39 Best universities for Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology. A graph of 2.29M citations received by 51.7K 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biotechnology

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Biotechnology

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Biotechnology

#73 in the World

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

5. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Biotechnology

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Biotechnology

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Biotechnology

#172 in the World

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

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Biotechnology

#10 in Oceania

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Biotechnology

#12 in Oceania

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Biotechnology

#13 in Oceania

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#14 in Oceania

#485 in the World

Founded: 1887

12. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Biotechnology

#15 in Oceania

#550 in the World

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

13. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Biotechnology

#16 in Oceania

#574 in the World

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

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Biotechnology

#17 in Oceania

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Biotechnology

#18 in Oceania

#587 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biotechnology

#19 in Oceania

#608 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Biotechnology

#20 in Oceania

#610 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Biotechnology

#21 in Oceania

#626 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Biotechnology

#22 in Oceania

#635 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

20. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Biotechnology

#23 in Oceania

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

21. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Biotechnology

#24 in Oceania

#718 in the World

Founded: 1971

22. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#26 in Oceania

#793 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Biotechnology

#27 in Oceania

#902 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#28 in Oceania

#937 in the World

Founded: 1990

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Biotechnology

#29 in Oceania

#940 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Biotechnology

#30 in Oceania

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Biotechnology

#31 in Oceania

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Biotechnology

#33 in Oceania

#1240 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Biotechnology

#34 in Oceania

#1312 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Biotechnology

#36 in Oceania

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

31. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Biotechnology

#38 in Oceania

#1536 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Biotechnology

#39 in Oceania

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Biotechnology

#40 in Oceania

#1628 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Biotechnology

#41 in Oceania

#1663 in the World

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

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Biotechnology

#42 in Oceania

#1675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Biotechnology

#44 in Oceania

#2112 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Biotechnology

#45 in Oceania

#2326 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Biotechnology

#46 in Oceania

#2338 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Biotechnology

#47 in Oceania

#2549 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

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