33 Best universities for Applied Mathematics 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 Applied Mathematics. A graph of 834K citations received by 28.5K academic papers made by 33 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

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Applied Mathematics

#2 in Oceania

#76 in the World

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

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Applied Mathematics

#3 in Oceania

#105 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Applied Mathematics

#4 in Oceania

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Applied Mathematics

#5 in Oceania

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Applied Mathematics

#6 in Oceania

#212 in the World

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

7. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Applied Mathematics

#8 in Oceania

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Applied Mathematics

#9 in Oceania

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Applied Mathematics

#10 in Oceania

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Applied Mathematics

#11 in Oceania

#379 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Applied Mathematics

#12 in Oceania

#385 in the World

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

12. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Applied Mathematics

#13 in Oceania

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Applied Mathematics

#14 in Oceania

#493 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Applied Mathematics

#15 in Oceania

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Applied Mathematics

#19 in Oceania

#730 in the World

Founded: 1990

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Applied Mathematics

#20 in Oceania

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Applied Mathematics

#21 in Oceania

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

18. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Applied Mathematics

#22 in Oceania

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Applied Mathematics

#23 in Oceania

#837 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Applied Mathematics

#24 in Oceania

#844 in the World

Founded: 1966

21. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Applied Mathematics

#25 in Oceania

#886 in the World

Founded: 1971

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Applied Mathematics

#26 in Oceania

#888 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Applied Mathematics

#27 in Oceania

#925 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Applied Mathematics

#30 in Oceania

#1024 in the World

Founded: 1870

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Applied Mathematics

#31 in Oceania

#1090 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Applied Mathematics

#32 in Oceania

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

27. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Applied Mathematics

#33 in Oceania

#1235 in the World

Founded: 1967

28. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Applied Mathematics

#34 in Oceania

#1313 in the World

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

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Applied Mathematics

#35 in Oceania

#1503 in the World

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

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Applied Mathematics

#36 in Oceania

#1634 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Applied Mathematics

#37 in Oceania

#1952 in the World

Founded: 1970

32. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Applied Mathematics

#39 in Oceania

#2472 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Applied Mathematics

#41 in Oceania

#2581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

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.

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