Best Special Education Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

#4 in Oceania #4 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

2

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

#7 in Africa #6 in South Africa

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

3

New Zealand | Christchurch

University of Canterbury

#22 in Oceania #3 in New Zealand

72% Acceptance

17,299 Enrollment

1873 Founded

4

Australia | Crawley

University of Western Australia

#8 in Oceania #7 in Australia

72% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

5

Brazil | Sao Carlos

Federal University of Sao Carlos

#31 in Latin America #18 in Brazil

9% Acceptance

12,446 Enrollment

1968 Founded

6

New Zealand | Palmerston North

Massey University

#26 in Oceania #5 in New Zealand

70% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1963 Founded

7

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

#46 in Africa #2 in Kenya

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

8

Brazil | Campinas

State University of Campinas

#4 in Latin America #2 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1966 Founded

9

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

#2 in Oceania #2 in Australia

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

10

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

#6 in Africa #5 in South Africa

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

11

Australia | Callaghan

University of Newcastle

#21 in Oceania #19 in Australia

80% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1965 Founded

12

Australia | Hawthorn

Swinburne University of Technology

#29 in Oceania #24 in Australia

74% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1908 Founded

13

Brazil | Sao Paulo

Federal University of Sao Paulo

#26 in Latin America #16 in Brazil

16% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1933 Founded

14

Australia | Bathurst

Charles Sturt University

#34 in Oceania #28 in Australia

71% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

15

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

#10 in Africa #1 in Kenya

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

16

Brazil | Sao Paulo

University of Sao Paulo

#1 in Latin America #1 in Brazil

9% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1827 Founded

17

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

18

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

#4 in Africa #4 in South Africa

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

19

Australia | Townsville

James Cook University

#28 in Oceania #23 in Australia

74% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1970 Founded

20

Australia | Geelong

Deakin University

#14 in Oceania #12 in Australia

69% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1974 Founded

21

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

#21 in Latin America #13 in Brazil

23% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

22

Australia | Wollongong

University of Wollongong

#18 in Oceania #16 in Australia

67% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1975 Founded

23

Mozambique | Maputo

Pedagogical University

#168 in Africa #2 in Mozambique

29% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1985 Founded

24

Chile | Valparaiso

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

#64 in Latin America #6 in Chile

50% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1928 Founded

25

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

#43 in Africa #1 in Botswana

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

26

Australia | Toowoomba

University of Southern Queensland

#39 in Oceania #32 in Australia

70% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

27

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

#3 in Africa #3 in South Africa

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

28

Australia | Lismore

Southern Cross University

#41 in Oceania #34 in Australia

70% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1994 Founded

29

New Zealand | Auckland

University of Auckland

#7 in Oceania #1 in New Zealand

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1883 Founded

30

Brazil | Salvador

Federal University of Bahia

#19 in Latin America #12 in Brazil

19% Acceptance

45,038 Enrollment

1946 Founded

31

Australia | Melbourne

RMIT University

#15 in Oceania #13 in Australia

69% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1887 Founded

32

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

#33 in Africa #3 in Nigeria

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

33

Chile | Santiago

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

#10 in Latin America #2 in Chile

45% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1888 Founded

34

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

35

Australia | Armidale

University of New England, Australia

#31 in Oceania #26 in Australia

70% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1938 Founded

36

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

#2 in Africa #2 in South Africa

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

37

Australia | Hobart

University of Tasmania

#20 in Oceania #18 in Australia

72% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1890 Founded

38

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

#9 in Africa #2 in Egypt

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

39

Brazil | Curitiba

Federal University of Parana

#13 in Latin America #9 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1912 Founded

40

New Zealand | Dunedin

University of Otago

#12 in Oceania #2 in New Zealand

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1869 Founded

41

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

#15 in Africa #1 in Nigeria

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

42

Chile | Santiago

University of Chile

#3 in Latin America #1 in Chile

46% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1842 Founded

43

Australia | North Sydney

Australian Catholic University

#38 in Oceania #31 in Australia

72% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1991 Founded

44

Australia | Murdoch

Murdoch University

#33 in Oceania #27 in Australia

72% Acceptance

22,475 Enrollment

1975 Founded

45

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

#1 in Africa #1 in South Africa

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

46

Australia | Melbourne

La Trobe University

#19 in Oceania #17 in Australia

71% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

47

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

#5 in Africa #1 in Egypt

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

48

Brazil | Brasilia

University of Brasilia

#12 in Latin America #8 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1962 Founded

