Best Universities for Computer Science 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 Computer Science. A graph of 30.4M citations received by 1.2M academic papers made by 53 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

#41 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#2 in Australia

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#3 in Australia

#61 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

#81 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Science

#6 in Australia

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Computer Science

#1 in New Zealand

#144 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Computer Science

#7 in Australia

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Science

#8 in Australia

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Science

#9 in Australia

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#10 in Australia

#248 in the World

Founded: 1965

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Computer Science

#11 in Australia

#299 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Science

#12 in Australia

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Computer Science

#2 in New Zealand

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Computer Science

#13 in Australia

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Computer Science

#14 in Australia

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Computer Science

#15 in Australia

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Computer Science

#16 in Australia

#393 in the World

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

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Science

#17 in Australia

#424 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Science

#18 in Australia

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Science

#19 in Australia

#456 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Computer Science

#3 in New Zealand

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Computer Science

#20 in Australia

#508 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Computer Science

#4 in New Zealand

#515 in the World

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

25. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Computer Science

#21 in Australia

#527 in the World

Founded: 1966

26. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Computer Science

#5 in New Zealand

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

27. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Computer Science

#22 in Australia

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

28. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Computer Science

#6 in New Zealand

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

29. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Computer Science

#23 in Australia

#605 in the World

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

30. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Computer Science

#24 in Australia

#756 in the World

Founded: 1970

31. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Computer Science

#7 in New Zealand

#797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

32. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Science

#25 in Australia

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Computer Science

#26 in Australia

#851 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computer Science

#27 in Australia

#854 in the World

Founded: 1990

35. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Computer Science

#28 in Australia

#876 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

36. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Computer Science

#29 in Australia

#987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

37. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Computer Science

#30 in Australia

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Computer Science

#31 in Australia

#1032 in the World

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

39. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Computer Science

#32 in Australia

#1050 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Computer Science

#33 in Australia

#1345 in the World

Founded: 1991

41. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Computer Science

#34 in Australia

#1433 in the World

Founded: 1870

42. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Computer Science

#35 in Australia

#1478 in the World

Founded: 1987

43. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Computer Science

#36 in Australia

#1723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

44. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Computer Science

#37 in Australia

#1751 in the World

Founded: 1989

45. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Computer Science

#38 in Australia

#1813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

46. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Computer Science

#8 in New Zealand

#1960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

47. University of the South Pacific

For Computer Science

#1 in Fiji

#2274 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

48. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Computer Science

#39 in Australia

#2606 in the World

Founded: 1989

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Computer Science

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#4245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

For Computer Science

#2 in Fiji

#4264 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Computer Science

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#4517 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

52. National University of Samoa

For Computer Science

#1 in Samoa

#6232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

53. Divine Word University

Papua New Guinea | Madang

For Computer Science

#3 in Papua New Guinea

#6627 in the World

Enrollment: 3,185
Founded: 1980