26 Best universities for Entrepreneurship 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 Entrepreneurship. A graph of 138K citations received by 3.68K academic papers made by 26 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

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

2. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Entrepreneurship

#47 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

#125 in the World

Founded: 1908

5. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Entrepreneurship

#165 in the World

Founded: 1887

6. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Entrepreneurship

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Entrepreneurship

#204 in the World

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

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Entrepreneurship

#10 in Oceania

#226 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Entrepreneurship

#12 in Oceania

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Entrepreneurship

#14 in Oceania

#256 in the World

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

11. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Entrepreneurship

#15 in Oceania

#262 in the World

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

12. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Entrepreneurship

#16 in Oceania

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

13. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Entrepreneurship

#17 in Oceania

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Entrepreneurship

#19 in Oceania

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Entrepreneurship

#20 in Oceania

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Entrepreneurship

#21 in Oceania

#361 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Entrepreneurship

#22 in Oceania

#380 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Entrepreneurship

#24 in Oceania

#455 in the World

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

19. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Entrepreneurship

#25 in Oceania

#474 in the World

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

20. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Entrepreneurship

#26 in Oceania

#509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

21. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Entrepreneurship

#27 in Oceania

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

22. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Entrepreneurship

#28 in Oceania

#656 in the World

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

23. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Entrepreneurship

#30 in Oceania

#736 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Entrepreneurship

#31 in Oceania

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Entrepreneurship

#32 in Oceania

#840 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Entrepreneurship

#33 in Oceania

#875 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.