35 Best universities for Renewable Energy 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 Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 546K citations received by 17.6K academic papers made by 35 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 Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#115 in the World

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

6. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in Oceania

#138 in the World

Founded: 1965

7. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#7 in Oceania

#150 in the World

Founded: 1887

8. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#8 in Oceania

#156 in the World

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

9. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#9 in Oceania

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

10. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#10 in Oceania

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

11. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#11 in Oceania

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

12. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#12 in Oceania

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

13. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#13 in Oceania

#235 in the World

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

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#14 in Oceania

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#17 in Oceania

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#18 in Oceania

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#19 in Oceania

#342 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#20 in Oceania

#361 in the World

Founded: 1971

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#21 in Oceania

#387 in the World

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

20. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#22 in Oceania

#429 in the World

Founded: 1967

21. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#23 in Oceania

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

22. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#24 in Oceania

#554 in the World

Founded: 1908

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#25 in Oceania

#562 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#26 in Oceania

#587 in the World

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

25. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#27 in Oceania

#678 in the World

Founded: 1990

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#29 in Oceania

#739 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#32 in Oceania

#882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

28. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#35 in Oceania

#952 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

29. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#37 in Oceania

#1118 in the World

Founded: 1966

30. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#38 in Oceania

#1266 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

31. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#39 in Oceania

#1444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#40 in Oceania

#1620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#41 in Oceania

#1717 in the World

Founded: 1870

34. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#42 in Oceania

#1728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

35. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#43 in Oceania

#2008 in the World

Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Renewable Energy Engineering in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, St Lucia, Brisbane, and Perth.