Best Universities for Biotechnology in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Biotechnology. A graph of 1.9M citations received by 53.2K academic papers made by 48 universities in Oceania 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

#1 in Australia

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#2 in Australia

#52 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Biotechnology

#3 in Australia

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Biotechnology

#4 in Australia

#71 in the World

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

5. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Biotechnology

#5 in Australia

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

6. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Biotechnology

#1 in New Zealand

#129 in the World

Founded: 1883

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Biotechnology

#6 in Australia

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Biotechnology

#7 in Australia

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

9. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Biotechnology

#2 in New Zealand

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

10. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Biotechnology

#8 in Australia

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

11. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Biotechnology

#3 in New Zealand

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Biotechnology

#9 in Australia

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Biotechnology

#10 in Australia

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Biotechnology

#11 in Australia

#546 in the World

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

15. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Biotechnology

#12 in Australia

#556 in the World

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

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Biotechnology

#13 in Australia

#562 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#14 in Australia

#566 in the World

Founded: 1887

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Biotechnology

#15 in Australia

#568 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Biotechnology

#16 in Australia

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Biotechnology

#17 in Australia

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biotechnology

#18 in Australia

#612 in the World

Founded: 1965

22. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Biotechnology

#19 in Australia

#635 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Biotechnology

#20 in Australia

#682 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Biotechnology

#21 in Australia

#725 in the World

Founded: 1971

25. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Biotechnology

#4 in New Zealand

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

26. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#22 in Australia

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

27. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#23 in Australia

#852 in the World

Founded: 1990

28. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Biotechnology

#24 in Australia

#888 in the World

Founded: 1970

29. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Biotechnology

#25 in Australia

#955 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Biotechnology

#26 in Australia

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Biotechnology

#27 in Australia

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

32. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Biotechnology

#5 in New Zealand

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

33. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Biotechnology

#6 in New Zealand

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

34. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Biotechnology

#28 in Australia

#1275 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Biotechnology

#29 in Australia

#1296 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Biotechnology

#30 in Australia

#1450 in the World

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

37. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Biotechnology

#7 in New Zealand

#1474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Biotechnology

#31 in Australia

#1491 in the World

Founded: 1991

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Biotechnology

#32 in Australia

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

40. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Biotechnology

#33 in Australia

#1745 in the World

Founded: 1908

41. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Biotechnology

#34 in Australia

#1778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

42. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Biotechnology

#35 in Australia

#1788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

43. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Biotechnology

#8 in New Zealand

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

44. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Biotechnology

#36 in Australia

#2048 in the World

Founded: 1989

45. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Biotechnology

#37 in Australia

#2207 in the World

Founded: 1987

46. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Biotechnology

#38 in Australia

#2370 in the World

Founded: 1989

47. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Biotechnology

#39 in Australia

#2450 in the World

Founded: 1870

48. Fiji National University

For Biotechnology

#1 in Fiji

#3010 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010