39 Best universities for Organic 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 Organic Chemistry. A graph of 15.3M citations received by 460K academic papers made by 39 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 Organic Chemistry

#1 in Oceania

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Oceania

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Oceania

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in Oceania

#119 in the World

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

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in Oceania

#124 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in Oceania

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Organic Chemistry

#7 in Oceania

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Organic Chemistry

#8 in Oceania

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Organic Chemistry

#10 in Oceania

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

10. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Organic Chemistry

#12 in Oceania

#469 in the World

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

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Organic Chemistry

#13 in Oceania

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Organic Chemistry

#14 in Oceania

#559 in the World

Founded: 1887

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Organic Chemistry

#16 in Oceania

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Organic Chemistry

#17 in Oceania

#605 in the World

Founded: 1965

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Organic Chemistry

#18 in Oceania

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Organic Chemistry

#19 in Oceania

#620 in the World

Founded: 1971

17. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Organic Chemistry

#20 in Oceania

#686 in the World

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

18. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Organic Chemistry

#21 in Oceania

#690 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Organic Chemistry

#22 in Oceania

#694 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Organic Chemistry

#24 in Oceania

#770 in the World

Founded: 1966

21. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Organic Chemistry

#25 in Oceania

#805 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

22. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Organic Chemistry

#26 in Oceania

#1006 in the World

Founded: 1908

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Organic Chemistry

#27 in Oceania

#1079 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Organic Chemistry

#28 in Oceania

#1102 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Organic Chemistry

#29 in Oceania

#1159 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Organic Chemistry

#32 in Oceania

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Organic Chemistry

#33 in Oceania

#1452 in the World

Founded: 1990

28. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Organic Chemistry

#35 in Oceania

#1527 in the World

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

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Organic Chemistry

#36 in Oceania

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Organic Chemistry

#37 in Oceania

#1774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Organic Chemistry

#38 in Oceania

#1807 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Organic Chemistry

#39 in Oceania

#2012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Organic Chemistry

#40 in Oceania

#2047 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Organic Chemistry

#41 in Oceania

#2360 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Organic Chemistry

#43 in Oceania

#2697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Organic Chemistry

#44 in Oceania

#2821 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Organic Chemistry

#46 in Oceania

#3334 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Organic Chemistry

#47 in Oceania

#3496 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Organic Chemistry

#51 in Oceania

#4745 in the World

Founded: 1989

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