39 Best universities for Genetics 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 Genetics. A graph of 21.1M citations received by 625K 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

#44 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Genetics

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Genetics

#103 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%
Founded: 1949

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Genetics

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Genetics

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Genetics

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#11 in Oceania

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

10. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Genetics

#12 in Oceania

#506 in the World

Founded: 1966

11. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Genetics

#13 in Oceania

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Genetics

#14 in Oceania

#544 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#16 in Oceania

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Genetics

#17 in Oceania

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Genetics

#18 in Oceania

#605 in the World

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

16. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Genetics

#19 in Oceania

#675 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Genetics

#20 in Oceania

#684 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Genetics

#21 in Oceania

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

19. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Genetics

#22 in Oceania

#702 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Genetics

#23 in Oceania

#707 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Genetics

#24 in Oceania

#725 in the World

Founded: 1970

22. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Genetics

#25 in Oceania

#747 in the World

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

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#26 in Oceania

#819 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Genetics

#28 in Oceania

#853 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Genetics

#29 in Oceania

#972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genetics

#31 in Oceania

#1156 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Genetics

#33 in Oceania

#1276 in the World

Founded: 1908

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Genetics

#34 in Oceania

#1295 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Genetics

#35 in Oceania

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Genetics

#36 in Oceania

#1391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Genetics

#38 in Oceania

#1643 in the World

Founded: 1989

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Genetics

#39 in Oceania

#1648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Genetics

#41 in Oceania

#1769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Genetics

#42 in Oceania

#1850 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Genetics

#43 in Oceania

#2049 in the World

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

36. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Genetics

#44 in Oceania

#2080 in the World

Founded: 1987

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Genetics

#45 in Oceania

#2123 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Genetics

#46 in Oceania

#2305 in the World

Founded: 1991

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Genetics

#47 in Oceania

#2332 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.