39 Best universities for Biotechnology in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Biotechnology. A graph of 2.13M citations received by 50.3K 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

#57 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Biotechnology

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Biotechnology

#72 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

#139 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%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Biotechnology

#10 in Oceania

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Biotechnology

#12 in Oceania

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Biotechnology

#13 in Oceania

#482 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

#556 in the World

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

13. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Biotechnology

#16 in Oceania

#562 in the World

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

14. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Biotechnology

#17 in Oceania

#576 in the World

Founded: 1966

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Biotechnology

#18 in Oceania

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Biotechnology

#19 in Oceania

#611 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biotechnology

#20 in Oceania

#613 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Biotechnology

#21 in Oceania

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Biotechnology

#22 in Oceania

#638 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

20. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Biotechnology

#23 in Oceania

#664 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

21. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Biotechnology

#24 in Oceania

#726 in the World

Founded: 1971

22. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#26 in Oceania

#794 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Biotechnology

#27 in Oceania

#903 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#28 in Oceania

#929 in the World

Founded: 1990

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Biotechnology

#29 in Oceania

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Biotechnology

#30 in Oceania

#969 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Biotechnology

#31 in Oceania

#1031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Biotechnology

#33 in Oceania

#1233 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Biotechnology

#35 in Oceania

#1308 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Biotechnology

#36 in Oceania

#1341 in the World

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

31. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Biotechnology

#38 in Oceania

#1528 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Biotechnology

#39 in Oceania

#1595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Biotechnology

#40 in Oceania

#1636 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Biotechnology

#41 in Oceania

#1696 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

#1723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Biotechnology

#44 in Oceania

#2084 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Biotechnology

#45 in Oceania

#2329 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Biotechnology

#46 in Oceania

#2337 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Biotechnology

#47 in Oceania

#2512 in the World

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.