39 Best universities for Paleontology 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 Paleontology. A graph of 12.3M citations received by 407K 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 Paleontology

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Paleontology

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Paleontology

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Paleontology

#44 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Paleontology

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Paleontology

#72 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Paleontology

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Paleontology

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Paleontology

#10 in Oceania

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Paleontology

#12 in Oceania

#251 in the World

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

11. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Paleontology

#13 in Oceania

#262 in the World

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

12. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Paleontology

#14 in Oceania

#277 in the World

Founded: 1970

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Paleontology

#16 in Oceania

#316 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Paleontology

#17 in Oceania

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Paleontology

#18 in Oceania

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Paleontology

#19 in Oceania

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Paleontology

#21 in Oceania

#417 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Paleontology

#22 in Oceania

#423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Paleontology

#24 in Oceania

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

20. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Paleontology

#25 in Oceania

#478 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

21. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Paleontology

#26 in Oceania

#503 in the World

Founded: 1966

22. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Paleontology

#27 in Oceania

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

23. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Paleontology

#28 in Oceania

#531 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Paleontology

#29 in Oceania

#550 in the World

Founded: 1887

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Paleontology

#30 in Oceania

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Paleontology

#32 in Oceania

#823 in the World

Founded: 1908

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Paleontology

#33 in Oceania

#868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Paleontology

#35 in Oceania

#898 in the World

Founded: 1990

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Paleontology

#36 in Oceania

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Paleontology

#37 in Oceania

#1026 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Paleontology

#38 in Oceania

#1046 in the World

Founded: 1989

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Paleontology

#40 in Oceania

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Paleontology

#41 in Oceania

#1308 in the World

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

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Paleontology

#42 in Oceania

#1341 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Paleontology

#43 in Oceania

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Paleontology

#44 in Oceania

#1669 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Paleontology

#45 in Oceania

#1683 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Paleontology

#46 in Oceania

#1686 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Paleontology

#49 in Oceania

#2854 in the World

Founded: 1989

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