36 Best universities for Urban and Regional planning 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 Urban and Regional planning. A graph of 192K citations received by 9.72K academic papers made by 36 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Urban and Regional planning

#1 in Oceania

#13 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Urban and Regional planning

#2 in Oceania

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Urban and Regional planning

#3 in Oceania

#38 in the World

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

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Urban and Regional planning

#4 in Oceania

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

5. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Urban and Regional planning

#5 in Oceania

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Urban and Regional planning

#6 in Oceania

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Urban and Regional planning

#7 in Oceania

#74 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Urban and Regional planning

#8 in Oceania

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

9. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Urban and Regional planning

#9 in Oceania

#160 in the World

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

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Urban and Regional planning

#10 in Oceania

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Urban and Regional planning

#11 in Oceania

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

12. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Urban and Regional planning

#13 in Oceania

#183 in the World

Founded: 1887

13. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Urban and Regional planning

#14 in Oceania

#199 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Urban and Regional planning

#15 in Oceania

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

15. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Urban and Regional planning

#16 in Oceania

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Urban and Regional planning

#17 in Oceania

#253 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Urban and Regional planning

#19 in Oceania

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

18. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Urban and Regional planning

#21 in Oceania

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Urban and Regional planning

#24 in Oceania

#350 in the World

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

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Urban and Regional planning

#25 in Oceania

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Urban and Regional planning

#27 in Oceania

#491 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

22. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Urban and Regional planning

#28 in Oceania

#521 in the World

Founded: 1966

23. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Urban and Regional planning

#29 in Oceania

#524 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

24. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Urban and Regional planning

#30 in Oceania

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

25. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Urban and Regional planning

#31 in Oceania

#577 in the World

Founded: 1908

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Urban and Regional planning

#32 in Oceania

#646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Urban and Regional planning

#33 in Oceania

#650 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Urban and Regional planning

#34 in Oceania

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Urban and Regional planning

#35 in Oceania

#678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Urban and Regional planning

#37 in Oceania

#721 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Urban and Regional planning

#39 in Oceania

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Urban and Regional planning

#40 in Oceania

#937 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Urban and Regional planning

#41 in Oceania

#1020 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Urban and Regional planning

#42 in Oceania

#1113 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Urban and Regional planning

#43 in Oceania

#1157 in the World

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

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Urban and Regional planning

#44 in Oceania

#1195 in the World

Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Urban and Regional planning in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Melbourne, St Lucia, Clayton, and Sydney.