39 Best universities for Publishing 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 Publishing. A graph of 189K citations received by 19.7K 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Publishing

#1 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Publishing

#2 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Publishing

#4 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Publishing

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Publishing

#6 in the World

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

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Publishing

#8 in the World

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

7. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Publishing

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Publishing

#11 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Publishing

#17 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Publishing

#10 in Oceania

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Publishing

#11 in Oceania

#26 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Publishing

#12 in Oceania

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Publishing

#13 in Oceania

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Publishing

#14 in Oceania

#37 in the World

Founded: 1965

15. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Publishing

#16 in Oceania

#41 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Publishing

#17 in Oceania

#42 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Publishing

#18 in Oceania

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

18. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Publishing

#19 in Oceania

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Publishing

#20 in Oceania

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

20. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Publishing

#21 in Oceania

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

21. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Publishing

#23 in Oceania

#58 in the World

Founded: 1970

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Publishing

#24 in Oceania

#66 in the World

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

23. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Publishing

#25 in Oceania

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

24. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Publishing

#26 in Oceania

#75 in the World

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

25. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Publishing

#27 in Oceania

#85 in the World

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

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Publishing

#28 in Oceania

#91 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Publishing

#29 in Oceania

#103 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Publishing

#30 in Oceania

#110 in the World

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

29. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Publishing

#31 in Oceania

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

30. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Publishing

#34 in Oceania

#137 in the World

Founded: 1967

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Publishing

#35 in Oceania

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

32. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Publishing

#37 in Oceania

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Publishing

#40 in Oceania

#203 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Publishing

#41 in Oceania

#213 in the World

Founded: 1990

35. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Publishing

#42 in Oceania

#222 in the World

Founded: 1989

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Publishing

#43 in Oceania

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Publishing

#44 in Oceania

#287 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Publishing

#45 in Oceania

#309 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Publishing

#46 in Oceania

#412 in the World

Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Publishing in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Melbourne, St Lucia, and Canberra.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Australia

Broadcast Journalism34

Classics and Ancient History39

Communications and Public Relations39

Criminology and Criminal Justice39

Early Childhood Education38

Education Majors39

Forensic Science31

Gender Studies39

Human Rights Law36

Intellectual Property and Patent Law34

International Law31

International Relations and Diplomacy30

Journalism and Digital Media38

Law Enforcement35

Library and Information science39

Media Studies39

Military science34

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution38

Occupational Safety and Health39

Political Economy37

Political Science39

Public Policy / Administration39

Radio and Television broadcasting32

Special Education36

Sports / Exercise science38

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies39

Urban and Regional planning36