27 Best universities for Biochemical Engineering 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 Biochemical Engineering. A graph of 384K citations received by 6.38K 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

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Biochemical Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#77 in the World

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

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Biochemical Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#88 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biochemical Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Biochemical Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#177 in the World

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

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Biochemical Engineering

#6 in Oceania

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biochemical Engineering

#7 in Oceania

#205 in the World

Founded: 1887

8. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biochemical Engineering

#8 in Oceania

#234 in the World

Founded: 1965

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Biochemical Engineering

#11 in Oceania

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Biochemical Engineering

#12 in Oceania

#453 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Biochemical Engineering

#13 in Oceania

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

12. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Biochemical Engineering

#14 in Oceania

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Biochemical Engineering

#15 in Oceania

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Biochemical Engineering

#16 in Oceania

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Biochemical Engineering

#17 in Oceania

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Biochemical Engineering

#18 in Oceania

#508 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Biochemical Engineering

#19 in Oceania

#525 in the World

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

18. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Biochemical Engineering

#20 in Oceania

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Biochemical Engineering

#21 in Oceania

#553 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Biochemical Engineering

#22 in Oceania

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

21. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Biochemical Engineering

#24 in Oceania

#607 in the World

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

22. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Biochemical Engineering

#26 in Oceania

#664 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biochemical Engineering

#27 in Oceania

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

24. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Biochemical Engineering

#28 in Oceania

#813 in the World

Founded: 1908

25. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biochemical Engineering

#29 in Oceania

#888 in the World

Founded: 1990

26. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Biochemical Engineering

#30 in Oceania

#902 in the World

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

27. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Biochemical Engineering

#32 in Oceania

#947 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.