39 Best universities for Immunology 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 Immunology. A graph of 9.14M citations received by 227K 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 Immunology

#46 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Immunology

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Immunology

#87 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Immunology

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Immunology

#130 in the World

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

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Immunology

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Immunology

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Immunology

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Immunology

#11 in Oceania

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

10. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Immunology

#12 in Oceania

#498 in the World

Founded: 1966

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Immunology

#13 in Oceania

#525 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Immunology

#14 in Oceania

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Immunology

#15 in Oceania

#601 in the World

Founded: 1970

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Immunology

#16 in Oceania

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Immunology

#17 in Oceania

#619 in the World

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

16. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Immunology

#18 in Oceania

#638 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

17. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Immunology

#20 in Oceania

#705 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

18. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Immunology

#21 in Oceania

#737 in the World

Founded: 1887

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Immunology

#22 in Oceania

#743 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Immunology

#23 in Oceania

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

21. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Immunology

#24 in Oceania

#755 in the World

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

22. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Immunology

#25 in Oceania

#806 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Immunology

#26 in Oceania

#885 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Immunology

#27 in Oceania

#906 in the World

Founded: 1989

25. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Immunology

#28 in Oceania

#994 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

26. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Immunology

#29 in Oceania

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Immunology

#31 in Oceania

#1247 in the World

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

28. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Immunology

#32 in Oceania

#1272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

29. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Immunology

#33 in Oceania

#1350 in the World

Founded: 1990

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Immunology

#34 in Oceania

#1377 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Immunology

#36 in Oceania

#1502 in the World

Founded: 1987

32. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Immunology

#37 in Oceania

#1578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Immunology

#39 in Oceania

#1730 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Immunology

#40 in Oceania

#1848 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Immunology

#43 in Oceania

#1959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

36. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Immunology

#44 in Oceania

#2079 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Immunology

#45 in Oceania

#2124 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Immunology

#47 in Oceania

#2193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

39. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Immunology

#48 in Oceania

#2431 in the World

Founded: 1991

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