38 Best Agricultural Science schools in Australia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Agricultural Science. A graph of 3.23M citations received by 103K academic papers made by 38 universities in Australia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Agricultural Science

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Agricultural Science

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

3. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Science

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Science

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Science

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Agricultural Science

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Science

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

8. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Agricultural Science

#10 in Oceania

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

9. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Agricultural Science

#11 in Oceania

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

10. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Agricultural Science

#12 in Oceania

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

11. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Agricultural Science

#14 in Oceania

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

12. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Science

#15 in Oceania

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

13. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Agricultural Science

#16 in Oceania

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

14. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Agricultural Science

#17 in Oceania

#323 in the World

Founded: 1971

15. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Science

#18 in Oceania

#330 in the World

Founded: 1965

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Science

#19 in Oceania

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Agricultural Science

#20 in Oceania

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

18. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Agricultural Science

#21 in Oceania

#346 in the World

Founded: 1970

19. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Agricultural Science

#23 in Oceania

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Agricultural Science

#24 in Oceania

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Agricultural Science

#26 in Oceania

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Science

#27 in Oceania

#499 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Agricultural Science

#28 in Oceania

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

24. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Science

#29 in Oceania

#587 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Agricultural Science

#30 in Oceania

#602 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

26. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Agricultural Science

#31 in Oceania

#623 in the World

Founded: 1967

27. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Agricultural Science

#32 in Oceania

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

28. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Science

#34 in Oceania

#861 in the World

Founded: 1966

29. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Agricultural Science

#35 in Oceania

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

30. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Agricultural Science

#36 in Oceania

#994 in the World

Founded: 1989

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Science

#37 in Oceania

#1040 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Agricultural Science

#39 in Oceania

#1104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Agricultural Science

#40 in Oceania

#1122 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Agricultural Science

#41 in Oceania

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

35. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Agricultural Science

#42 in Oceania

#1295 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Agricultural Science

#44 in Oceania

#1896 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Agricultural Science

#49 in Oceania

#3631 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Agricultural Science

#50 in Oceania

#3858 in the World

Founded: 1991

The best cities to study Agricultural Science in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are St Lucia, Crawley, Adelaide, and Melbourne.