39 Best universities for Biology in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 65.4M citations received by 1.7M 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: 77,162
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

#94 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Biology

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Biology

#166 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

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Biology

#12 in Oceania

#413 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Biology

#13 in Oceania

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Biology

#14 in Oceania

#447 in the World

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

13. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Biology

#15 in Oceania

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#16 in Oceania

#468 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Biology

#17 in Oceania

#469 in the World

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

16. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Biology

#18 in Oceania

#473 in the World

Founded: 1970

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Biology

#19 in Oceania

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Biology

#21 in Oceania

#502 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

19. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Biology

#22 in Oceania

#522 in the World

Founded: 1966

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#23 in Oceania

#544 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#24 in Oceania

#563 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Biology

#25 in Oceania

#595 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Biology

#26 in Oceania

#678 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Biology

#28 in Oceania

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Biology

#30 in Oceania

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Biology

#31 in Oceania

#993 in the World

Founded: 1908

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Biology

#33 in Oceania

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Biology

#34 in Oceania

#1163 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#36 in Oceania

#1231 in the World

Founded: 1990

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Biology

#37 in Oceania

#1263 in the World

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

31. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Biology

#39 in Oceania

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

32. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Biology

#40 in Oceania

#1406 in the World

Founded: 1989

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Biology

#41 in Oceania

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Biology

#42 in Oceania

#1541 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Biology

#43 in Oceania

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Biology

#44 in Oceania

#1769 in the World

Founded: 1987

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Biology

#45 in Oceania

#1770 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Biology

#46 in Oceania

#2059 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Biology

#47 in Oceania

#2667 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
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.