28 Best universities for Robotics 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 Robotics. A graph of 264K citations received by 10.3K academic papers made by 28 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

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Robotics

#79 in the World

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

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Robotics

#89 in the World

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

4. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Robotics

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

5. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Robotics

#106 in the World

Founded: 1965

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Robotics

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Robotics

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Robotics

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Robotics

#10 in Oceania

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Robotics

#11 in Oceania

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

11. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Robotics

#12 in Oceania

#309 in the World

Founded: 1887

12. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Robotics

#13 in Oceania

#360 in the World

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

13. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Robotics

#15 in Oceania

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

14. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Robotics

#17 in Oceania

#574 in the World

Founded: 1908

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Robotics

#18 in Oceania

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Robotics

#19 in Oceania

#576 in the World

Founded: 1971

17. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Robotics

#21 in Oceania

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Robotics

#22 in Oceania

#601 in the World

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

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Robotics

#23 in Oceania

#625 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Robotics

#24 in Oceania

#666 in the World

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

21. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Robotics

#26 in Oceania

#868 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

22. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Robotics

#28 in Oceania

#924 in the World

Founded: 1966

23. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Robotics

#29 in Oceania

#1161 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

24. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Robotics

#31 in Oceania

#1370 in the World

Founded: 1967

25. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Robotics

#32 in Oceania

#1413 in the World

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

26. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Robotics

#33 in Oceania

#1434 in the World

Founded: 1870

27. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Robotics

#34 in Oceania

#1476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Robotics

#35 in Oceania

#1592 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.

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Agricultural Engineering26

Applied/Engineering Physics27

Architectural Engineering35

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