23 Best universities for Agricultural Engineering in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Agricultural Engineering. A graph of 86.9K citations received by 2.42K academic papers made by 23 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 Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

5. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Oceania

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in Oceania

#149 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in Oceania

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in Oceania

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in Oceania

#217 in the World

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

11. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in Oceania

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

12. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in Oceania

#267 in the World

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

13. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in Oceania

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

14. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in Oceania

#303 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in Oceania

#308 in the World

Founded: 1887

16. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in Oceania

#345 in the World

Founded: 1970

17. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in Oceania

#410 in the World

Founded: 1967

18. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in Oceania

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

19. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Agricultural Engineering

#24 in Oceania

#540 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

20. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Agricultural Engineering

#25 in Oceania

#550 in the World

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

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Agricultural Engineering

#26 in Oceania

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Agricultural Engineering

#27 in Oceania

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

23. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Agricultural Engineering

#28 in Oceania

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Agricultural Engineering in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are St Lucia, Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide.