36 Best universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Chemistry. A graph of 1.82M citations received by 52.6K 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

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Chemistry

#2 in Oceania

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Environmental Chemistry

#3 in Oceania

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Chemistry

#4 in Oceania

#195 in the World

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

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Chemistry

#5 in Oceania

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Environmental Chemistry

#6 in Oceania

#211 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Environmental Chemistry

#7 in Oceania

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Chemistry

#8 in Oceania

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Environmental Chemistry

#9 in Oceania

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Environmental Chemistry

#10 in Oceania

#326 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Chemistry

#11 in Oceania

#371 in the World

Founded: 1991

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Chemistry

#12 in Oceania

#376 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Environmental Chemistry

#13 in Oceania

#419 in the World

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

14. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Chemistry

#14 in Oceania

#431 in the World

Founded: 1887

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Environmental Chemistry

#15 in Oceania

#434 in the World

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

16. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Environmental Chemistry

#16 in Oceania

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Environmental Chemistry

#17 in Oceania

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Chemistry

#19 in Oceania

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

19. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Chemistry

#24 in Oceania

#810 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

20. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Environmental Chemistry

#25 in Oceania

#814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Environmental Chemistry

#26 in Oceania

#826 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. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Environmental Chemistry

#28 in Oceania

#918 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

24. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Environmental Chemistry

#29 in Oceania

#920 in the World

Founded: 1966

25. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Environmental Chemistry

#30 in Oceania

#936 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Environmental Chemistry

#32 in Oceania

#1062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Environmental Chemistry

#34 in Oceania

#1263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

28. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Environmental Chemistry

#35 in Oceania

#1489 in the World

Founded: 1990

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Environmental Chemistry

#36 in Oceania

#1538 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Environmental Chemistry

#37 in Oceania

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Environmental Chemistry

#38 in Oceania

#1704 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Environmental Chemistry

#39 in Oceania

#1751 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Environmental Chemistry

#40 in Oceania

#1922 in the World

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

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Environmental Chemistry

#41 in Oceania

#2280 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Environmental Chemistry

#43 in Oceania

#2483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Environmental Chemistry

#44 in Oceania

#2663 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, Canberra, and Melbourne.