23 Best universities for Web Design and Development in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Web Design and Development. A graph of 104K citations received by 4.72K academic papers made by 23 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 New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Web Design and Development

#1 in Oceania

#39 in the World

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

2. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Web Design and Development

#2 in Oceania

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Web Design and Development

#3 in Oceania

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

4. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Web Design and Development

#4 in Oceania

#144 in the World

Founded: 1965

5. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Web Design and Development

#5 in Oceania

#146 in the World

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

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Web Design and Development

#6 in Oceania

#149 in the World

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

7. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Web Design and Development

#7 in Oceania

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

8. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Web Design and Development

#8 in Oceania

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

9. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Web Design and Development

#10 in Oceania

#204 in the World

Founded: 1908

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Web Design and Development

#11 in Oceania

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Web Design and Development

#13 in Oceania

#271 in the World

Founded: 1887

12. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Web Design and Development

#14 in Oceania

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

13. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Web Design and Development

#15 in Oceania

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

14. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Web Design and Development

#16 in Oceania

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

15. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Web Design and Development

#17 in Oceania

#286 in the World

Founded: 1990

16. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Web Design and Development

#18 in Oceania

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

17. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Web Design and Development

#19 in Oceania

#340 in the World

Founded: 1971

18. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Web Design and Development

#21 in Oceania

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Web Design and Development

#22 in Oceania

#410 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Web Design and Development

#24 in Oceania

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

21. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Web Design and Development

#25 in Oceania

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

22. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Web Design and Development

#29 in Oceania

#631 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Web Design and Development

#30 in Oceania

#797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

The best cities to study Web Design and Development in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth.

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