38 Best universities for Zoology 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 Zoology. A graph of 2.18M citations received by 74.4K 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

#9 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. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Zoology

#30 in the World

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

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Zoology

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Zoology

#69 in the World

Founded: 1970

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Zoology

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Zoology

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Zoology

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

9. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Zoology

#10 in Oceania

#135 in the World

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

10. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Zoology

#11 in Oceania

#138 in the World

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

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Zoology

#12 in Oceania

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Zoology

#14 in Oceania

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Zoology

#15 in Oceania

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

14. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Zoology

#17 in Oceania

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Zoology

#19 in Oceania

#301 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Zoology

#20 in Oceania

#312 in the World

Founded: 1971

17. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Zoology

#22 in Oceania

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Zoology

#23 in Oceania

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Zoology

#24 in Oceania

#497 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Zoology

#25 in Oceania

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Zoology

#28 in Oceania

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Zoology

#29 in Oceania

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

23. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Zoology

#30 in Oceania

#601 in the World

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

24. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Zoology

#31 in Oceania

#624 in the World

Founded: 1989

25. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Zoology

#32 in Oceania

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

26. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Zoology

#33 in Oceania

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

27. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Zoology

#34 in Oceania

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

28. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Zoology

#35 in Oceania

#793 in the World

Founded: 1887

29. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Zoology

#36 in Oceania

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

30. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Zoology

#37 in Oceania

#1011 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Zoology

#38 in Oceania

#1156 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Zoology

#39 in Oceania

#1255 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Zoology

#41 in Oceania

#1378 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Zoology

#42 in Oceania

#1568 in the World

Founded: 1870

35. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Zoology

#45 in Oceania

#1874 in the World

Founded: 1990

36. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Zoology

#46 in Oceania

#2205 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Zoology

#47 in Oceania

#2255 in the World

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

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Zoology

#48 in Oceania

#2489 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, Melbourne, and Canberra.