49

Australia | Brisbane

Queensland University of Technology

#11 in Oceania #10 in Australia

77% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1989 Founded

50

South Africa | Thohoyandou

University of Venda

#84 in Africa #18 in South Africa

72% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1982 Founded

51

Australia | Adelaide

University of South Australia

#23 in Oceania #20 in Australia

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1991 Founded

52

Australia | Perth

Curtin University

#17 in Oceania #15 in Australia

56% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1966 Founded

53

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

#85 in Africa #8 in Tunisia

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

54

Australia | Adelaide

Flinders University

#24 in Oceania #21 in Australia

73% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1966 Founded

55

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

#21 in Africa #1 in Ethiopia

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

56

Brazil | Florianopolis

Federal University of Santa Catarina

#11 in Latin America #7 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1960 Founded

57

Australia | Sydney

Macquarie University

#10 in Oceania #9 in Australia

72% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1964 Founded

58

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

#19 in Africa #10 in South Africa

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

59

New Zealand | Hamilton

University of Waikato

#32 in Oceania #6 in New Zealand

71% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1964 Founded

60

New Zealand | Auckland

Auckland University of Technology

#36 in Oceania #7 in New Zealand

91% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

2000 Founded

61

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

#38 in Africa #1 in Zambia

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

62

Australia | Canberra

University of Canberra

#35 in Oceania #29 in Australia

78% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

63

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

#106 in Africa #5 in Ghana

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

64

Brazil | Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo State University

#9 in Latin America #6 in Brazil

35% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1976 Founded

65

Australia | Adelaide

University of Adelaide

#9 in Oceania #8 in Australia

73% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1874 Founded

66

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

#18 in Africa #9 in South Africa

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

67

Australia | Melbourne

Victoria University

#37 in Oceania #30 in Australia

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1990 Founded

68

Australia | North Rockhampton

Central Queensland University

#42 in Oceania #35 in Australia

74% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1967 Founded

69

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

Estacio de Sa University

#232 in Latin America #82 in Brazil

90% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

70

Australia | Joondalup

Edith Cowan University

#30 in Oceania #25 in Australia

73% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1991 Founded

71

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

#45 in Africa #3 in Ghana

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

72

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

Federal University of Minas Gerais

#8 in Latin America #5 in Brazil

17% Acceptance

45,038 Enrollment

1927 Founded

73

Australia | Clayton

Monash University

#5 in Oceania #5 in Australia

73% Acceptance

78,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

74

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

#12 in Africa #8 in South Africa

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

75

New Zealand | Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington

#25 in Oceania #4 in New Zealand

70% Acceptance

21,833 Enrollment

1897 Founded

76

Australia | Brisbane

Griffith University

#16 in Oceania #14 in Australia

65% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1971 Founded

77

Brazil | Sao Paulo

Mackenzie Presbyterian University

#72 in Latin America #39 in Brazil

50% Acceptance

23,988 Enrollment

1952 Founded

78

Australia | Penrith

Western Sydney University

#27 in Oceania #22 in Australia

75% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

79

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

#22 in Africa #2 in Ghana

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

80

Brazil | Porto Alegre

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

#7 in Latin America #4 in Brazil

18% Acceptance

67,329 Enrollment

1934 Founded

81

Australia | Canberra

Australian National University

#6 in Oceania #6 in Australia

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1946 Founded

82

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

#11 in Africa #7 in South Africa

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

83

Australia | Sippy Downs

University of the Sunshine Coast

#44 in Oceania #37 in Australia

82% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1994 Founded

84

Australia | Sydney

University of Technology Sydney

#13 in Oceania #11 in Australia

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1965 Founded

85

Brazil | Londrina

State University of Londrina

#48 in Latin America #29 in Brazil

40% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

86

Australia | Fremantle

University of Notre Dame Australia

#48 in Oceania #39 in Australia

77% Acceptance

11,579 Enrollment

1989 Founded

87

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

#13 in Africa #1 in Ghana

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

88

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

#5 in Latin America #3 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

67,329 Enrollment

1920 Founded

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