39 Best universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 8.24M citations received by 379K 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 Archaeology

#30 in the World

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

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Archaeology

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Archaeology

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Archaeology

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Archaeology

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Archaeology

#49 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Archaeology

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Archaeology

#120 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Archaeology

#10 in Oceania

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Archaeology

#11 in Oceania

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Archaeology

#13 in Oceania

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Archaeology

#14 in Oceania

#219 in the World

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

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Archaeology

#15 in Oceania

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Archaeology

#16 in Oceania

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Archaeology

#17 in Oceania

#228 in the World

Founded: 1965

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Archaeology

#18 in Oceania

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Archaeology

#19 in Oceania

#314 in the World

Founded: 1887

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Archaeology

#20 in Oceania

#317 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Archaeology

#21 in Oceania

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Archaeology

#22 in Oceania

#336 in the World

Founded: 1970

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Archaeology

#24 in Oceania

#361 in the World

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

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Archaeology

#26 in Oceania

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Archaeology

#28 in Oceania

#428 in the World

Founded: 1966

24. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Archaeology

#29 in Oceania

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

25. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Archaeology

#31 in Oceania

#513 in the World

Founded: 1908

26. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Archaeology

#32 in Oceania

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Archaeology

#33 in Oceania

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Archaeology

#34 in Oceania

#638 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Archaeology

#35 in Oceania

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Archaeology

#37 in Oceania

#706 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Archaeology

#39 in Oceania

#769 in the World

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

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Archaeology

#40 in Oceania

#859 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Archaeology

#41 in Oceania

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

34. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Archaeology

#42 in Oceania

#944 in the World

Founded: 1991

35. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Archaeology

#43 in Oceania

#972 in the World

Founded: 1989

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Archaeology

#44 in Oceania

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Archaeology

#45 in Oceania

#1201 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Archaeology

#46 in Oceania

#1317 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Archaeology

#48 in Oceania

#2241 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Australia

Broadcast Journalism33

Classics and Ancient History39

Communications and Public Relations39

Criminology and Criminal Justice39

Early Childhood Education38

Education Majors39

Forensic Science31

Gender Studies39

Human Rights Law37

Intellectual Property and Patent Law32

International Law33

International Relations and Diplomacy30

Journalism and Digital Media38

Law Enforcement35

Library and Information science39

Media Studies39

Military science34

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution38

Occupational Safety and Health39

Political Economy35

Political Science39

Public Policy / Administration39

Radio and Television broadcasting33

Special Education37

Sports / Exercise science38

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies39

Urban and Regional planning36