Best Acting and Drama Universities in Oceania [2026 Rankings]

1

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

For Acting and Drama

#1 in Australia #24 in the World

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

2

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

For Acting and Drama

#2 in Australia #54 in the World

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

3

Australia | Clayton

Monash University

For Acting and Drama

#3 in Australia #56 in the World

73% Acceptance

78,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

4

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

For Acting and Drama

#4 in Australia #79 in the World

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

5

Australia | Brisbane

Griffith University

For Acting and Drama

#5 in Australia #87 in the World

65% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1971 Founded

6

Australia | Sydney

Macquarie University

For Acting and Drama

#6 in Australia #106 in the World

72% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1964 Founded

7

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

For Acting and Drama

#7 in Australia #108 in the World

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

8

Australia | Sydney

University of Technology Sydney

For Acting and Drama

#8 in Australia #119 in the World

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1965 Founded

9

Australia | Canberra

Australian National University

For Acting and Drama

#9 in Australia #125 in the World

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1946 Founded

10

Australia | Crawley

University of Western Australia

For Acting and Drama

#10 in Australia #147 in the World

72% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

11

Australia | Melbourne

RMIT University

For Acting and Drama

#11 in Australia #161 in the World

69% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1887 Founded

12

Australia | Brisbane

Queensland University of Technology

For Acting and Drama

#12 in Australia #167 in the World

77% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1989 Founded

13

New Zealand | Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington

For Acting and Drama

#1 in New Zealand #169 in the World

70% Acceptance

21,833 Enrollment

1897 Founded

14

New Zealand | Auckland

University of Auckland

For Acting and Drama

#2 in New Zealand #174 in the World

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1883 Founded

15

Australia | Geelong

Deakin University

For Acting and Drama

#13 in Australia #188 in the World

69% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1974 Founded

16

Australia | Bathurst

Charles Sturt University

For Acting and Drama

#14 in Australia #208 in the World

71% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

17

Australia | Melbourne

La Trobe University

For Acting and Drama

#15 in Australia #220 in the World

71% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

18

Australia | Wollongong

University of Wollongong

For Acting and Drama

#16 in Australia #234 in the World

67% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1975 Founded

19

New Zealand | Dunedin

University of Otago

For Acting and Drama

#3 in New Zealand #259 in the World

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1869 Founded

20

Australia | Adelaide

Flinders University

For Acting and Drama

#17 in Australia #260 in the World

73% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1966 Founded

21

New Zealand | Christchurch

University of Canterbury

For Acting and Drama

#4 in New Zealand #281 in the World

72% Acceptance

17,299 Enrollment

1873 Founded

22

Australia | Callaghan

University of Newcastle

For Acting and Drama

#18 in Australia #287 in the World

80% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1965 Founded

23

Australia | Hobart

University of Tasmania

For Acting and Drama

#19 in Australia #302 in the World

72% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1890 Founded

24

Australia | Penrith

Western Sydney University

For Acting and Drama

#20 in Australia #327 in the World

75% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

25

Australia | Adelaide

University of Adelaide

For Acting and Drama

#21 in Australia #328 in the World

73% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1874 Founded

26

Australia | Perth

Curtin University

For Acting and Drama

#22 in Australia #390 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1966 Founded

27

New Zealand | Hamilton

University of Waikato

For Acting and Drama

#5 in New Zealand #402 in the World

71% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1964 Founded

28

New Zealand | Palmerston North

Massey University

For Acting and Drama

#6 in New Zealand #432 in the World

70% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1963 Founded

29

Australia | Adelaide

University of South Australia

For Acting and Drama

#23 in Australia #465 in the World

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1991 Founded

30

Australia | Joondalup

Edith Cowan University

For Acting and Drama

#24 in Australia #469 in the World

73% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1991 Founded

31

Australia | Toowoomba

University of Southern Queensland

For Acting and Drama

#25 in Australia #479 in the World

70% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

32

Australia | Townsville

James Cook University

For Acting and Drama

#30 in Australia #620 in the World

74% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1970 Founded

33

New Zealand | Auckland

Auckland University of Technology

For Acting and Drama

#7 in New Zealand #656 in the World

91% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

2000 Founded

34

Australia | Melbourne

Victoria University

For Acting and Drama

#31 in Australia #768 in the World

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1990 Founded

35

Australia | Armidale

University of New England, Australia

For Acting and Drama

#32 in Australia #777 in the World

70% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1938 Founded

36

Australia | Sippy Downs

University of the Sunshine Coast

For Acting and Drama

#34 in Australia #946 in the World

82% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1994 Founded

37

Australia | Murdoch

Murdoch University

For Acting and Drama

#26 in Australia #495 in the World

72% Acceptance

22,475 Enrollment

1975 Founded

38

Australia | Hawthorn

Swinburne University of Technology

For Acting and Drama

#27 in Australia #550 in the World

74% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1908 Founded

39

Australia | North Rockhampton

Central Queensland University

For Acting and Drama

#28 in Australia #574 in the World

74% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1967 Founded

40

Australia | North Sydney

Australian Catholic University

For Acting and Drama

#33 in Australia #786 in the World

72% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1991 Founded

41

Australia | Canberra

University of Canberra

For Acting and Drama

#29 in Australia #616 in the World

78% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

41 Best Universities in Oceania for Acting and Drama

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