37 Best universities for Geotechnical Engineering 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 1.82M citations received by 65.5K academic papers made by 37 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 Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

2. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#53 in the World

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

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#74 in the World

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

6. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Oceania

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Oceania

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in Oceania

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

9. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in Oceania

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

10. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in Oceania

#177 in the World

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

11. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in Oceania

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in Oceania

#231 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in Oceania

#240 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Geotechnical Engineering

#16 in Oceania

#281 in the World

Founded: 1966

15. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Geotechnical Engineering

#17 in Oceania

#368 in the World

Founded: 1970

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#18 in Oceania

#371 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Geotechnical Engineering

#19 in Oceania

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Geotechnical Engineering

#20 in Oceania

#444 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Geotechnical Engineering

#21 in Oceania

#464 in the World

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

20. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Geotechnical Engineering

#22 in Oceania

#468 in the World

Founded: 1908

21. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in Oceania

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

22. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Geotechnical Engineering

#25 in Oceania

#561 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Geotechnical Engineering

#27 in Oceania

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Geotechnical Engineering

#29 in Oceania

#734 in the World

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

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Geotechnical Engineering

#30 in Oceania

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Geotechnical Engineering

#31 in Oceania

#761 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Geotechnical Engineering

#32 in Oceania

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

28. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#34 in Oceania

#813 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

29. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#35 in Oceania

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Geotechnical Engineering

#37 in Oceania

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Geotechnical Engineering

#38 in Oceania

#1100 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

32. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#39 in Oceania

#1181 in the World

Founded: 1990

33. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Geotechnical Engineering

#40 in Oceania

#1330 in the World

Founded: 1870

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#41 in Oceania

#1382 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Geotechnical Engineering

#42 in Oceania

#1470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Geotechnical Engineering

#43 in Oceania

#1773 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Geotechnical Engineering

#45 in Oceania

#2379 in the World

Founded: 1991

The best cities to study Geotechnical Engineering in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Crawley, St Lucia, and Clayton.