36 Best universities for Nanotechnology in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Nanotechnology. A graph of 5.09M citations received by 119K academic papers made by 36 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

#88 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Oceania

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Oceania

#135 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Oceania

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Nanotechnology

#5 in Oceania

#174 in the World

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

6. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Nanotechnology

#6 in Oceania

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Nanotechnology

#7 in Oceania

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nanotechnology

#8 in Oceania

#259 in the World

Founded: 1887

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Nanotechnology

#9 in Oceania

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Nanotechnology

#10 in Oceania

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nanotechnology

#11 in Oceania

#340 in the World

Founded: 1965

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Nanotechnology

#12 in Oceania

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Nanotechnology

#13 in Oceania

#447 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Nanotechnology

#15 in Oceania

#474 in the World

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

15. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Nanotechnology

#16 in Oceania

#484 in the World

Founded: 1908

16. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Nanotechnology

#17 in Oceania

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

17. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Nanotechnology

#18 in Oceania

#527 in the World

Founded: 1971

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Nanotechnology

#19 in Oceania

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Nanotechnology

#20 in Oceania

#804 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Nanotechnology

#21 in Oceania

#870 in the World

Founded: 1966

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Nanotechnology

#25 in Oceania

#1108 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Nanotechnology

#27 in Oceania

#1283 in the World

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

23. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nanotechnology

#28 in Oceania

#1342 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

24. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Nanotechnology

#29 in Oceania

#1390 in the World

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

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Nanotechnology

#30 in Oceania

#1471 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Nanotechnology

#31 in Oceania

#1578 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Nanotechnology

#32 in Oceania

#1586 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

28. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nanotechnology

#34 in Oceania

#1828 in the World

Founded: 1990

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Nanotechnology

#35 in Oceania

#2138 in the World

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

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Nanotechnology

#36 in Oceania

#2280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Nanotechnology

#38 in Oceania

#2408 in the World

Founded: 1989

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Nanotechnology

#39 in Oceania

#2688 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Nanotechnology

#40 in Oceania

#2734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Nanotechnology

#41 in Oceania

#2851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Nanotechnology

#43 in Oceania

#3254 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Nanotechnology

#44 in Oceania

#3469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

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