34 Best universities for Inorganic 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 Inorganic Chemistry. A graph of 1.63M citations received by 41.3K 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

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
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

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Inorganic Chemistry

#4 in Oceania

#92 in the World

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

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Inorganic Chemistry

#5 in Oceania

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Inorganic Chemistry

#6 in Oceania

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Inorganic Chemistry

#7 in Oceania

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Inorganic Chemistry

#8 in Oceania

#288 in the World

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

9. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Inorganic Chemistry

#9 in Oceania

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Inorganic Chemistry

#10 in Oceania

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Inorganic Chemistry

#12 in Oceania

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Inorganic Chemistry

#14 in Oceania

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Inorganic Chemistry

#15 in Oceania

#592 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Inorganic Chemistry

#16 in Oceania

#593 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Inorganic Chemistry

#17 in Oceania

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Inorganic Chemistry

#18 in Oceania

#667 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Inorganic Chemistry

#19 in Oceania

#702 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Inorganic Chemistry

#20 in Oceania

#706 in the World

Founded: 1971

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Inorganic Chemistry

#21 in Oceania

#729 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Inorganic Chemistry

#23 in Oceania

#783 in the World

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

21. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Inorganic Chemistry

#24 in Oceania

#824 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

22. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Inorganic Chemistry

#26 in Oceania

#1127 in the World

Founded: 1966

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Inorganic Chemistry

#27 in Oceania

#1228 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Inorganic Chemistry

#30 in Oceania

#1352 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Inorganic Chemistry

#31 in Oceania

#1401 in the World

Founded: 1908

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Inorganic Chemistry

#32 in Oceania

#1495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Inorganic Chemistry

#33 in Oceania

#1533 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Inorganic Chemistry

#34 in Oceania

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Inorganic Chemistry

#36 in Oceania

#2075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Inorganic Chemistry

#37 in Oceania

#2115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Inorganic Chemistry

#38 in Oceania

#2172 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Inorganic Chemistry

#39 in Oceania

#2235 in the World

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

33. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Inorganic Chemistry

#41 in Oceania

#2910 in the World

Founded: 1989

34. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Inorganic Chemistry

#42 in Oceania

#3021 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.