39 Best universities for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 2.78M citations received by 68.1K 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

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Microbiology

#43 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Microbiology

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Microbiology

#80 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Microbiology

#122 in the World

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

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Microbiology

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Microbiology

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Microbiology

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Microbiology

#10 in Oceania

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Microbiology

#13 in Oceania

#378 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Microbiology

#14 in Oceania

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Microbiology

#15 in Oceania

#478 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Microbiology

#16 in Oceania

#530 in the World

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

14. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Microbiology

#17 in Oceania

#532 in the World

Founded: 1970

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Microbiology

#18 in Oceania

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Microbiology

#19 in Oceania

#576 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Microbiology

#20 in Oceania

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Microbiology

#21 in Oceania

#658 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Microbiology

#22 in Oceania

#660 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Microbiology

#23 in Oceania

#704 in the World

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

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Microbiology

#24 in Oceania

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Microbiology

#25 in Oceania

#765 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Microbiology

#26 in Oceania

#813 in the World

Founded: 1989

24. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Microbiology

#27 in Oceania

#891 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Microbiology

#28 in Oceania

#900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Microbiology

#29 in Oceania

#957 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Microbiology

#32 in Oceania

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Microbiology

#34 in Oceania

#1267 in the World

Founded: 1908

29. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Microbiology

#35 in Oceania

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Microbiology

#36 in Oceania

#1392 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Microbiology

#38 in Oceania

#1485 in the World

Founded: 1987

32. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Microbiology

#39 in Oceania

#1658 in the World

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

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Microbiology

#40 in Oceania

#1957 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Microbiology

#41 in Oceania

#1994 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Microbiology

#43 in Oceania

#2245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Microbiology

#44 in Oceania

#2246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Microbiology

#47 in Oceania

#2798 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Microbiology

#48 in Oceania

#2817 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Microbiology

#50 in Oceania

#3111 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
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.