Best Art & Design Universities in Oceania [2026 Rankings]

1

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

For Art & Design

#1 in Australia #26 in the World

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

2

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

For Art & Design

#2 in Australia #30 in the World

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

3

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

For Art & Design

#3 in Australia #31 in the World

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

4

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

For Art & Design

#4 in Australia #55 in the World

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

5

Australia | Canberra

Australian National University

For Art & Design

#5 in Australia #62 in the World

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1946 Founded

6

Australia | Clayton

Monash University

For Art & Design

#6 in Australia #67 in the World

73% Acceptance

78,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

7

New Zealand | Auckland

University of Auckland

For Art & Design

#1 in New Zealand #84 in the World

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1883 Founded

8

Australia | Sydney

Macquarie University

For Art & Design

#7 in Australia #141 in the World

72% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1964 Founded

9

Australia | Brisbane

Queensland University of Technology

For Art & Design

#8 in Australia #145 in the World

77% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1989 Founded

10

Australia | Crawley

University of Western Australia

For Art & Design

#9 in Australia #159 in the World

72% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

11

Australia | Brisbane

Griffith University

For Art & Design

#10 in Australia #165 in the World

65% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1971 Founded

12

Australia | Townsville

James Cook University

For Art & Design

#11 in Australia #175 in the World

74% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1970 Founded

13

Australia | Geelong

Deakin University

For Art & Design

#12 in Australia #178 in the World

69% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1974 Founded

14

Australia | Adelaide

University of Adelaide

For Art & Design

#13 in Australia #190 in the World

73% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1874 Founded

15

Australia | Sydney

University of Technology Sydney

For Art & Design

#14 in Australia #191 in the World

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1965 Founded

16

Australia | Melbourne

La Trobe University

For Art & Design

#15 in Australia #209 in the World

71% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

17

Australia | Wollongong

University of Wollongong

For Art & Design

#16 in Australia #218 in the World

67% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1975 Founded

18

New Zealand | Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington

For Art & Design

#2 in New Zealand #223 in the World

70% Acceptance

21,833 Enrollment

1897 Founded

19

Australia | Melbourne

RMIT University

For Art & Design

#17 in Australia #238 in the World

69% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1887 Founded

20

New Zealand | Dunedin

University of Otago

For Art & Design

#3 in New Zealand #244 in the World

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1869 Founded

21

Australia | Perth

Curtin University

For Art & Design

#18 in Australia #272 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1966 Founded

22

Australia | Callaghan

University of Newcastle

For Art & Design

#19 in Australia #303 in the World

80% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1965 Founded

23

Australia | Penrith

Western Sydney University

For Art & Design

#20 in Australia #315 in the World

75% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

24

Australia | Adelaide

University of South Australia

For Art & Design

#21 in Australia #316 in the World

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1991 Founded

25

Australia | Adelaide

Flinders University

For Art & Design

#22 in Australia #326 in the World

73% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1966 Founded

26

New Zealand | Christchurch

University of Canterbury

For Art & Design

#4 in New Zealand #350 in the World

72% Acceptance

17,299 Enrollment

1873 Founded

27

New Zealand | Palmerston North

Massey University

For Art & Design

#5 in New Zealand #370 in the World

70% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1963 Founded

28

Australia | Hobart

University of Tasmania

For Art & Design

#23 in Australia #381 in the World

72% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1890 Founded

29

New Zealand | Hamilton

University of Waikato

For Art & Design

#6 in New Zealand #453 in the World

71% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1964 Founded

30

Australia | Hawthorn

Swinburne University of Technology

For Art & Design

#24 in Australia #479 in the World

74% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1908 Founded

31

Australia | Bathurst

Charles Sturt University

For Art & Design

#25 in Australia #526 in the World

71% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

32

Australia | Canberra

University of Canberra

For Art & Design

#26 in Australia #564 in the World

78% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

33

New Zealand | Auckland

Auckland University of Technology

For Art & Design

#7 in New Zealand #598 in the World

91% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

2000 Founded

34

Australia | Joondalup

Edith Cowan University

For Art & Design

#27 in Australia #611 in the World

73% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1991 Founded

35

Australia | Murdoch

Murdoch University

For Art & Design

#28 in Australia #624 in the World

72% Acceptance

22,475 Enrollment

1975 Founded

36

Australia | Melbourne

Victoria University

For Art & Design

#29 in Australia #665 in the World

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1990 Founded

37

Australia | North Sydney

Australian Catholic University

For Art & Design

#30 in Australia #685 in the World

72% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1991 Founded

38

Australia | Toowoomba

University of Southern Queensland

For Art & Design

#31 in Australia #710 in the World

70% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

39

Australia | Lismore

Southern Cross University

For Art & Design

#32 in Australia #767 in the World

70% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1994 Founded

40

Australia | Armidale

University of New England, Australia

For Art & Design

#33 in Australia #770 in the World

70% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1938 Founded

41

Australia | North Rockhampton

Central Queensland University

For Art & Design

#34 in Australia #909 in the World

74% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1967 Founded

42

Australia | Sippy Downs

University of the Sunshine Coast

For Art & Design

#35 in Australia #1141 in the World

82% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1994 Founded

43

Australia | Ballarat

Federation University Australia

For Art & Design

#36 in Australia #1249 in the World

78% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1870 Founded

44

Australia | Gold Coast

Bond University

For Art & Design

#37 in Australia #1293 in the World

73% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1987 Founded

45

New Zealand | Christchurch

Lincoln University, New Zealand

For Art & Design

#8 in New Zealand #1350 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,299 Enrollment

1878 Founded

46

Australia | Darwin

Charles Darwin University

For Art & Design

#38 in Australia #1414 in the World

77% Acceptance

22,475 Enrollment

1989 Founded

47

Australia | Fremantle

University of Notre Dame Australia

For Art & Design

#39 in Australia #1937 in the World

77% Acceptance

11,579 Enrollment

1989 Founded

48

Fiji | Suva

University of the South Pacific

For Art & Design

#1 in Fiji #2136 in the World

56% Acceptance

16,980 Enrollment

1968 Founded

49

Fiji | Suva

Fiji National University

For Art & Design

#2 in Fiji #4337 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,065 Enrollment

2010 Founded

50

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

University of Papua New Guinea

For Art & Design

#1 in Papua New Guinea #4375 in the World

12% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

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