34 Best universities for Operations Research 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 Operations Research. A graph of 324K citations received by 15K academic papers made by 34 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 New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Operations Research

#1 in Oceania

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Operations Research

#2 in Oceania

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Operations Research

#3 in Oceania

#79 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Operations Research

#4 in Oceania

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Operations Research

#5 in Oceania

#124 in the World

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

6. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Operations Research

#7 in Oceania

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Operations Research

#8 in Oceania

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Operations Research

#9 in Oceania

#250 in the World

Founded: 1965

9. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Operations Research

#10 in Oceania

#268 in the World

Founded: 1991

10. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Operations Research

#11 in Oceania

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

11. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Operations Research

#12 in Oceania

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

12. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Operations Research

#13 in Oceania

#324 in the World

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

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Operations Research

#14 in Oceania

#346 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Operations Research

#15 in Oceania

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

15. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Operations Research

#16 in Oceania

#446 in the World

Founded: 1971

16. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Operations Research

#17 in Oceania

#465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Operations Research

#18 in Oceania

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Operations Research

#22 in Oceania

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

19. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Operations Research

#23 in Oceania

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

20. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Operations Research

#24 in Oceania

#657 in the World

Founded: 1908

21. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Operations Research

#26 in Oceania

#775 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Operations Research

#27 in Oceania

#816 in the World

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

23. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Operations Research

#29 in Oceania

#884 in the World

Founded: 1990

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Operations Research

#30 in Oceania

#893 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Operations Research

#31 in Oceania

#1146 in the World

Founded: 1967

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Operations Research

#32 in Oceania

#1172 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Operations Research

#34 in Oceania

#1266 in the World

Founded: 1966

28. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Operations Research

#35 in Oceania

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Operations Research

#36 in Oceania

#1445 in the World

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

30. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Operations Research

#37 in Oceania

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1970

31. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Operations Research

#38 in Oceania

#1594 in the World

Founded: 1870

32. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Operations Research

#39 in Oceania

#1694 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

33. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Operations Research

#40 in Oceania

#1699 in the World

Founded: 1987

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Operations Research

#41 in Oceania

#1956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

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

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