36 Best universities for Environmental Chemistry 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 Environmental Chemistry. A graph of 2.3M citations received by 56.9K academic papers made by 36 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 Environmental Chemistry

#1 in Oceania

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Chemistry

#2 in Oceania

#116 in the World

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

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Chemistry

#3 in Oceania

#194 in the World

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

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Environmental Chemistry

#4 in Oceania

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Chemistry

#5 in Oceania

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Environmental Chemistry

#6 in Oceania

#229 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Environmental Chemistry

#7 in Oceania

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Chemistry

#8 in Oceania

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Environmental Chemistry

#9 in Oceania

#322 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Environmental Chemistry

#10 in Oceania

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Chemistry

#11 in Oceania

#347 in the World

Founded: 1965

12. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Chemistry

#12 in Oceania

#359 in the World

Founded: 1991

13. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Environmental Chemistry

#13 in Oceania

#397 in the World

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

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Environmental Chemistry

#14 in Oceania

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Chemistry

#15 in Oceania

#404 in the World

Founded: 1887

16. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Environmental Chemistry

#16 in Oceania

#422 in the World

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

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Environmental Chemistry

#18 in Oceania

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Chemistry

#20 in Oceania

#517 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

19. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Environmental Chemistry

#23 in Oceania

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

20. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Chemistry

#24 in Oceania

#810 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Environmental Chemistry

#26 in Oceania

#832 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Environmental Chemistry

#27 in Oceania

#837 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Chemistry

#28 in Oceania

#886 in the World

Founded: 1966

24. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Environmental Chemistry

#29 in Oceania

#900 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

25. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Environmental Chemistry

#30 in Oceania

#929 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Environmental Chemistry

#32 in Oceania

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Environmental Chemistry

#34 in Oceania

#1338 in the World

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

28. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Chemistry

#35 in Oceania

#1491 in the World

Founded: 1990

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Environmental Chemistry

#36 in Oceania

#1564 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Environmental Chemistry

#37 in Oceania

#1654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Environmental Chemistry

#38 in Oceania

#1692 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Environmental Chemistry

#39 in Oceania

#1712 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Environmental Chemistry

#40 in Oceania

#1929 in the World

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

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Environmental Chemistry

#41 in Oceania

#2363 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Environmental Chemistry

#43 in Oceania

#2522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Environmental Chemistry

#44 in Oceania

#2720 in the World

Founded: 1870

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