31 Best universities for Computational Chemistry 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 Computational Chemistry. A graph of 548K citations received by 18.7K academic papers made by 31 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. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Computational Chemistry

#1 in Oceania

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computational Chemistry

#2 in Oceania

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Computational Chemistry

#3 in Oceania

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Computational Chemistry

#4 in Oceania

#204 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Computational Chemistry

#5 in Oceania

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Computational Chemistry

#6 in Oceania

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Computational Chemistry

#7 in Oceania

#324 in the World

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

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Computational Chemistry

#8 in Oceania

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Computational Chemistry

#9 in Oceania

#475 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Computational Chemistry

#10 in Oceania

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computational Chemistry

#11 in Oceania

#491 in the World

Founded: 1887

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Computational Chemistry

#12 in Oceania

#521 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Computational Chemistry

#13 in Oceania

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Computational Chemistry

#15 in Oceania

#560 in the World

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

15. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Computational Chemistry

#16 in Oceania

#586 in the World

Founded: 1908

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computational Chemistry

#17 in Oceania

#591 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computational Chemistry

#18 in Oceania

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Computational Chemistry

#23 in Oceania

#882 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Computational Chemistry

#24 in Oceania

#894 in the World

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

20. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Computational Chemistry

#25 in Oceania

#932 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Computational Chemistry

#26 in Oceania

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

22. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Computational Chemistry

#27 in Oceania

#970 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

23. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Computational Chemistry

#28 in Oceania

#1061 in the World

Founded: 1966

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Computational Chemistry

#29 in Oceania

#1199 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Computational Chemistry

#30 in Oceania

#1297 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Computational Chemistry

#32 in Oceania

#1383 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Computational Chemistry

#33 in Oceania

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

28. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Computational Chemistry

#34 in Oceania

#1633 in the World

Founded: 1990

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Computational Chemistry

#35 in Oceania

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Computational Chemistry

#36 in Oceania

#1782 in the World

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

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Computational Chemistry

#37 in Oceania

#2020 in the World

Founded: 1991

The best cities to study Computational Chemistry in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Canberra, Sydney, St Lucia, and Melbourne.