Best Universities for Machine Learning in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 6.8M citations received by 254K 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

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Machine Learning

#2 in Australia

#53 in the World

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

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Machine Learning

#3 in Australia

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Machine Learning

#4 in Australia

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Machine Learning

#5 in Australia

#85 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Machine Learning

#6 in Australia

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Machine Learning

#7 in Australia

#127 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Machine Learning

#1 in New Zealand

#154 in the World

Founded: 1883

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Machine Learning

#8 in Australia

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Machine Learning

#9 in Australia

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

11. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Machine Learning

#10 in Australia

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Machine Learning

#11 in Australia

#209 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Machine Learning

#12 in Australia

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Machine Learning

#13 in Australia

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Machine Learning

#2 in New Zealand

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Machine Learning

#14 in Australia

#371 in the World

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

17. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Machine Learning

#15 in Australia

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

18. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Machine Learning

#16 in Australia

#390 in the World

Founded: 1887

19. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Machine Learning

#17 in Australia

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

20. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Machine Learning

#3 in New Zealand

#437 in the World

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

21. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Machine Learning

#18 in Australia

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Machine Learning

#19 in Australia

#502 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Machine Learning

#4 in New Zealand

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Machine Learning

#20 in Australia

#540 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Machine Learning

#21 in Australia

#543 in the World

Founded: 1908

26. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Machine Learning

#5 in New Zealand

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

27. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Machine Learning

#6 in New Zealand

#620 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

28. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Machine Learning

#22 in Australia

#641 in the World

Founded: 1966

29. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Machine Learning

#23 in Australia

#656 in the World

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

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Machine Learning

#24 in Australia

#673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

31. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Machine Learning

#7 in New Zealand

#683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

32. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Machine Learning

#25 in Australia

#790 in the World

Founded: 1990

33. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Machine Learning

#26 in Australia

#811 in the World

Founded: 1970

34. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Machine Learning

#27 in Australia

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Machine Learning

#28 in Australia

#814 in the World

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

36. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Machine Learning

#29 in Australia

#815 in the World

Founded: 1967

37. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Machine Learning

#30 in Australia

#947 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Machine Learning

#31 in Australia

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

39. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Machine Learning

#32 in Australia

#1075 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

40. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Machine Learning

#33 in Australia

#1154 in the World

Founded: 1870

41. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Machine Learning

#34 in Australia

#1500 in the World

Founded: 1987

42. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Machine Learning

#35 in Australia

#1508 in the World

Founded: 1991

43. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Machine Learning

#36 in Australia

#1630 in the World

Founded: 1989

44. University of the South Pacific

For Machine Learning

#1 in Fiji

#1790 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

45. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Machine Learning

#8 in New Zealand

#1873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

46. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Machine Learning

#37 in Australia

#1965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

47. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Machine Learning

#38 in Australia

#2265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Machine Learning

#39 in Australia

#2886 in the World

Founded: 1989

49. Fiji National University

For Machine Learning

#2 in Fiji

#4186 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

50. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Machine Learning

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#4412 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

51. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Machine Learning

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966