39 Best universities for Botany 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 Botany. A graph of 6.77M citations received by 206K 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 Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Botany

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Botany

#38 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Botany

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Botany

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Botany

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Botany

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Botany

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

8. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Botany

#153 in the World

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

9. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Botany

#10 in Oceania

#193 in the World

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

10. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Botany

#12 in Oceania

#268 in the World

Founded: 1970

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Botany

#13 in Oceania

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Botany

#15 in Oceania

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Botany

#17 in Oceania

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

14. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Botany

#18 in Oceania

#412 in the World

Founded: 1971

15. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Botany

#19 in Oceania

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

16. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Botany

#20 in Oceania

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Botany

#21 in Oceania

#476 in the World

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

18. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Botany

#23 in Oceania

#519 in the World

Founded: 1965

19. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Botany

#24 in Oceania

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Botany

#25 in Oceania

#548 in the World

Founded: 1966

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Botany

#26 in Oceania

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Botany

#27 in Oceania

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

23. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Botany

#28 in Oceania

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

24. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Botany

#29 in Oceania

#633 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

25. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Botany

#31 in Oceania

#726 in the World

Founded: 1887

26. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Botany

#33 in Oceania

#810 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Botany

#34 in Oceania

#849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Botany

#35 in Oceania

#1089 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Botany

#36 in Oceania

#1097 in the World

Founded: 1989

30. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Botany

#37 in Oceania

#1147 in the World

Founded: 1908

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Botany

#38 in Oceania

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Botany

#39 in Oceania

#1285 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Botany

#40 in Oceania

#1360 in the World

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

34. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Botany

#41 in Oceania

#1374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

35. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Botany

#43 in Oceania

#1540 in the World

Founded: 1990

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Botany

#44 in Oceania

#1897 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Botany

#46 in Oceania

#2111 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Botany

#48 in Oceania

#2657 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Botany

#50 in Oceania

#3872 in the World

Founded: 1989

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