28 Best universities for Entrepreneurship 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 Entrepreneurship. A graph of 126K citations received by 3.59K academic papers made by 28 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. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Entrepreneurship

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

2. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Entrepreneurship

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Entrepreneurship

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Entrepreneurship

#129 in the World

Founded: 1908

5. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Entrepreneurship

#168 in the World

Founded: 1887

6. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Entrepreneurship

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Entrepreneurship

#201 in the World

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

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Entrepreneurship

#11 in Oceania

#229 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Entrepreneurship

#13 in Oceania

#250 in the World

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

10. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Entrepreneurship

#14 in Oceania

#261 in the World

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

11. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Entrepreneurship

#15 in Oceania

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

12. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Entrepreneurship

#16 in Oceania

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

13. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Entrepreneurship

#17 in Oceania

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Entrepreneurship

#19 in Oceania

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Entrepreneurship

#20 in Oceania

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Entrepreneurship

#21 in Oceania

#354 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Entrepreneurship

#22 in Oceania

#385 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Entrepreneurship

#24 in Oceania

#456 in the World

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

19. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Entrepreneurship

#25 in Oceania

#465 in the World

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

20. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Entrepreneurship

#26 in Oceania

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

21. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Entrepreneurship

#27 in Oceania

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

22. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Entrepreneurship

#28 in Oceania

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

23. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Entrepreneurship

#29 in Oceania

#645 in the World

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

24. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Entrepreneurship

#31 in Oceania

#724 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Entrepreneurship

#32 in Oceania

#738 in the World

Founded: 1987

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Entrepreneurship

#33 in Oceania

#766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Entrepreneurship

#34 in Oceania

#834 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

28. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Entrepreneurship

#35 in Oceania

#861 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

The best cities to study Entrepreneurship in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Brisbane, Melbourne, St Lucia, and Hawthorn.