39 Best universities for Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology. A graph of 1.67M citations received by 46.5K 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

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#52 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Biotechnology

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Biotechnology

#71 in the World

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

5. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Biotechnology

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Biotechnology

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Biotechnology

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Biotechnology

#10 in Oceania

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Biotechnology

#12 in Oceania

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Biotechnology

#13 in Oceania

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Biotechnology

#14 in Oceania

#546 in the World

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

12. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Biotechnology

#15 in Oceania

#556 in the World

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

13. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Biotechnology

#16 in Oceania

#562 in the World

Founded: 1966

14. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#17 in Oceania

#566 in the World

Founded: 1887

15. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Biotechnology

#18 in Oceania

#568 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Biotechnology

#19 in Oceania

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Biotechnology

#20 in Oceania

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biotechnology

#21 in Oceania

#612 in the World

Founded: 1965

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

#682 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

21. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Biotechnology

#24 in Oceania

#725 in the World

Founded: 1971

22. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#26 in Oceania

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

23. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#27 in Oceania

#852 in the World

Founded: 1990

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Biotechnology

#28 in Oceania

#888 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Biotechnology

#29 in Oceania

#955 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Biotechnology

#30 in Oceania

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Biotechnology

#31 in Oceania

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Biotechnology

#34 in Oceania

#1275 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Biotechnology

#35 in Oceania

#1296 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Biotechnology

#36 in Oceania

#1450 in the World

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

31. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Biotechnology

#38 in Oceania

#1491 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Biotechnology

#39 in Oceania

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Biotechnology

#40 in Oceania

#1745 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Biotechnology

#41 in Oceania

#1778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

35. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Biotechnology

#42 in Oceania

#1788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Biotechnology

#44 in Oceania

#2048 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Biotechnology

#45 in Oceania

#2207 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Biotechnology

#46 in Oceania

#2370 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Biotechnology

#47 in Oceania

#2450 in the World

Founded: 1870

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