38 Best universities for Animal Science 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 Animal Science. A graph of 765K citations received by 29.2K 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Animal Science

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Animal Science

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Animal Science

#46 in the World

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

4. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Animal Science

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

5. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Animal Science

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Animal Science

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Animal Science

#144 in the World

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

8. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Animal Science

#10 in Oceania

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

9. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Animal Science

#11 in Oceania

#186 in the World

Founded: 1970

10. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Animal Science

#14 in Oceania

#231 in the World

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

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Animal Science

#15 in Oceania

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Animal Science

#16 in Oceania

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

13. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Animal Science

#17 in Oceania

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Animal Science

#18 in Oceania

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Animal Science

#19 in Oceania

#394 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Animal Science

#20 in Oceania

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

17. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Animal Science

#21 in Oceania

#443 in the World

Founded: 1971

18. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Animal Science

#22 in Oceania

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

19. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Animal Science

#23 in Oceania

#504 in the World

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

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Animal Science

#24 in Oceania

#523 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Animal Science

#25 in Oceania

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Animal Science

#27 in Oceania

#614 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Animal Science

#28 in Oceania

#621 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Animal Science

#30 in Oceania

#653 in the World

Founded: 1965

25. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Animal Science

#31 in Oceania

#654 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Animal Science

#33 in Oceania

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

27. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Animal Science

#34 in Oceania

#695 in the World

Founded: 1990

28. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Animal Science

#35 in Oceania

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

29. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Animal Science

#36 in Oceania

#791 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Animal Science

#37 in Oceania

#882 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

31. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Animal Science

#38 in Oceania

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

32. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Animal Science

#39 in Oceania

#1058 in the World

Founded: 1989

33. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Animal Science

#41 in Oceania

#1113 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Animal Science

#42 in Oceania

#1158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Animal Science

#43 in Oceania

#1576 in the World

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

36. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Animal Science

#44 in Oceania

#1608 in the World

Founded: 1908

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Animal Science

#45 in Oceania

#1705 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Animal Science

#46 in Oceania

#1719 in the World

Founded: 1987

The best cities to study Animal Science in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, St Lucia, Melbourne, and Armidale.