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University of Melbourne leads the 14 Computer Science & IT universities in Australia at #19 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Monash University (QS World #37) and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (QS World #125) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 101 courses to choose from.
14 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Computer Science & IT
Public University · 4 courses in Computer Science & IT
Public University · 1 course in Computer Science & IT
Public University · 6 courses in Computer Science & IT
Public University · 2 courses in Computer Science & IT
Public University · 4 courses in Computer Science & IT
Public University · 28 courses in Computer Science & IT
Public University · 6 courses in Computer Science & IT
Public University · 1 course in Computer Science & IT
Public University · 27 courses in Computer Science & IT
Public University · 14 courses in Computer Science & IT
Public University · 4 courses in Computer Science & IT
Public University · 2 courses in Computer Science & IT
Public University · 1 course in Computer Science & IT
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Computer Science & IT at other levels
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8 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #19 (University of Melbourne) to #440 (James Cook University of North Queensland); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Melbourne has the largest research record in this group, with 31,503,308 citations and an h-index of 1,283. 5 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 14 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Victoria (2) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Melbourne, founded in 1853. Monash University is the largest, with 86,000 students.
By level: 55 bachelor's, 31 diploma, 12 master's and 1 professional. Within the subject, the largest areas are Information Technology (43), Data Science (21), Artificial Intelligence (11) and Computer Science & IT (10). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 98% are full-time and 2 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (95% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (93% of courses with a stated intake). Western Sydney University offers the widest choice, with 28 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Monash University is the least expensive at USD 30,000 a year and University of Melbourne the most at USD 32,000; the middle of the range is about USD 32,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Melbourne (QS World #19), Monash University (QS World #37) and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (QS World #125) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Monash University is the least expensive at about USD 30,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
14 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 95% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
2 of these courses are listed as online.
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