17 in Australia

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Machine Learning

#18 in Australia

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

22. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Machine Learning

#19 in Australia

#478 in the World

Founded: 1908

23. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Machine Learning

#20 in Australia

#488 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Machine Learning

#4 in New Zealand

#507 in the World

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

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Machine Learning

#21 in Australia

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Machine Learning

#5 in New Zealand

#561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

27. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Machine Learning

#6 in New Zealand

#674 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

28. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Machine Learning

#22 in Australia

#680 in the World

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

29. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Machine Learning

#23 in Australia

#683 in the World

Founded: 1966

30. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Machine Learning

#7 in New Zealand

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Machine Learning

#24 in Australia

#717 in the World

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

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Machine Learning

#25 in Australia

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Machine Learning

#26 in Australia

#813 in the World

Founded: 1990

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Machine Learning

#27 in Australia

#852 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Machine Learning

#28 in Australia

#868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

36. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Machine Learning

#29 in Australia

#880 in the World

Founded: 1970

37. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Machine Learning

#30 in Australia

#943 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Machine Learning

#31 in Australia

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

39. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Machine Learning

#32 in Australia

#1119 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

40. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Machine Learning

#33 in Australia

#1159 in the World

Founded: 1870

41. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Machine Learning

#34 in Australia

#1543 in the World

Founded: 1991

42. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Machine Learning

#35 in Australia

#1618 in the World

Founded: 1987

43. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Machine Learning

#36 in Australia

#1667 in the World

Founded: 1989

44. University of the South Pacific

For Machine Learning

#1 in Fiji

#1683 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

45. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Machine Learning

#8 in New Zealand

#1970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

46. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Machine Learning

#37 in Australia

#2122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

47. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Machine Learning

#38 in Australia

#2245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Machine Learning

#39 in Australia

#3030 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

49. Fiji National University

For Machine Learning

#2 in Fiji

#4101 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

50. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

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Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Machine Learning

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#4474 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

51. University of Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Machine Learning

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#5138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966