39 Best universities for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 2.6M citations received by 65.6K 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

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Microbiology

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
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

#84 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%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Microbiology

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Microbiology

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Microbiology

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Microbiology

#10 in Oceania

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Microbiology

#13 in Oceania

#380 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Microbiology

#14 in Oceania

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Microbiology

#15 in Oceania

#488 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Microbiology

#16 in Oceania

#520 in the World

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

14. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Microbiology

#17 in Oceania

#526 in the World

Founded: 1970

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Microbiology

#18 in Oceania

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Microbiology

#19 in Oceania

#581 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Microbiology

#20 in Oceania

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Microbiology

#21 in Oceania

#651 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Microbiology

#22 in Oceania

#664 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Microbiology

#23 in Oceania

#699 in the World

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

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Microbiology

#24 in Oceania

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Microbiology

#25 in Oceania

#771 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Microbiology

#26 in Oceania

#805 in the World

Founded: 1989

24. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Microbiology

#27 in Oceania

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

25. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Microbiology

#28 in Oceania

#886 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

26. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Microbiology

#30 in Oceania

#974 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Microbiology

#32 in Oceania

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Microbiology

#34 in Oceania

#1259 in the World

Founded: 1908

29. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Microbiology

#35 in Oceania

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Microbiology

#36 in Oceania

#1347 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Microbiology

#38 in Oceania

#1502 in the World

Founded: 1987

32. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Microbiology

#39 in Oceania

#1637 in the World

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

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Microbiology

#40 in Oceania

#1976 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Microbiology

#41 in Oceania

#1984 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Microbiology

#43 in Oceania

#2225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Microbiology

#44 in Oceania

#2241 in the World

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

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Microbiology

#47 in Oceania

#2772 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Microbiology

#48 in Oceania

#2826 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Microbiology

#50 in Oceania

#3069 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.