27 Best universities for Robotics 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 Robotics. A graph of 173K citations received by 8.99K academic papers made by 27 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Robotics

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Robotics

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Robotics

#82 in the World

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

4. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Robotics

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

5. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Robotics

#102 in the World

Founded: 1965

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Robotics

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Robotics

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Robotics

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

9. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Robotics

#10 in Oceania

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Robotics

#11 in Oceania

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Robotics

#12 in Oceania

#334 in the World

Founded: 1887

12. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Robotics

#13 in Oceania

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

13. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Robotics

#14 in Oceania

#390 in the World

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

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Robotics

#17 in Oceania

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Robotics

#18 in Oceania

#583 in the World

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

16. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Robotics

#19 in Oceania

#614 in the World

Founded: 1971

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Robotics

#20 in Oceania

#617 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Robotics

#21 in Oceania

#632 in the World

Founded: 1908

19. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Robotics

#22 in Oceania

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

20. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Robotics

#24 in Oceania

#729 in the World

Founded: 1967

21. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Robotics

#25 in Oceania

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

22. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Robotics

#28 in Oceania

#939 in the World

Founded: 1966

23. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Robotics

#29 in Oceania

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

24. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Robotics

#30 in Oceania

#1136 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

25. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Robotics

#31 in Oceania

#1346 in the World

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

26. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Robotics

#32 in Oceania

#1396 in the World

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

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Robotics

#33 in Oceania

#1469 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

The best cities to study Robotics in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Clayton, Brisbane, and Canberra.

Engineering subfields in Australia

Acoustical Engineering39

Aerospace Engineering39

Agricultural Engineering27

Applied/Engineering Physics24

Architectural Engineering33

Automation and Control engineering29

Automotive Engineering36

Biochemical Engineering25

Biomedical Engineering29

Biotechnology39

Chemical Engineering38

Civil Engineering39

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Computer Networking39

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Human-Computer Interaction38

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