38 Best universities for Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering. A graph of 594K citations received by 28.1K academic papers made by 38 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 Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Software Engineering

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Software Engineering

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Software Engineering

#84 in the World

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

4. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Software Engineering

#93 in the World

Founded: 1965

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Software Engineering

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Software Engineering

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

7. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Software Engineering

#135 in the World

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

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Software Engineering

#10 in Oceania

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Software Engineering

#11 in Oceania

#225 in the World

Founded: 1908

10. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Software Engineering

#12 in Oceania

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

11. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Software Engineering

#13 in Oceania

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Software Engineering

#14 in Oceania

#289 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Software Engineering

#15 in Oceania

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

14. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Software Engineering

#16 in Oceania

#296 in the World

Founded: 1887

15. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Software Engineering

#19 in Oceania

#387 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Software Engineering

#20 in Oceania

#390 in the World

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

17. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Software Engineering

#21 in Oceania

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

18. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Software Engineering

#22 in Oceania

#436 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

19. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Software Engineering

#23 in Oceania

#445 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Software Engineering

#25 in Oceania

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Software Engineering

#28 in Oceania

#562 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

22. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Software Engineering

#29 in Oceania

#578 in the World

Founded: 1990

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Software Engineering

#30 in Oceania

#616 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Software Engineering

#31 in Oceania

#715 in the World

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

25. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Software Engineering

#32 in Oceania

#804 in the World

Founded: 1966

26. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Software Engineering

#33 in Oceania

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Software Engineering

#34 in Oceania

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

28. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Software Engineering

#35 in Oceania

#859 in the World

Founded: 1970

29. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Software Engineering

#36 in Oceania

#928 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Software Engineering

#37 in Oceania

#983 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Software Engineering

#38 in Oceania

#991 in the World

Founded: 1870

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Software Engineering

#39 in Oceania

#1045 in the World

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

33. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Software Engineering

#40 in Oceania

#1171 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Software Engineering

#41 in Oceania

#1241 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Software Engineering

#42 in Oceania

#1322 in the World

Founded: 1989

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Software Engineering

#43 in Oceania

#1403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Software Engineering

#44 in Oceania

#1579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Software Engineering

#46 in Oceania

#1744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Software Engineering in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are St Lucia, Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.