39 Best universities for Biology in Australia

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 57.1M citations received by 2.28M 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

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Biology

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Biology

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Biology

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Biology

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Biology

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#11 in Oceania

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Biology

#12 in Oceania

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

11. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Biology

#13 in Oceania

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Biology

#14 in Oceania

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#15 in Oceania

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Biology

#17 in Oceania

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Biology

#18 in Oceania

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1970

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Biology

#19 in Oceania

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,216
Founded: 1966

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Biology

#20 in Oceania

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1965

18. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Biology

#21 in Oceania

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1966

19. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Biology

#22 in Oceania

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#23 in Oceania

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1965

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Biology

#24 in Oceania

#594 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Biology

#26 in Oceania

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#27 in Oceania

#654 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Biology

#28 in Oceania

#745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Biology

#29 in Oceania

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1938

26. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Biology

#32 in Oceania

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1908

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Biology

#33 in Oceania

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1989

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Biology

#35 in Oceania

#1179 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#36 in Oceania

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1990

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Biology

#37 in Oceania

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

31. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Biology

#38 in Oceania

#1335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1994

32. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Biology

#40 in Oceania

#1390 in the World

Founded: 1989

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Biology

#41 in Oceania

#1508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Biology

#42 in Oceania

#1512 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Biology

#43 in Oceania

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1994

36. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Biology

#44 in Oceania

#1813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1991

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Biology

#45 in Oceania

#1879 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Biology

#46 in Oceania

#2025 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Biology

#47 in Oceania

#2533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
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.