38 Best universities for Zoology 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 Zoology. A graph of 2.86M citations received by 83.1K academic papers made by 38 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 Zoology

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Zoology

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Zoology

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Zoology

#29 in the World

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

5. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Zoology

#69 in the World

Founded: 1970

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Zoology

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Zoology

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Zoology

#95 in the World

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

9. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Zoology

#11 in Oceania

#142 in the World

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

10. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Zoology

#12 in Oceania

#150 in the World

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

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Zoology

#13 in Oceania

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Zoology

#14 in Oceania

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Zoology

#15 in Oceania

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Zoology

#17 in Oceania

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

15. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Zoology

#19 in Oceania

#294 in the World

Founded: 1971

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Zoology

#20 in Oceania

#309 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Zoology

#22 in Oceania

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Zoology

#23 in Oceania

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Zoology

#24 in Oceania

#503 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Zoology

#25 in Oceania

#534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

21. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Zoology

#27 in Oceania

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

22. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Zoology

#28 in Oceania

#585 in the World

Founded: 1989

23. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Zoology

#29 in Oceania

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

24. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Zoology

#30 in Oceania

#609 in the World

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

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Zoology

#31 in Oceania

#626 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Zoology

#33 in Oceania

#659 in the World

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

27. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Zoology

#34 in Oceania

#715 in the World

Founded: 1887

28. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Zoology

#35 in Oceania

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

29. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Zoology

#36 in Oceania

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

30. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Zoology

#37 in Oceania

#1043 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Zoology

#38 in Oceania

#1182 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Zoology

#39 in Oceania

#1238 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Zoology

#40 in Oceania

#1265 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Zoology

#41 in Oceania

#1380 in the World

Founded: 1870

35. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Zoology

#44 in Oceania

#1844 in the World

Founded: 1990

36. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Zoology

#46 in Oceania

#2213 in the World

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

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Zoology

#47 in Oceania

#2233 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Zoology

#48 in Oceania

#2656 in the World

Founded: 1987

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