39 Best universities for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 2.04M citations received by 59.3K 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 Microbiology

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Microbiology

#42 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Microbiology

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Microbiology

#83 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Microbiology

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Microbiology

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Microbiology

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Microbiology

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Microbiology

#10 in Oceania

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Microbiology

#13 in Oceania

#404 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Microbiology

#14 in Oceania

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Microbiology

#15 in Oceania

#491 in the World

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

13. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Microbiology

#16 in Oceania

#514 in the World

Founded: 1965

14. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Microbiology

#17 in Oceania

#537 in the World

Founded: 1970

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Microbiology

#18 in Oceania

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Microbiology

#19 in Oceania

#556 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Microbiology

#20 in Oceania

#633 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Microbiology

#21 in Oceania

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

19. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Microbiology

#22 in Oceania

#692 in the World

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

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Microbiology

#23 in Oceania

#712 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Microbiology

#24 in Oceania

#739 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Microbiology

#25 in Oceania

#806 in the World

Founded: 1989

23. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Microbiology

#26 in Oceania

#813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

24. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Microbiology

#27 in Oceania

#849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

25. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Microbiology

#28 in Oceania

#859 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

26. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Microbiology

#31 in Oceania

#967 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Microbiology

#32 in Oceania

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Microbiology

#34 in Oceania

#1129 in the World

Founded: 1908

29. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Microbiology

#35 in Oceania

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Microbiology

#36 in Oceania

#1289 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Microbiology

#38 in Oceania

#1539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

32. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Microbiology

#39 in Oceania

#1620 in the World

Founded: 1987

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Microbiology

#40 in Oceania

#1929 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Microbiology

#41 in Oceania

#1971 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Microbiology

#44 in Oceania

#2136 in the World

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

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Microbiology

#45 in Oceania

#2227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Microbiology

#47 in Oceania

#2683 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Microbiology

#48 in Oceania

#2725 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Microbiology

#49 in Oceania

#3031 in the World

Founded: 1989

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