39 Best universities for Evolutionary Biology 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 Evolutionary Biology. A graph of 3.06M citations received by 64.7K 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 Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Evolutionary Biology

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Evolutionary Biology

#51 in the World

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

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Evolutionary Biology

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Evolutionary Biology

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Evolutionary Biology

#91 in the World

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

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Evolutionary Biology

#125 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Evolutionary Biology

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Evolutionary Biology

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Evolutionary Biology

#10 in Oceania

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Evolutionary Biology

#12 in Oceania

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Evolutionary Biology

#14 in Oceania

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Evolutionary Biology

#16 in Oceania

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

13. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Evolutionary Biology

#17 in Oceania

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

14. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Evolutionary Biology

#19 in Oceania

#414 in the World

Founded: 1970

15. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Evolutionary Biology

#20 in Oceania

#418 in the World

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

16. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Evolutionary Biology

#21 in Oceania

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

17. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Evolutionary Biology

#22 in Oceania

#453 in the World

Founded: 1966

18. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Evolutionary Biology

#23 in Oceania

#459 in the World

Founded: 1971

19. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Evolutionary Biology

#24 in Oceania

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

20. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Evolutionary Biology

#25 in Oceania

#483 in the World

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

21. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Evolutionary Biology

#26 in Oceania

#499 in the World

Founded: 1965

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Evolutionary Biology

#27 in Oceania

#524 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Evolutionary Biology

#28 in Oceania

#569 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Evolutionary Biology

#29 in Oceania

#612 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Evolutionary Biology

#30 in Oceania

#658 in the World

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

26. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Evolutionary Biology

#31 in Oceania

#737 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

27. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Evolutionary Biology

#32 in Oceania

#784 in the World

Founded: 1990

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Evolutionary Biology

#34 in Oceania

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Evolutionary Biology

#36 in Oceania

#996 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Evolutionary Biology

#37 in Oceania

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

31. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Evolutionary Biology

#38 in Oceania

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

32. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Evolutionary Biology

#39 in Oceania

#1181 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Evolutionary Biology

#40 in Oceania

#1209 in the World

Founded: 1870

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Evolutionary Biology

#41 in Oceania

#1240 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Evolutionary Biology

#42 in Oceania

#1250 in the World

Founded: 1989

36. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Evolutionary Biology

#44 in Oceania

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Evolutionary Biology

#45 in Oceania

#1675 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Evolutionary Biology

#46 in Oceania

#1801 in the World

Founded: 1991

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Evolutionary Biology

#48 in Oceania

#3047 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

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