31 Best universities for Applied Mathematics 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 Applied Mathematics. A graph of 602K citations received by 26K academic papers made by 31 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 Applied Mathematics

#1 in Oceania

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Applied Mathematics

#2 in Oceania

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Applied Mathematics

#3 in Oceania

#94 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Applied Mathematics

#4 in Oceania

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Applied Mathematics

#5 in Oceania

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Applied Mathematics

#6 in Oceania

#193 in the World

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

7. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Applied Mathematics

#7 in Oceania

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Applied Mathematics

#9 in Oceania

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Applied Mathematics

#10 in Oceania

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Applied Mathematics

#11 in Oceania

#398 in the World

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

11. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Applied Mathematics

#12 in Oceania

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Applied Mathematics

#13 in Oceania

#426 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Applied Mathematics

#14 in Oceania

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Applied Mathematics

#16 in Oceania

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Applied Mathematics

#18 in Oceania

#676 in the World

Founded: 1990

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Applied Mathematics

#20 in Oceania

#719 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Applied Mathematics

#21 in Oceania

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

18. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Applied Mathematics

#22 in Oceania

#742 in the World

Founded: 1966

19. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Applied Mathematics

#23 in Oceania

#755 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

20. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Applied Mathematics

#24 in Oceania

#832 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Applied Mathematics

#26 in Oceania

#918 in the World

Founded: 1971

22. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Applied Mathematics

#27 in Oceania

#944 in the World

Founded: 1870

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Applied Mathematics

#28 in Oceania

#953 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Applied Mathematics

#30 in Oceania

#984 in the World

Founded: 1908

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Applied Mathematics

#31 in Oceania

#1007 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Applied Mathematics

#32 in Oceania

#1129 in the World

Founded: 1967

27. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Applied Mathematics

#33 in Oceania

#1158 in the World

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

28. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Applied Mathematics

#34 in Oceania

#1264 in the World

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

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Applied Mathematics

#35 in Oceania

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Applied Mathematics

#36 in Oceania

#1524 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Applied Mathematics

#37 in Oceania

#1854 in the World

Founded: 1970

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

Mathematics subfields in Australia

Actuarial Science30

Blockchain and Cryptography34

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics38

Math Teachers39

Operations Research34

Statistics39