39 Best universities for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 3.14M citations received by 89K 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

#38 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Virology

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Virology

#54 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Virology

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Virology

#83 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Virology

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Virology

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Virology

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Virology

#10 in Oceania

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Virology

#11 in Oceania

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Virology

#13 in Oceania

#391 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Virology

#14 in Oceania

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Virology

#15 in Oceania

#448 in the World

Founded: 1970

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Virology

#17 in Oceania

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Virology

#18 in Oceania

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Virology

#19 in Oceania

#595 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Virology

#20 in Oceania

#599 in the World

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

18. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Virology

#21 in Oceania

#635 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Virology

#22 in Oceania

#662 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Virology

#23 in Oceania

#679 in the World

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

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Virology

#24 in Oceania

#688 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Virology

#25 in Oceania

#831 in the World

Founded: 1989

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Virology

#27 in Oceania

#855 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Virology

#28 in Oceania

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

25. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Virology

#29 in Oceania

#891 in the World

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

26. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Virology

#30 in Oceania

#964 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Virology

#31 in Oceania

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

28. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Virology

#32 in Oceania

#1093 in the World

Founded: 1987

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Virology

#33 in Oceania

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Virology

#35 in Oceania

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Virology

#36 in Oceania

#1305 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Virology

#37 in Oceania

#1313 in the World

Founded: 1908

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Virology

#39 in Oceania

#1580 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Virology

#40 in Oceania

#1596 in the World

Founded: 1990

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Virology

#41 in Oceania

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

36. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Virology

#43 in Oceania

#1796 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Virology

#44 in Oceania

#1874 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Virology

#48 in Oceania

#2297 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Virology

#49 in Oceania

#2351 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.