Best 38 Arts, Design & Architecture Universities in Australia

There are 38 universities in Australia with arts, design & architecture courses registered on CRICOS. Between them they run 1,432 registered courses.

University of New South Wales

#1 in Australia
Location Sydney
Institution type Public
Matching courses 93
QS World Ranking #19

University of Melbourne

#2 in Australia
Location Melbourne
Institution type Public
Matching courses 71
QS World Ranking #19

University of Sydney

#3 in Australia
Location Sydney
Institution type Public
Matching courses 78
QS World Ranking #25

Australian National University

#4 in Australia
Location Canberra
Institution type Public
Matching courses 15
QS World Ranking #30

Monash University

#5 in Australia
Location Melbourne
Institution type Public
Matching courses 44
QS World Ranking #37

University of Queensland

#6 in Australia
Location Brisbane
Institution type Public
Matching courses 22
QS World Ranking #42

University of Western Australia

#7 in Australia
Location Perth
Institution type Public
Matching courses 16
QS World Ranking #77

Adelaide University

#8 in Australia
Location Adelaide
Institution type Public
Matching courses 80
QS World Ranking #79

University of Technology Sydney

#9 in Australia
Location Sydney
Institution type Public
Matching courses 65
QS World Ranking #96

RMIT University

#10 in Australia
Location Melbourne
Institution type Public
Matching courses 88
QS World Ranking #125

Macquarie University

#11 in Australia
Location Sydney
Institution type Public
Matching courses 7
QS World Ranking #138

Curtin University

#12 in Australia
Location Perth
Institution type Public
Matching courses 25
QS World Ranking #183

Frequently asked questions

How many universities in Australia offer Arts, Design & Architecture?

38 of Australia's 42 universities have arts, design & architecture courses registered on CRICOS, the Commonwealth register every provider teaching international students must appear on.

How is this ranking put together?

Order comes from a published-figures-only composite: QS World position, CRICOS registered international capacity, breadth of registered courses, international student share and student support. No university pays for placement, and no judgement of teaching quality is invented.