39 Best universities for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 2.2M citations received by 72.6K 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Virology

#37 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Virology

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Virology

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Virology

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Virology

#82 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Virology

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Virology

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Virology

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Virology

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Virology

#12 in Oceania

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Virology

#13 in Oceania

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Virology

#14 in Oceania

#424 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Virology

#15 in Oceania

#460 in the World

Founded: 1970

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Virology

#17 in Oceania

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Virology

#18 in Oceania

#584 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Virology

#19 in Oceania

#605 in the World

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

17. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Virology

#20 in Oceania

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

18. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Virology

#21 in Oceania

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Virology

#22 in Oceania

#677 in the World

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

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Virology

#23 in Oceania

#694 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Virology

#24 in Oceania

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Virology

#25 in Oceania

#826 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Virology

#26 in Oceania

#863 in the World

Founded: 1989

24. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Virology

#27 in Oceania

#911 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Virology

#28 in Oceania

#934 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Virology

#30 in Oceania

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

27. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Virology

#31 in Oceania

#1019 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Virology

#32 in Oceania

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Virology

#33 in Oceania

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

30. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Virology

#34 in Oceania

#1180 in the World

Founded: 1987

31. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Virology

#35 in Oceania

#1292 in the World

Founded: 1908

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Virology

#37 in Oceania

#1323 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Virology

#38 in Oceania

#1530 in the World

Founded: 1990

34. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Virology

#39 in Oceania

#1587 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Virology

#40 in Oceania

#1643 in the World

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

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Virology

#44 in Oceania

#1871 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Virology

#46 in Oceania

#1892 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Virology

#48 in Oceania

#2153 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Virology

#49 in Oceania

#2479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

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