39 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 2.73M citations received by 108K academic papers made by 39 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 Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Communications and Public Relations

#1 in Oceania

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Communications and Public Relations

#2 in Oceania

#14 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#3 in Oceania

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Communications and Public Relations

#4 in Oceania

#19 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#5 in Oceania

#30 in the World

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

6. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Communications and Public Relations

#6 in Oceania

#31 in the World

Founded: 1971

7. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Communications and Public Relations

#7 in Oceania

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Communications and Public Relations

#8 in Oceania

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Communications and Public Relations

#9 in Oceania

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#10 in Oceania

#73 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Communications and Public Relations

#11 in Oceania

#80 in the World

Founded: 1887

12. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Communications and Public Relations

#13 in Oceania

#93 in the World

Founded: 1991

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#14 in Oceania

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Communications and Public Relations

#15 in Oceania

#114 in the World

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

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Communications and Public Relations

#16 in Oceania

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Communications and Public Relations

#17 in Oceania

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Communications and Public Relations

#20 in Oceania

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

18. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Communications and Public Relations

#21 in Oceania

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Communications and Public Relations

#23 in Oceania

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Communications and Public Relations

#24 in Oceania

#208 in the World

Founded: 1966

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Communications and Public Relations

#25 in Oceania

#209 in the World

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

22. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Communications and Public Relations

#26 in Oceania

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Communications and Public Relations

#27 in Oceania

#215 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Communications and Public Relations

#28 in Oceania

#217 in the World

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

25. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Communications and Public Relations

#30 in Oceania

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Communications and Public Relations

#32 in Oceania

#298 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Communications and Public Relations

#33 in Oceania

#341 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Communications and Public Relations

#35 in Oceania

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

29. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Communications and Public Relations

#36 in Oceania

#374 in the World

Founded: 1990

30. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#37 in Oceania

#392 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Communications and Public Relations

#38 in Oceania

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

32. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Communications and Public Relations

#39 in Oceania

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Communications and Public Relations

#40 in Oceania

#466 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Communications and Public Relations

#41 in Oceania

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

35. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Communications and Public Relations

#42 in Oceania

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

36. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Communications and Public Relations

#43 in Oceania

#534 in the World

Founded: 1987

37. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Communications and Public Relations

#44 in Oceania

#654 in the World

Founded: 1989

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Communications and Public Relations

#45 in Oceania

#688 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Communications and Public Relations

#47 in Oceania

#1241 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

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