37 Best universities for Petrology and Geochemistry 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 Petrology and Geochemistry. A graph of 2.12M citations received by 58.5K 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. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#2 in Oceania

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

3. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#3 in Oceania

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

4. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#4 in Oceania

#26 in the World

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

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#5 in Oceania

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#6 in Oceania

#45 in the World

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

7. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#7 in Oceania

#50 in the World

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

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#8 in Oceania

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#9 in Oceania

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

10. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#10 in Oceania

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

11. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#11 in Oceania

#86 in the World

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

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#12 in Oceania

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#15 in Oceania

#187 in the World

Founded: 1970

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#16 in Oceania

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#20 in Oceania

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#21 in Oceania

#307 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#22 in Oceania

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#24 in Oceania

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

19. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#25 in Oceania

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#26 in Oceania

#441 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#27 in Oceania

#500 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#28 in Oceania

#639 in the World

Founded: 1971

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#29 in Oceania

#683 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#30 in Oceania

#720 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#31 in Oceania

#724 in the World

Founded: 1966

26. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#32 in Oceania

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

27. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#33 in Oceania

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

28. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#34 in Oceania

#958 in the World

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

29. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#35 in Oceania

#967 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#38 in Oceania

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

31. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#39 in Oceania

#1282 in the World

Founded: 1870

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#40 in Oceania

#1536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#41 in Oceania

#1603 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#42 in Oceania

#1660 in the World

Founded: 1990

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#44 in Oceania

#1918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#46 in Oceania

#2116 in the World

Founded: 1987

37. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#47 in Oceania

#2419 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, Crawley, Sydney, and Perth.