39 Best universities for Evolutionary Biology 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 Evolutionary Biology. A graph of 2.03M citations received by 55.7K 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

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Evolutionary Biology

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Evolutionary Biology

#61 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Evolutionary Biology

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Evolutionary Biology

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Evolutionary Biology

#128 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Evolutionary Biology

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Evolutionary Biology

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Evolutionary Biology

#10 in Oceania

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Evolutionary Biology

#11 in Oceania

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Evolutionary Biology

#14 in Oceania

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Evolutionary Biology

#16 in Oceania

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

13. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Evolutionary Biology

#17 in Oceania

#403 in the World

Founded: 1970

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Evolutionary Biology

#18 in Oceania

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Evolutionary Biology

#19 in Oceania

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Evolutionary Biology

#21 in Oceania

#438 in the World

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

17. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Evolutionary Biology

#22 in Oceania

#450 in the World

Founded: 1971

18. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Evolutionary Biology

#23 in Oceania

#459 in the World

Founded: 1966

19. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Evolutionary Biology

#24 in Oceania

#467 in the World

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

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Evolutionary Biology

#25 in Oceania

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Evolutionary Biology

#26 in Oceania

#500 in the World

Founded: 1965

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Evolutionary Biology

#27 in Oceania

#540 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Evolutionary Biology

#28 in Oceania

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Evolutionary Biology

#29 in Oceania

#616 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Evolutionary Biology

#30 in Oceania

#655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

26. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Evolutionary Biology

#31 in Oceania

#732 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

27. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Evolutionary Biology

#32 in Oceania

#821 in the World

Founded: 1990

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Evolutionary Biology

#35 in Oceania

#1002 in the World

Founded: 1908

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Evolutionary Biology

#36 in Oceania

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Evolutionary Biology

#37 in Oceania

#1134 in the World

Founded: 1870

31. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Evolutionary Biology

#38 in Oceania

#1152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

32. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Evolutionary Biology

#39 in Oceania

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Evolutionary Biology

#40 in Oceania

#1201 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Evolutionary Biology

#42 in Oceania

#1365 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Evolutionary Biology

#43 in Oceania

#1426 in the World

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

36. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Evolutionary Biology

#44 in Oceania

#1544 in the World

Founded: 1967

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Evolutionary Biology

#45 in Oceania

#1792 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Evolutionary Biology

#46 in Oceania

#1809 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Evolutionary Biology

#48 in Oceania

#2827 in the World

Founded: 1989

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