39 Best universities for Geography and Cartography 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 Geography and Cartography. A graph of 14.5M citations received by 609K 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Geography and Cartography

#1 in Oceania

#36 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Geography and Cartography

#2 in Oceania

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Geography and Cartography

#3 in Oceania

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Geography and Cartography

#4 in Oceania

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Geography and Cartography

#5 in Oceania

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Geography and Cartography

#6 in Oceania

#63 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Geography and Cartography

#8 in Oceania

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Geography and Cartography

#9 in Oceania

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Geography and Cartography

#10 in Oceania

#181 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Geography and Cartography

#11 in Oceania

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Geography and Cartography

#12 in Oceania

#260 in the World

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

12. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Geography and Cartography

#13 in Oceania

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Geography and Cartography

#15 in Oceania

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Geography and Cartography

#16 in Oceania

#299 in the World

Founded: 1965

15. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Geography and Cartography

#17 in Oceania

#310 in the World

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

16. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Geography and Cartography

#18 in Oceania

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

17. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Geography and Cartography

#19 in Oceania

#346 in the World

Founded: 1970

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Geography and Cartography

#20 in Oceania

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Geography and Cartography

#21 in Oceania

#363 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Geography and Cartography

#23 in Oceania

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Geography and Cartography

#24 in Oceania

#418 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Geography and Cartography

#27 in Oceania

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Geography and Cartography

#28 in Oceania

#504 in the World

Founded: 1966

24. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Geography and Cartography

#29 in Oceania

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

25. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Geography and Cartography

#30 in Oceania

#570 in the World

Founded: 1908

26. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Geography and Cartography

#32 in Oceania

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Geography and Cartography

#33 in Oceania

#703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Geography and Cartography

#34 in Oceania

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Geography and Cartography

#36 in Oceania

#809 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Geography and Cartography

#37 in Oceania

#826 in the World

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

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Geography and Cartography

#38 in Oceania

#862 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Geography and Cartography

#40 in Oceania

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Geography and Cartography

#41 in Oceania

#1012 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Geography and Cartography

#42 in Oceania

#1031 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Geography and Cartography

#43 in Oceania

#1261 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Geography and Cartography

#44 in Oceania

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Geography and Cartography

#45 in Oceania

#1433 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Geography and Cartography

#47 in Oceania

#1727 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Geography and Cartography

#49 in Oceania

#2996 in the World

Founded: 1989

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