39 Best universities for Genetics 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 Genetics. A graph of 28.9M citations received by 708K 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#45 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Genetics

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Genetics

#104 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#135 in the World

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

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Genetics

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Genetics

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Genetics

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#11 in Oceania

#458 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

10. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Genetics

#12 in Oceania

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Genetics

#13 in Oceania

#516 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Genetics

#14 in Oceania

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Genetics

#15 in Oceania

#535 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#16 in Oceania

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Genetics

#18 in Oceania

#615 in the World

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

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#19 in Oceania

#667 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Genetics

#20 in Oceania

#691 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Genetics

#21 in Oceania

#697 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#22 in Oceania

#712 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Genetics

#23 in Oceania

#721 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Genetics

#24 in Oceania

#724 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

22. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Genetics

#25 in Oceania

#730 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Genetics

#26 in Oceania

#738 in the World

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

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Genetics

#27 in Oceania

#841 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Genetics

#30 in Oceania

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#31 in Oceania

#1159 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Genetics

#33 in Oceania

#1289 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Genetics

#34 in Oceania

#1297 in the World

Founded: 1908

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Genetics

#35 in Oceania

#1410 in the World

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

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Genetics

#36 in Oceania

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Genetics

#38 in Oceania

#1649 in the World

Founded: 1989

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Genetics

#39 in Oceania

#1722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Genetics

#40 in Oceania

#1762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Genetics

#42 in Oceania

#1931 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Genetics

#43 in Oceania

#1992 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Genetics

#44 in Oceania

#2007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Genetics

#45 in Oceania

#2247 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Genetics

#46 in Oceania

#2333 in the World

Founded: 1991

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Genetics

#47 in Oceania

#2396 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

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