37 Best universities for Nanotechnology 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 Nanotechnology. A graph of 5.58M citations received by 123K 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 Nanotechnology

#1 in Oceania

#89 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Oceania

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Oceania

#134 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Oceania

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Nanotechnology

#5 in Oceania

#175 in the World

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

6. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Nanotechnology

#6 in Oceania

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Nanotechnology

#7 in Oceania

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nanotechnology

#8 in Oceania

#253 in the World

Founded: 1887

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Nanotechnology

#9 in Oceania

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Nanotechnology

#10 in Oceania

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nanotechnology

#11 in Oceania

#332 in the World

Founded: 1965

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Nanotechnology

#12 in Oceania

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Nanotechnology

#13 in Oceania

#446 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Nanotechnology

#14 in Oceania

#462 in the World

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

15. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Nanotechnology

#16 in Oceania

#476 in the World

Founded: 1908

16. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Nanotechnology

#17 in Oceania

#514 in the World

Founded: 1971

17. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Nanotechnology

#18 in Oceania

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Nanotechnology

#19 in Oceania

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Nanotechnology

#20 in Oceania

#802 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Nanotechnology

#21 in Oceania

#886 in the World

Founded: 1966

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Nanotechnology

#25 in Oceania

#1094 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Nanotechnology

#27 in Oceania

#1301 in the World

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

23. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Nanotechnology

#28 in Oceania

#1344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

24. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nanotechnology

#29 in Oceania

#1356 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Nanotechnology

#30 in Oceania

#1497 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Nanotechnology

#31 in Oceania

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Nanotechnology

#32 in Oceania

#1596 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

28. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nanotechnology

#34 in Oceania

#1857 in the World

Founded: 1990

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Nanotechnology

#35 in Oceania

#2096 in the World

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

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Nanotechnology

#37 in Oceania

#2315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Nanotechnology

#38 in Oceania

#2397 in the World

Founded: 1989

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Nanotechnology

#39 in Oceania

#2668 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Nanotechnology

#40 in Oceania

#2723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Nanotechnology

#41 in Oceania

#2846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Nanotechnology

#43 in Oceania

#3273 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Nanotechnology

#44 in Oceania

#3474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Nanotechnology

#46 in Oceania

#3804 in the World

Founded: 1991

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