39 Best universities for Biochemistry 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 Biochemistry. A graph of 22.3M citations received by 618K 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 Biochemistry

#49 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Biochemistry

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biochemistry

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Biochemistry

#101 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Biochemistry

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Biochemistry

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Biochemistry

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Biochemistry

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biochemistry

#11 in Oceania

#506 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

10. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Biochemistry

#13 in Oceania

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Biochemistry

#14 in Oceania

#559 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Biochemistry

#15 in Oceania

#573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Biochemistry

#16 in Oceania

#574 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Biochemistry

#17 in Oceania

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Biochemistry

#18 in Oceania

#611 in the World

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

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Biochemistry

#19 in Oceania

#622 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Biochemistry

#20 in Oceania

#650 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Biochemistry

#21 in Oceania

#658 in the World

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

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Biochemistry

#22 in Oceania

#696 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biochemistry

#23 in Oceania

#741 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biochemistry

#24 in Oceania

#771 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Biochemistry

#25 in Oceania

#812 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Biochemistry

#27 in Oceania

#866 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Biochemistry

#28 in Oceania

#956 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Biochemistry

#29 in Oceania

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biochemistry

#31 in Oceania

#1240 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Biochemistry

#33 in Oceania

#1322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Biochemistry

#34 in Oceania

#1351 in the World

Founded: 1908

29. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Biochemistry

#36 in Oceania

#1485 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Biochemistry

#37 in Oceania

#1577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

31. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Biochemistry

#38 in Oceania

#1726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Biochemistry

#39 in Oceania

#1821 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Biochemistry

#41 in Oceania

#1968 in the World

Founded: 1987

34. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Biochemistry

#42 in Oceania

#2001 in the World

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

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Biochemistry

#43 in Oceania

#2024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Biochemistry

#44 in Oceania

#2037 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Biochemistry

#45 in Oceania

#2198 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Biochemistry

#46 in Oceania

#2338 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Biochemistry

#47 in Oceania

#2960 in the World

Founded: 1989

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