39 Best universities for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 16.1M citations received by 524K academic papers made by 39 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 Ecology

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Ecology

#34 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Ecology

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Ecology

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Ecology

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Ecology

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Ecology

#85 in the World

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

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Ecology

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Ecology

#119 in the World

Founded: 1970

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Ecology

#11 in Oceania

#171 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Ecology

#12 in Oceania

#185 in the World

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

12. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Ecology

#13 in Oceania

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Ecology

#16 in Oceania

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Ecology

#17 in Oceania

#278 in the World

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

15. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Ecology

#18 in Oceania

#288 in the World

Founded: 1965

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Ecology

#19 in Oceania

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Ecology

#20 in Oceania

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

18. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Ecology

#21 in Oceania

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

19. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Ecology

#23 in Oceania

#379 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

20. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Ecology

#24 in Oceania

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Ecology

#25 in Oceania

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Ecology

#26 in Oceania

#408 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Ecology

#27 in Oceania

#429 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Ecology

#28 in Oceania

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Ecology

#29 in Oceania

#480 in the World

Founded: 1966

26. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Ecology

#33 in Oceania

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

27. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Ecology

#34 in Oceania

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Ecology

#35 in Oceania

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Ecology

#36 in Oceania

#756 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Ecology

#37 in Oceania

#760 in the World

Founded: 1989

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Ecology

#38 in Oceania

#863 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Ecology

#39 in Oceania

#926 in the World

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

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Ecology

#40 in Oceania

#948 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Ecology

#41 in Oceania

#1032 in the World

Founded: 1990

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Ecology

#42 in Oceania

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Ecology

#45 in Oceania

#1684 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Ecology

#46 in Oceania

#1795 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Ecology

#47 in Oceania

#2018 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Ecology

#49 in Oceania

#3346 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

Environmental Science subfields in Australia

Agricultural Science38

Earth science and Geophysics37

Environmental Chemistry36

Environmental Engineering36

Environmental Management39

Geography and Cartography39

Geotechnical Engineering37

Hydrology and Water resources management31

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science39

Mining Engineering27

Petrology and Geochemistry37

Urban and Regional planning36

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation39