27 Best universities for Biochemical Engineering 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 Biochemical Engineering. A graph of 437K citations received by 6.7K academic papers made by 27 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 Biochemical Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Biochemical Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#79 in the World

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

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Biochemical Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#89 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biochemical Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Biochemical Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#181 in the World

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

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Biochemical Engineering

#6 in Oceania

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biochemical Engineering

#7 in Oceania

#188 in the World

Founded: 1887

8. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biochemical Engineering

#8 in Oceania

#224 in the World

Founded: 1965

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Biochemical Engineering

#11 in Oceania

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Biochemical Engineering

#12 in Oceania

#368 in the World

Founded: 1966

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Biochemical Engineering

#13 in Oceania

#449 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Biochemical Engineering

#14 in Oceania

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Biochemical Engineering

#15 in Oceania

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

14. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Biochemical Engineering

#16 in Oceania

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Biochemical Engineering

#17 in Oceania

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Biochemical Engineering

#18 in Oceania

#503 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Biochemical Engineering

#19 in Oceania

#552 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Biochemical Engineering

#20 in Oceania

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Biochemical Engineering

#21 in Oceania

#567 in the World

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

20. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Biochemical Engineering

#22 in Oceania

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

21. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Biochemical Engineering

#23 in Oceania

#625 in the World

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

22. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Biochemical Engineering

#26 in Oceania

#684 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biochemical Engineering

#27 in Oceania

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

24. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Biochemical Engineering

#28 in Oceania

#821 in the World

Founded: 1908

25. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Biochemical Engineering

#29 in Oceania

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biochemical Engineering

#30 in Oceania

#901 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Biochemical Engineering

#32 in Oceania

#975 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

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