38 Best universities for Molecular Biology 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 Molecular Biology. A graph of 1.29M citations received by 39.1K academic papers made by 38 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 Molecular Biology

#103 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Molecular Biology

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Molecular Biology

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Molecular Biology

#173 in the World

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

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Molecular Biology

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Molecular Biology

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Molecular Biology

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Molecular Biology

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Molecular Biology

#11 in Oceania

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Molecular Biology

#12 in Oceania

#492 in the World

Founded: 1966

11. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Molecular Biology

#13 in Oceania

#545 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

12. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Molecular Biology

#14 in Oceania

#557 in the World

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

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Molecular Biology

#15 in Oceania

#616 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Molecular Biology

#16 in Oceania

#724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Molecular Biology

#17 in Oceania

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Molecular Biology

#19 in Oceania

#763 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Molecular Biology

#20 in Oceania

#815 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Molecular Biology

#21 in Oceania

#869 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Molecular Biology

#22 in Oceania

#890 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Molecular Biology

#23 in Oceania

#905 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Molecular Biology

#24 in Oceania

#1006 in the World

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

22. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Molecular Biology

#25 in Oceania

#1018 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Molecular Biology

#26 in Oceania

#1043 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Molecular Biology

#28 in Oceania

#1167 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Molecular Biology

#31 in Oceania

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Molecular Biology

#32 in Oceania

#1328 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Molecular Biology

#33 in Oceania

#1563 in the World

Founded: 1908

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Molecular Biology

#34 in Oceania

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Molecular Biology

#37 in Oceania

#1612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

30. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Molecular Biology

#38 in Oceania

#1683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Molecular Biology

#39 in Oceania

#1954 in the World

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

32. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Molecular Biology

#40 in Oceania

#1960 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Molecular Biology

#41 in Oceania

#2000 in the World

Founded: 1990

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Molecular Biology

#42 in Oceania

#2017 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Molecular Biology

#43 in Oceania

#2148 in the World

Founded: 1989

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Molecular Biology

#44 in Oceania

#2215 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Molecular Biology

#45 in Oceania

#2241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Molecular Biology

#46 in Oceania

#2448 in the World

Founded: 1967

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