38 Best Agricultural Science schools in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 4.2M citations received by 111K 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

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Agricultural Science

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

3. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Science

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Science

#57 in the World

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

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Science

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Agricultural Science

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Science

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

8. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Agricultural Science

#10 in Oceania

#180 in the World

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

9. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Agricultural Science

#11 in Oceania

#193 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

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Agricultural Science

#14 in Oceania

#299 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Agricultural Science

#15 in Oceania

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Science

#16 in Oceania

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Science

#17 in Oceania

#334 in the World

Founded: 1965

15. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Agricultural Science

#18 in Oceania

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

16. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Agricultural Science

#19 in Oceania

#353 in the World

Founded: 1970

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Agricultural Science

#20 in Oceania

#357 in the World

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

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Agricultural Science

#21 in Oceania

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Science

#22 in Oceania

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Agricultural Science

#23 in Oceania

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Science

#26 in Oceania

#482 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Agricultural Science

#27 in Oceania

#500 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

23. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Agricultural Science

#28 in Oceania

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

24. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Agricultural Science

#29 in Oceania

#631 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

25. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Science

#30 in Oceania

#642 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Agricultural Science

#31 in Oceania

#680 in the World

Founded: 1967

27. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Agricultural Science

#32 in Oceania

#734 in the World

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

28. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Science

#34 in Oceania

#913 in the World

Founded: 1966

29. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Agricultural Science

#35 in Oceania

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

30. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Agricultural Science

#37 in Oceania

#1085 in the World

Founded: 1989

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Science

#38 in Oceania

#1168 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Agricultural Science

#39 in Oceania

#1220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

33. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Agricultural Science

#40 in Oceania

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

34. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Agricultural Science

#41 in Oceania

#1239 in the World

Founded: 1908

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

#45 in Oceania

#1946 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Agricultural Science

#49 in Oceania

#3674 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Agricultural Science

#50 in Oceania

#3758 in the World

Founded: 1987

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.