37 Best universities for Petrology and Geochemistry 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 Petrology and Geochemistry. A graph of 2.83M citations received by 64.6K 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. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Oceania

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#2 in Oceania

#24 in the World

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

3. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#3 in Oceania

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

4. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#4 in Oceania

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#5 in Oceania

#44 in the World

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

6. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#6 in Oceania

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

7. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#7 in Oceania

#51 in the World

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

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#8 in Oceania

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#9 in Oceania

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

10. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#10 in Oceania

#86 in the World

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

11. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#11 in Oceania

#89 in the World

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

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#12 in Oceania

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#16 in Oceania

#198 in the World

Founded: 1970

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#17 in Oceania

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#20 in Oceania

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#21 in Oceania

#313 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#22 in Oceania

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#23 in Oceania

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#25 in Oceania

#429 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#26 in Oceania

#464 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#27 in Oceania

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

22. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#28 in Oceania

#633 in the World

Founded: 1971

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#29 in Oceania

#659 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#30 in Oceania

#729 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#31 in Oceania

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

26. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#32 in Oceania

#762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

27. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#33 in Oceania

#772 in the World

Founded: 1966

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#34 in Oceania

#899 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#35 in Oceania

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

30. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#36 in Oceania

#1080 in the World

Founded: 1870

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#38 in Oceania

#1156 in the World

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

32. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#40 in Oceania

#1525 in the World

Founded: 1990

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#41 in Oceania

#1631 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#42 in Oceania

#1632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#44 in Oceania

#1921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#45 in Oceania

#2082 in the World

Founded: 1987

37. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#47 in Oceania

#2323 in the World

Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Petrology and Geochemistry in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Canberra, Perth, Crawley, and Sydney.