28 Best universities for Astrobiology 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 Astrobiology. A graph of 473K citations received by 11.9K academic papers made by 28 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. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Astrobiology

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Astrobiology

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Astrobiology

#130 in the World

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

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Astrobiology

#144 in the World

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

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Astrobiology

#150 in the World

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

6. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Astrobiology

#176 in the World

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

7. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Astrobiology

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Astrobiology

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Astrobiology

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Astrobiology

#10 in Oceania

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

11. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Astrobiology

#11 in Oceania

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

12. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Astrobiology

#13 in Oceania

#429 in the World

Founded: 1908

13. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Astrobiology

#14 in Oceania

#444 in the World

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

14. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Astrobiology

#18 in Oceania

#569 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Astrobiology

#20 in Oceania

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Astrobiology

#21 in Oceania

#607 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Astrobiology

#22 in Oceania

#639 in the World

Founded: 1970

18. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Astrobiology

#24 in Oceania

#661 in the World

Founded: 1966

19. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Astrobiology

#25 in Oceania

#774 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

20. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Astrobiology

#26 in Oceania

#782 in the World

Founded: 1971

21. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Astrobiology

#27 in Oceania

#847 in the World

Founded: 1965

22. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Astrobiology

#28 in Oceania

#862 in the World

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

23. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Astrobiology

#29 in Oceania

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

24. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Astrobiology

#30 in Oceania

#949 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Astrobiology

#31 in Oceania

#1042 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Astrobiology

#32 in Oceania

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Astrobiology

#33 in Oceania

#1099 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Astrobiology

#34 in Oceania

#1279 in the World

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

The best cities to study Astrobiology in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Canberra, Sydney, Clayton, and Melbourne.