21 Best UX/UI Desgin schools 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 UX/UI Desgin. A graph of 81.9K citations received by 2.82K academic papers made by 21 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 UX/UI Desgin

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For UX/UI Desgin

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For UX/UI Desgin

#64 in the World

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

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For UX/UI Desgin

#92 in the World

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

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For UX/UI Desgin

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For UX/UI Desgin

#135 in the World

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

7. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For UX/UI Desgin

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

8. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For UX/UI Desgin

#10 in Oceania

#157 in the World

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

9. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For UX/UI Desgin

#11 in Oceania

#158 in the World

Founded: 1965

10. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For UX/UI Desgin

#12 in Oceania

#180 in the World

Founded: 1991

11. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For UX/UI Desgin

#14 in Oceania

#294 in the World

Founded: 1887

12. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For UX/UI Desgin

#15 in Oceania

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For UX/UI Desgin

#16 in Oceania

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For UX/UI Desgin

#17 in Oceania

#374 in the World

Founded: 1971

15. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For UX/UI Desgin

#18 in Oceania

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

16. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For UX/UI Desgin

#19 in Oceania

#401 in the World

Founded: 1908

17. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For UX/UI Desgin

#22 in Oceania

#495 in the World

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

18. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For UX/UI Desgin

#23 in Oceania

#539 in the World

Founded: 1990

19. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For UX/UI Desgin

#24 in Oceania

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For UX/UI Desgin

#25 in Oceania

#617 in the World

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

21. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For UX/UI Desgin

#26 in Oceania

#620 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

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