39 Best universities for Geology in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Geology. A graph of 24.4M citations received by 678K 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 Geology

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Geology

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Geology

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Geology

#45 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Geology

#50 in the World

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

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Geology

#83 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Geology

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Geology

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Geology

#10 in Oceania

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Geology

#11 in Oceania

#231 in the World

Founded: 1970

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Geology

#12 in Oceania

#233 in the World

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

12. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Geology

#14 in Oceania

#241 in the World

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

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Geology

#15 in Oceania

#294 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Geology

#16 in Oceania

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Geology

#17 in Oceania

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Geology

#18 in Oceania

#357 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Geology

#19 in Oceania

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Geology

#23 in Oceania

#446 in the World

Founded: 1887

19. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Geology

#24 in Oceania

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

20. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Geology

#25 in Oceania

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

21. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Geology

#26 in Oceania

#509 in the World

Founded: 1966

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Geology

#27 in Oceania

#520 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Geology

#28 in Oceania

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Geology

#29 in Oceania

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Geology

#30 in Oceania

#621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Geology

#32 in Oceania

#718 in the World

Founded: 1908

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Geology

#34 in Oceania

#930 in the World

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

28. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Geology

#35 in Oceania

#934 in the World

Founded: 1990

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Geology

#36 in Oceania

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Geology

#37 in Oceania

#1006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Geology

#38 in Oceania

#1010 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Geology

#39 in Oceania

#1026 in the World

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

33. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Geology

#40 in Oceania

#1188 in the World

Founded: 1989

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Geology

#42 in Oceania

#1272 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Geology

#43 in Oceania

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Geology

#44 in Oceania

#1665 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Geology

#45 in Oceania

#1911 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Geology

#47 in Oceania

#1998 in the World

Founded: 1991

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Geology

#49 in Oceania

#3310 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

Environmental Science subfields in Australia

Agricultural Science38

Earth science and Geophysics38

Environmental Chemistry36

Environmental Engineering36

Environmental Management39

Geography and Cartography39

Geotechnical Engineering38

Hydrology and Water resources management31

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science39

Mining Engineering27

Petrology and Geochemistry37

Urban and Regional planning36

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation39