Best Creative Writing Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

Australia | Callaghan

University of Newcastle

#21 in Oceania #19 in Australia

80% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1965 Founded

2

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

#37 in Africa #4 in Nigeria

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

3

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

Minas Gerais State University

#164 in Latin America #62 in Brazil

47% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

4

Brazil | Ponta Grossa

State University of Ponta Grossa

#102 in Latin America #50 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1970 Founded

5

Colombia | Chia

University of La Sabana

#113 in Latin America #11 in Colombia

45% Acceptance

13,226 Enrollment

1980 Founded

6

Australia | Gold Coast

Bond University

#40 in Oceania #33 in Australia

73% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1987 Founded

7

New Zealand | Dunedin

University of Otago

#12 in Oceania #2 in New Zealand

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1869 Founded

8

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

#62 in Africa #16 in South Africa

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

9

Brazil | Porto Alegre

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

#32 in Latin America #19 in Brazil

11% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

Brazil | Pelotas

Federal University of Pelotas

#46 in Latin America #28 in Brazil

34% Acceptance

23,744 Enrollment

1969 Founded

11

Australia | Bathurst

Charles Sturt University

#34 in Oceania #28 in Australia

71% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

12

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

#46 in Africa #2 in Kenya

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

13

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

#44 in Africa #1 in Zimbabwe

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

14

Brazil | Goiania

Federal University of Goias

#38 in Latin America #22 in Brazil

12% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1960 Founded

15

Chile | Santiago

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

#10 in Latin America #2 in Chile

45% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1888 Founded

16

Australia | Adelaide

Flinders University

#24 in Oceania #21 in Australia

73% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1966 Founded

17

Australia | Hobart

University of Tasmania

#20 in Oceania #18 in Australia

72% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1890 Founded

18

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

#33 in Africa #3 in Nigeria

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

19

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

#69 in Latin America #36 in Brazil

31% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

20

Brazil | Ouro Preto

Federal University of Ouro Preto

#92 in Latin America #49 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

12,446 Enrollment

1969 Founded

21

Costa Rica | San Jose

University of Costa Rica

#29 in Latin America #1 in Costa Rica

40% Acceptance

30,436 Enrollment

1940 Founded

22

Australia | Toowoomba

University of Southern Queensland

#39 in Oceania #32 in Australia

70% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

23

Australia | Crawley

University of Western Australia

#8 in Oceania #7 in Australia

72% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

24

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

#52 in Africa #15 in South Africa

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

25

Brazil | Porto Alegre

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

#7 in Latin America #4 in Brazil

18% Acceptance

67,329 Enrollment

1934 Founded

26

Brazil | Vitoria

Federal University of Espirito Santo

#45 in Latin America #27 in Brazil

26% Acceptance

23,744 Enrollment

1954 Founded

27

Australia | Murdoch

Murdoch University

#33 in Oceania #27 in Australia

72% Acceptance

22,475 Enrollment

1975 Founded

28

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

#70 in Africa #4 in Morocco

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

29

Zimbabwe | Gweru

Midlands State University

#169 in Africa #4 in Zimbabwe

59% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

30

Brazil | Campina Grande

State University of Paraiba

#143 in Latin America #59 in Brazil

25% Acceptance

1966 Founded

31

Chile | Santiago

University of Chile

#3 in Latin America #1 in Chile

46% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1842 Founded

32

Australia | Adelaide

University of South Australia

#23 in Oceania #20 in Australia

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1991 Founded

33

Australia | Wollongong

University of Wollongong

#18 in Oceania #16 in Australia

67% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1975 Founded

34

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

#49 in Africa #14 in South Africa

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

35

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

Federal University of Minas Gerais

#8 in Latin America #5 in Brazil

17% Acceptance

45,038 Enrollment

1927 Founded

36

Brazil | Rio Grande

Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

#87 in Latin America #47 in Brazil

16% Acceptance

23,744 Enrollment

1969 Founded

37

Australia | North Sydney

Australian Catholic University

#38 in Oceania #31 in Australia

72% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1991 Founded

38

Australia | Clayton

Monash University

#5 in Oceania #5 in Australia

73% Acceptance

78,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

39

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

#1 in Africa #1 in South Africa

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

40

Brazil | Palmas

Federal University of Tocantins

#247 in Latin America #86 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

2000 Founded

41

Brazil | Uberlandia

Federal University of Uberlandia

#44 in Latin America #26 in Brazil

20% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1969 Founded

42

New Zealand | Hamilton

University of Waikato

#32 in Oceania #6 in New Zealand

71% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1964 Founded

43

Mozambique | Maputo

Pedagogical University

#168 in Africa #2 in Mozambique

29% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1985 Founded

44

Argentina | Rosario

National University of Rosario

#56 in Latin America #4 in Argentina

63% Acceptance

262,932 Enrollment

1968 Founded

45

Brazil | Brasilia

University of Brasilia

#12 in Latin America #8 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1962 Founded

