Best Universities for Computer Science in Oceania

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Computer Science. A graph of 64.5M citations received by 2.6M academic papers made by 52 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Science

#1 in Australia

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#2 in Australia

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#3 in Australia

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Computer Science

#4 in Australia

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Computer Science

#5 in Australia

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Science

#6 in Australia

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Computer Science

#1 in New Zealand

#139 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Science

#7 in Australia

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Computer Science

#8 in Australia

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Science

#9 in Australia

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#10 in Australia

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1965

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Science

#11 in Australia

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#12 in Australia

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Computer Science

#2 in New Zealand

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Computer Science

#13 in Australia

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Computer Science

#14 in Australia

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Computer Science

#15 in Australia

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1965

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Computer Science

#16 in Australia

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,216
Founded: 1966

19. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Science

#17 in Australia

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Science

#18 in Australia

#424 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Science

#19 in Australia

#443 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Computer Science

#3 in New Zealand

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Computer Science

#20 in Australia

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1908

24. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Science

#21 in Australia

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1966

25. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Computer Science

#4 in New Zealand

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1897

26. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Computer Science

#5 in New Zealand

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1963

27. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Computer Science

#6 in New Zealand

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1964

28. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Computer Science

#22 in Australia

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

29. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Computer Science

#23 in Australia

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

30. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Computer Science

#24 in Australia

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1970

31. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Computer Science

#7 in New Zealand

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2000

32. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Science

#25 in Australia

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Computer Science

#26 in Australia

#841 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Computer Science

#27 in Australia

#872 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

35. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Science

#28 in Australia

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1990

36. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Computer Science

#29 in Australia

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1989

37. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Computer Science

#30 in Australia

#999 in the World

Founded: 1967

38. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Computer Science

#31 in Australia

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1938

39. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Computer Science

#32 in Australia

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

40. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Computer Science

#33 in Australia

#1350 in the World

Founded: 1870

41. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Computer Science

#34 in Australia

#1370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1991

42. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Computer Science

#35 in Australia

#1498 in the World

Founded: 1987

43. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Computer Science

#36 in Australia

#1707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1994

44. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Computer Science

#37 in Australia

#1733 in the World

Founded: 1989

45. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Computer Science

#38 in Australia

#1817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1994

46. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Computer Science

#8 in New Zealand

#1989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

47. University of the South Pacific

For Computer Science

#1 in Fiji

#2287 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Computer Science

#39 in Australia

#2692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1989

49. Fiji National University

For Computer Science

#2 in Fiji

#4100 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

50. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Computer Science

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#4337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Computer Science

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4510 in the World

Founded: 1965

52. National University of Samoa

For Computer Science

#1 in Samoa

#6210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984