39 Best universities for Anthropology 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 Anthropology. A graph of 2.81M citations received by 140K 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Anthropology

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Anthropology

#30 in the World

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

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Anthropology

#35 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Anthropology

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Anthropology

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Anthropology

#66 in the World

Founded: 1971

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Anthropology

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Anthropology

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Anthropology

#10 in Oceania

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Anthropology

#11 in Oceania

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

11. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Anthropology

#13 in Oceania

#137 in the World

Founded: 1991

12. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Anthropology

#14 in Oceania

#142 in the World

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

13. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Anthropology

#15 in Oceania

#148 in the World

Founded: 1965

14. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Anthropology

#16 in Oceania

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Anthropology

#17 in Oceania

#153 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Anthropology

#18 in Oceania

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

17. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Anthropology

#19 in Oceania

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

18. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Anthropology

#20 in Oceania

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

19. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Anthropology

#21 in Oceania

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Anthropology

#22 in Oceania

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Anthropology

#25 in Oceania

#249 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Anthropology

#26 in Oceania

#262 in the World

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

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Anthropology

#27 in Oceania

#295 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Anthropology

#28 in Oceania

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

25. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Anthropology

#32 in Oceania

#328 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Anthropology

#33 in Oceania

#436 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Anthropology

#34 in Oceania

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Anthropology

#35 in Oceania

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

29. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Anthropology

#36 in Oceania

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

30. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Anthropology

#37 in Oceania

#445 in the World

Founded: 1908

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Anthropology

#38 in Oceania

#488 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Anthropology

#39 in Oceania

#507 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Anthropology

#40 in Oceania

#535 in the World

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

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Anthropology

#41 in Oceania

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Anthropology

#42 in Oceania

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Anthropology

#43 in Oceania

#762 in the World

Founded: 1987

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Anthropology

#44 in Oceania

#766 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Anthropology

#45 in Oceania

#799 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Anthropology

#47 in Oceania

#1126 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

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Intellectual Property and Patent Law32

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Journalism and Digital Media38

Law Enforcement35

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