39 Best universities for Virology in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Virology. A graph of 2.92M citations received by 83.1K 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

#42 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Virology

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Virology

#58 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Virology

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Virology

#87 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Virology

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Virology

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Virology

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Virology

#10 in Oceania

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Virology

#11 in Oceania

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Virology

#13 in Oceania

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Virology

#14 in Oceania

#408 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Virology

#15 in Oceania

#449 in the World

Founded: 1970

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Virology

#17 in Oceania

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Virology

#18 in Oceania

#591 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Virology

#19 in Oceania

#597 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Virology

#20 in Oceania

#616 in the World

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

18. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Virology

#21 in Oceania

#641 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Virology

#22 in Oceania

#679 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Virology

#23 in Oceania

#685 in the World

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

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Virology

#24 in Oceania

#748 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Virology

#25 in Oceania

#831 in the World

Founded: 1989

23. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Virology

#27 in Oceania

#871 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Virology

#28 in Oceania

#916 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Virology

#29 in Oceania

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Virology

#30 in Oceania

#1036 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Virology

#31 in Oceania

#1073 in the World

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

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Virology

#32 in Oceania

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Virology

#33 in Oceania

#1191 in the World

Founded: 1987

30. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Virology

#35 in Oceania

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

31. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Virology

#36 in Oceania

#1267 in the World

Founded: 1908

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Virology

#37 in Oceania

#1316 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Virology

#38 in Oceania

#1589 in the World

Founded: 1990

34. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Virology

#39 in Oceania

#1636 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Virology

#40 in Oceania

#1671 in the World

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

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Virology

#43 in Oceania

#1890 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Virology

#44 in Oceania

#1903 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Virology

#48 in Oceania

#2388 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Virology

#49 in Oceania

#2393 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.