34 Best universities for Inorganic 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 Inorganic Chemistry. A graph of 1.97M citations received by 44.5K academic papers made by 34 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 New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Inorganic Chemistry

#1 in Oceania

#61 in the World

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

2. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Inorganic Chemistry

#2 in Oceania

#76 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Inorganic Chemistry

#3 in Oceania

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Inorganic Chemistry

#4 in Oceania

#89 in the World

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

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Inorganic Chemistry

#5 in Oceania

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Inorganic Chemistry

#6 in Oceania

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Inorganic Chemistry

#7 in Oceania

#266 in the World

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

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Inorganic Chemistry

#8 in Oceania

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Inorganic Chemistry

#9 in Oceania

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Inorganic Chemistry

#10 in Oceania

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Inorganic Chemistry

#12 in Oceania

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Inorganic Chemistry

#14 in Oceania

#541 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Inorganic Chemistry

#15 in Oceania

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

14. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Inorganic Chemistry

#16 in Oceania

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

15. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Inorganic Chemistry

#17 in Oceania

#618 in the World

Founded: 1887

16. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Inorganic Chemistry

#18 in Oceania

#622 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Inorganic Chemistry

#19 in Oceania

#678 in the World

Founded: 1971

18. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Inorganic Chemistry

#20 in Oceania

#707 in the World

Founded: 1965

19. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Inorganic Chemistry

#21 in Oceania

#712 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Inorganic Chemistry

#23 in Oceania

#820 in the World

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

21. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Inorganic Chemistry

#24 in Oceania

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

22. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Inorganic Chemistry

#26 in Oceania

#1152 in the World

Founded: 1966

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Inorganic Chemistry

#28 in Oceania

#1261 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Inorganic Chemistry

#30 in Oceania

#1360 in the World

Founded: 1908

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Inorganic Chemistry

#31 in Oceania

#1390 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Inorganic Chemistry

#32 in Oceania

#1420 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Inorganic Chemistry

#33 in Oceania

#1531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

28. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Inorganic Chemistry

#34 in Oceania

#1578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Inorganic Chemistry

#36 in Oceania

#2122 in the World

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

30. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Inorganic Chemistry

#37 in Oceania

#2153 in the World

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

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Inorganic Chemistry

#38 in Oceania

#2195 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Inorganic Chemistry

#39 in Oceania

#2197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Inorganic Chemistry

#41 in Oceania

#3042 in the World

Founded: 1989

34. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Inorganic Chemistry

#43 in Oceania

#3131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

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