39 Best universities for Genetics in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Genetics. A graph of 27.1M citations received by 684K 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

#46 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Genetics

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Genetics

#106 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#137 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

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Genetics

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#11 in Oceania

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

10. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Genetics

#12 in Oceania

#491 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

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Genetics

#15 in Oceania

#539 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

#614 in the World

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

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#19 in Oceania

#681 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Genetics

#20 in Oceania

#692 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Genetics

#21 in Oceania

#707 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#22 in Oceania

#714 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Genetics

#23 in Oceania

#716 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Genetics

#24 in Oceania

#718 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

22. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Genetics

#25 in Oceania

#726 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Genetics

#26 in Oceania

#745 in the World

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

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Genetics

#27 in Oceania

#869 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Genetics

#29 in Oceania

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#31 in Oceania

#1152 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Genetics

#33 in Oceania

#1297 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Genetics

#34 in Oceania

#1308 in the World

Founded: 1908

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Genetics

#35 in Oceania

#1415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Genetics

#36 in Oceania

#1432 in the World

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

31. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Genetics

#38 in Oceania

#1647 in the World

Founded: 1989

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Genetics

#39 in Oceania

#1712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Genetics

#41 in Oceania

#1785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Genetics

#42 in Oceania

#1909 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Genetics

#43 in Oceania

#1993 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Genetics

#44 in Oceania

#2023 in the World

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

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Genetics

#45 in Oceania

#2244 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Genetics

#46 in Oceania

#2369 in the World

Founded: 1991

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Genetics

#47 in Oceania

#2437 in the World

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.