39 Best universities for Anthropology 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 Anthropology. A graph of 3.93M citations received by 151K 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

#31 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Anthropology

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Anthropology

#39 in the World

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

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Anthropology

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Anthropology

#66 in the World

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

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Anthropology

#72 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Anthropology

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Anthropology

#10 in Oceania

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Anthropology

#12 in Oceania

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

11. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Anthropology

#13 in Oceania

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

12. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Anthropology

#14 in Oceania

#146 in the World

Founded: 1991

13. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Anthropology

#15 in Oceania

#147 in the World

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

14. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Anthropology

#16 in Oceania

#148 in the World

Founded: 1965

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Anthropology

#17 in Oceania

#153 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Anthropology

#18 in Oceania

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Anthropology

#19 in Oceania

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

18. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Anthropology

#20 in Oceania

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

19. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Anthropology

#22 in Oceania

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Anthropology

#23 in Oceania

#193 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Anthropology

#24 in Oceania

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Anthropology

#25 in Oceania

#251 in the World

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

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Anthropology

#28 in Oceania

#293 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Anthropology

#30 in Oceania

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

25. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Anthropology

#32 in Oceania

#345 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Anthropology

#33 in Oceania

#434 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Anthropology

#34 in Oceania

#444 in the World

Founded: 1908

28. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Anthropology

#35 in Oceania

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Anthropology

#36 in Oceania

#450 in the World

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

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Anthropology

#37 in Oceania

#460 in the World

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

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Anthropology

#38 in Oceania

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

32. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Anthropology

#39 in Oceania

#492 in the World

Founded: 1990

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Anthropology

#40 in Oceania

#502 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Anthropology

#41 in Oceania

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Anthropology

#42 in Oceania

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Anthropology

#43 in Oceania

#788 in the World

Founded: 1987

37. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Anthropology

#44 in Oceania

#834 in the World

Founded: 1989

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Anthropology

#45 in Oceania

#842 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Anthropology

#47 in Oceania

#1180 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, St Lucia, and Clayton.

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