32 Best universities for Genealogy in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Genealogy. A graph of 142K citations received by 8.12K academic papers made by 32 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. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Genealogy

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Genealogy

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Genealogy

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Genealogy

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Genealogy

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

6. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Genealogy

#56 in the World

Founded: 1966

7. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genealogy

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Genealogy

#10 in Oceania

#83 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Genealogy

#11 in Oceania

#86 in the World

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

10. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Genealogy

#14 in Oceania

#113 in the World

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

11. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Genealogy

#16 in Oceania

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Genealogy

#17 in Oceania

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Genealogy

#18 in Oceania

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Genealogy

#19 in Oceania

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Genealogy

#20 in Oceania

#209 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Genealogy

#21 in Oceania

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

17. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Genealogy

#22 in Oceania

#256 in the World

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

18. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Genealogy

#24 in Oceania

#263 in the World

Founded: 1970

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Genealogy

#25 in Oceania

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Genealogy

#26 in Oceania

#295 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Genealogy

#27 in Oceania

#341 in the World

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

22. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Genealogy

#28 in Oceania

#343 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Genealogy

#29 in Oceania

#348 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Genealogy

#30 in Oceania

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Genealogy

#31 in Oceania

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Genealogy

#32 in Oceania

#425 in the World

Founded: 1965

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Genealogy

#33 in Oceania

#428 in the World

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

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Genealogy

#34 in Oceania

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Genealogy

#35 in Oceania

#461 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Genealogy

#36 in Oceania

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Genealogy

#37 in Oceania

#526 in the World

Founded: 1908

32. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Genealogy

#39 in Oceania

#667 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

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