28 Best universities for Robotics 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 Robotics. A graph of 246K citations received by 9.85K 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

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Robotics

#83 in the World

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

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Robotics

#90 in the World

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

4. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Robotics

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

5. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Robotics

#109 in the World

Founded: 1965

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Robotics

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Robotics

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Robotics

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Robotics

#10 in Oceania

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Robotics

#11 in Oceania

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Robotics

#12 in Oceania

#305 in the World

Founded: 1887

12. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Robotics

#13 in Oceania

#374 in the World

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

13. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Robotics

#15 in Oceania

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Robotics

#17 in Oceania

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Robotics

#19 in Oceania

#595 in the World

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

16. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Robotics

#20 in Oceania

#602 in the World

Founded: 1971

17. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Robotics

#21 in Oceania

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Robotics

#22 in Oceania

#615 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Robotics

#23 in Oceania

#618 in the World

Founded: 1908

20. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Robotics

#24 in Oceania

#716 in the World

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

21. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Robotics

#27 in Oceania

#927 in the World

Founded: 1966

22. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Robotics

#28 in Oceania

#945 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

23. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Robotics

#29 in Oceania

#1170 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

24. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Robotics

#30 in Oceania

#1310 in the World

Founded: 1967

25. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Robotics

#31 in Oceania

#1414 in the World

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

26. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Robotics

#32 in Oceania

#1426 in the World

Founded: 1870

27. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Robotics

#33 in Oceania

#1463 in the World

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

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Robotics

#34 in Oceania

#1571 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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