39 Best universities for Biology 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 Biology. A graph of 60.8M citations received by 1.64M academic papers made by 39 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#48 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Biology

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Biology

#92 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#95 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Biology

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Biology

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Biology

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#11 in Oceania

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Biology

#12 in Oceania

#421 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Biology

#13 in Oceania

#444 in the World

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

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Biology

#14 in Oceania

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Biology

#15 in Oceania

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#16 in Oceania

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Biology

#17 in Oceania

#473 in the World

Founded: 1970

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Biology

#18 in Oceania

#475 in the World

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

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Biology

#19 in Oceania

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Biology

#21 in Oceania

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

19. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Biology

#22 in Oceania

#524 in the World

Founded: 1966

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#23 in Oceania

#556 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#24 in Oceania

#575 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Biology

#25 in Oceania

#603 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Biology

#27 in Oceania

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Biology

#28 in Oceania

#731 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Biology

#30 in Oceania

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Biology

#31 in Oceania

#1006 in the World

Founded: 1908

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Biology

#33 in Oceania

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Biology

#35 in Oceania

#1178 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#36 in Oceania

#1221 in the World

Founded: 1990

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Biology

#37 in Oceania

#1304 in the World

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

31. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Biology

#38 in Oceania

#1380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

32. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Biology

#40 in Oceania

#1413 in the World

Founded: 1989

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Biology

#41 in Oceania

#1511 in the World

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

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Biology

#42 in Oceania

#1548 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Biology

#43 in Oceania

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Biology

#44 in Oceania

#1793 in the World

Founded: 1987

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Biology

#45 in Oceania

#1794 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Biology

#46 in Oceania

#2063 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Biology

#48 in Oceania

#2702 in the World

Founded: 1989

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