39 Best universities for Paleontology 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 Paleontology. A graph of 17.1M citations received by 451K 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

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Paleontology

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Paleontology

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Paleontology

#44 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Paleontology

#64 in the World

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

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Paleontology

#75 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Paleontology

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Paleontology

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Paleontology

#10 in Oceania

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Paleontology

#12 in Oceania

#248 in the World

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

11. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Paleontology

#13 in Oceania

#257 in the World

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

12. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Paleontology

#14 in Oceania

#268 in the World

Founded: 1970

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Paleontology

#15 in Oceania

#309 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Paleontology

#17 in Oceania

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Paleontology

#18 in Oceania

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Paleontology

#19 in Oceania

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Paleontology

#20 in Oceania

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Paleontology

#22 in Oceania

#399 in the World

Founded: 1965

19. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Paleontology

#24 in Oceania

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Paleontology

#25 in Oceania

#483 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Paleontology

#26 in Oceania

#499 in the World

Founded: 1966

22. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Paleontology

#27 in Oceania

#502 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

23. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Paleontology

#28 in Oceania

#538 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Paleontology

#29 in Oceania

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Paleontology

#30 in Oceania

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Paleontology

#32 in Oceania

#803 in the World

Founded: 1908

27. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Paleontology

#33 in Oceania

#893 in the World

Founded: 1990

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Paleontology

#34 in Oceania

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Paleontology

#36 in Oceania

#933 in the World

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

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Paleontology

#37 in Oceania

#996 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Paleontology

#38 in Oceania

#1058 in the World

Founded: 1989

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Paleontology

#40 in Oceania

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Paleontology

#41 in Oceania

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Paleontology

#42 in Oceania

#1363 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Paleontology

#43 in Oceania

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Paleontology

#44 in Oceania

#1557 in the World

Founded: 1987

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Paleontology

#45 in Oceania

#1720 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Paleontology

#46 in Oceania

#1725 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Paleontology

#49 in Oceania

#2968 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
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.