39 Best universities for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 18.3M citations received by 615K 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

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Geology

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Geology

#43 in the World

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

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Geology

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Geology

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Geology

#81 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Geology

#96 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

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Geology

#12 in Oceania

#233 in the World

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

11. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Geology

#13 in Oceania

#237 in the World

Founded: 1970

12. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Geology

#14 in Oceania

#246 in the World

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

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Geology

#15 in Oceania

#302 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Geology

#16 in Oceania

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Geology

#17 in Oceania

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Geology

#18 in Oceania

#359 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Geology

#20 in Oceania

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Geology

#22 in Oceania

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

19. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Geology

#23 in Oceania

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Geology

#24 in Oceania

#474 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Geology

#26 in Oceania

#498 in the World

Founded: 1966

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Geology

#27 in Oceania

#500 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Geology

#28 in Oceania

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Geology

#29 in Oceania

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Geology

#30 in Oceania

#596 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Geology

#32 in Oceania

#728 in the World

Founded: 1908

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Geology

#34 in Oceania

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Geology

#35 in Oceania

#941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Geology

#36 in Oceania

#971 in the World

Founded: 1990

30. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Geology

#37 in Oceania

#1000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Geology

#38 in Oceania

#1007 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Geology

#39 in Oceania

#1037 in the World

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

33. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Geology

#40 in Oceania

#1167 in the World

Founded: 1989

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Geology

#42 in Oceania

#1239 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Geology

#43 in Oceania

#1424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Geology

#44 in Oceania

#1669 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Geology

#46 in Oceania

#1952 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Geology

#47 in Oceania

#1961 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Geology

#49 in Oceania

#3201 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, Melbourne, 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