39 Best universities for Computer Networking 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 Computer Networking. A graph of 2.73M citations received by 124K 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

#62 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%
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

#105 in the World

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

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Networking

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Computer Networking

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Networking

#225 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Computer Networking

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Networking

#10 in Oceania

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Networking

#11 in Oceania

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Networking

#12 in Oceania

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Computer Networking

#13 in Oceania

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Networking

#14 in Oceania

#350 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Computer Networking

#15 in Oceania

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

15. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Computer Networking

#16 in Oceania

#394 in the World

Founded: 1908

16. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Networking

#17 in Oceania

#406 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Networking

#18 in Oceania

#410 in the World

Founded: 1971

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Computer Networking

#20 in Oceania

#435 in the World

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

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Computer Networking

#21 in Oceania

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Computer Networking

#23 in Oceania

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Networking

#24 in Oceania

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

22. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Networking

#28 in Oceania

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

23. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Networking

#29 in Oceania

#738 in the World

Founded: 1990

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Computer Networking

#30 in Oceania

#845 in the World

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

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Computer Networking

#31 in Oceania

#889 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Computer Networking

#33 in Oceania

#921 in the World

Founded: 1967

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Computer Networking

#34 in Oceania

#979 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Computer Networking

#35 in Oceania

#1013 in the World

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

29. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Networking

#36 in Oceania

#1086 in the World

Founded: 1966

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Computer Networking

#37 in Oceania

#1191 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Computer Networking

#38 in Oceania

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

32. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Computer Networking

#39 in Oceania

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

33. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Computer Networking

#40 in Oceania

#1604 in the World

Founded: 1870

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Computer Networking

#41 in Oceania

#1740 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Computer Networking

#42 in Oceania

#1952 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Computer Networking

#43 in Oceania

#2050 in the World

Founded: 1987

37. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Computer Networking

#45 in Oceania

#2275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Computer Networking

#47 in Oceania

#2428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Computer Networking

#48 in Oceania

#3167 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.