46

Chile | Valparaiso

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

#64 in Latin America #6 in Chile

50% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1928 Founded

47

Australia | Adelaide

University of Adelaide

#9 in Oceania #8 in Australia

73% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1874 Founded

48

Australia | Perth

Curtin University

#17 in Oceania #15 in Australia

56% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1966 Founded

49

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

#6 in Africa #5 in South Africa

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

50

Brazil | Sao Paulo

Anhembi Morumbi University

#277 in Latin America #92 in Brazil

31% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

51

Brazil | Seropedica

Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

#81 in Latin America #44 in Brazil

27% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1910 Founded

52

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

53

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

54

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

#32 in Africa #12 in South Africa

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

55

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

#88 in Latin America #48 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

56

Brazil | Maringa

State University of Maringa

#43 in Latin America #25 in Brazil

23% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1970 Founded

57

Australia | Armidale

University of New England, Australia

#31 in Oceania #26 in Australia

70% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1938 Founded

58

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

#57 in Africa #7 in Nigeria

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

59

Argentina | Mendoza

National University of Cuyo

#106 in Latin America #9 in Argentina

53% Acceptance

178,288 Enrollment

1939 Founded

60

Brazil | Florianopolis

Santa Catarina State University

#166 in Latin America #63 in Brazil

70% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

61

Chile | Valdivia

Southern University of Chile

#60 in Latin America #5 in Chile

45% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1954 Founded

62

Australia | Fremantle

University of Notre Dame Australia

#48 in Oceania #39 in Australia

77% Acceptance

11,579 Enrollment

1989 Founded

63

Australia | Brisbane

Griffith University

#16 in Oceania #14 in Australia

65% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1971 Founded

64

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

#34 in Africa #13 in South Africa

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

65

Brazil | Sao Paulo

Mackenzie Presbyterian University

#72 in Latin America #39 in Brazil

50% Acceptance

23,988 Enrollment

1952 Founded

66

Brazil | Sao Luis

Federal University of Maranhao

#79 in Latin America #43 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

67

Australia | Melbourne

La Trobe University

#19 in Oceania #17 in Australia

71% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

68

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

#43 in Africa #1 in Botswana

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

69

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

#20 in Africa #11 in South Africa

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

70

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

#24 in Latin America #14 in Brazil

37% Acceptance

12,446 Enrollment

1941 Founded

71

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

Federal University of Paraiba

#34 in Latin America #21 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

23,744 Enrollment

1955 Founded

72

Australia | Joondalup

Edith Cowan University

#30 in Oceania #25 in Australia

73% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1991 Founded

73

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

#26 in Africa #2 in Nigeria

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

74

Argentina | Buenos Aires

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

#116 in Latin America #11 in Argentina

50% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

75

Brazil | Florianopolis

Federal University of Santa Catarina

#11 in Latin America #7 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1960 Founded

76

Colombia | Bogota

University of America in Colombia

#272 in Latin America #34 in Colombia

61% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

77

Australia | Ballarat

Federation University Australia

#46 in Oceania #38 in Australia

78% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1870 Founded

78

Australia | Brisbane

Queensland University of Technology

#11 in Oceania #10 in Australia

77% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1989 Founded

79

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

#11 in Africa #7 in South Africa

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

80

Brazil | Sao Paulo

Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

#51 in Latin America #30 in Brazil

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

81

Brazil | Cuiaba

Federal University of Mato Grosso

#74 in Latin America #41 in Brazil

20% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

82

Australia | Melbourne

Victoria University

#37 in Oceania #30 in Australia

74% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1990 Founded

83

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

#55 in Africa #10 in Egypt

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

84

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

#19 in Africa #10 in South Africa

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

85

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

86

Brazil | Santa Maria

Federal University of Santa Maria

#33 in Latin America #20 in Brazil

11% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1960 Founded

87

Australia | Hawthorn

Swinburne University of Technology

#29 in Oceania #24 in Australia

74% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1908 Founded

88

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

#220 in Africa #43 in Nigeria

58% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

89

Argentina | Buenos Aires

University of Buenos Aires

#6 in Latin America #1 in Argentina

64% Acceptance

262,932 Enrollment

1821 Founded

90

Brazil | Campinas

Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas

#145 in Latin America #60 in Brazil

60% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1941 Founded

91

Colombia | Bogota

Francisco Jose de Caldas District University

#121 in Latin America #12 in Colombia

10% Acceptance

2,868 Enrollment

1950 Founded

92

New Zealand | Christchurch

University of Canterbury

#22 in Oceania #3 in New Zealand

72% Acceptance

17,299 Enrollment

1873 Founded

93

Australia | Geelong

Deakin University

#14 in Oceania #12 in Australia

69% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1974 Founded

94

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

#3 in Africa #3 in South Africa

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

95

Brazil | Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo State University

#9 in Latin America #6 in Brazil

35% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1976 Founded

96

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

Federal University of Sergipe

#70 in Latin America #37 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

23,744 Enrollment

1963 Founded

97

Australia | Melbourne

RMIT University

#15 in Oceania #13 in Australia

69% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1887 Founded

98

Egypt | New Cairo

American University in Cairo

#25 in Africa #5 in Egypt

90% Acceptance

6,857 Enrollment

1919 Founded

99

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

#12 in Africa #8 in South Africa

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

100

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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