39 Best universities for Computer Networking in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Computer Networking. A graph of 3.88M citations received by 135K 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Networking

#63 in the World

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

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Networking

#76 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Networking

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Computer Networking

#109 in the World

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

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Networking

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Computer Networking

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Networking

#209 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Computer Networking

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Networking

#10 in Oceania

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Networking

#11 in Oceania

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Networking

#12 in Oceania

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Computer Networking

#13 in Oceania

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Networking

#14 in Oceania

#325 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Computer Networking

#15 in Oceania

#369 in the World

Founded: 1908

15. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Computer Networking

#16 in Oceania

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

16. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Networking

#17 in Oceania

#414 in the World

Founded: 1971

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Networking

#18 in Oceania

#427 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Computer Networking

#19 in Oceania

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Computer Networking

#21 in Oceania

#451 in the World

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

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Computer Networking

#23 in Oceania

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Networking

#24 in Oceania

#540 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

22. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Networking

#27 in Oceania

#628 in the World

Founded: 1990

23. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Networking

#29 in Oceania

#764 in the World

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

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Computer Networking

#30 in Oceania

#830 in the World

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

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Computer Networking

#32 in Oceania

#895 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Computer Networking

#33 in Oceania

#967 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Computer Networking

#34 in Oceania

#985 in the World

Founded: 1967

28. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Computer Networking

#35 in Oceania

#1030 in the World

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

29. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Networking

#36 in Oceania

#1056 in the World

Founded: 1966

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Computer Networking

#37 in Oceania

#1227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Computer Networking

#38 in Oceania

#1264 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

32. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Computer Networking

#39 in Oceania

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

33. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Computer Networking

#40 in Oceania

#1605 in the World

Founded: 1870

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Computer Networking

#41 in Oceania

#1717 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Computer Networking

#42 in Oceania

#1975 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Computer Networking

#43 in Oceania

#2074 in the World

Founded: 1987

37. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Computer Networking

#45 in Oceania

#2300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Computer Networking

#47 in Oceania

#2423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Computer Networking

#48 in Oceania

#3227 in the World

Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Computer Networking in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Melbourne, Sydney, Clayton, and Canberra.