39 Best universities for 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 Mathematics. A graph of 21.2M citations received by 637K 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 Mathematics

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Mathematics

#40 in the World

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

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Mathematics

#54 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Mathematics

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Mathematics

#70 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Mathematics

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Mathematics

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Mathematics

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Mathematics

#10 in Oceania

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Mathematics

#11 in Oceania

#226 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Mathematics

#12 in Oceania

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Mathematics

#14 in Oceania

#285 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Mathematics

#15 in Oceania

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Mathematics

#16 in Oceania

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Mathematics

#17 in Oceania

#310 in the World

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

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Mathematics

#18 in Oceania

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Mathematics

#19 in Oceania

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Mathematics

#20 in Oceania

#394 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Mathematics

#21 in Oceania

#427 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Mathematics

#23 in Oceania

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Mathematics

#24 in Oceania

#522 in the World

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

22. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Mathematics

#27 in Oceania

#531 in the World

Founded: 1966

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Mathematics

#29 in Oceania

#597 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Mathematics

#30 in Oceania

#703 in the World

Founded: 1990

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Mathematics

#32 in Oceania

#768 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Mathematics

#33 in Oceania

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Mathematics

#34 in Oceania

#797 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Mathematics

#35 in Oceania

#831 in the World

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

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Mathematics

#36 in Oceania

#849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

30. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Mathematics

#37 in Oceania

#897 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Mathematics

#38 in Oceania

#981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

32. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Mathematics

#39 in Oceania

#1023 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Mathematics

#40 in Oceania

#1045 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Mathematics

#41 in Oceania

#1309 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Mathematics

#42 in Oceania

#1411 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Mathematics

#43 in Oceania

#1551 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Mathematics

#44 in Oceania

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Mathematics

#45 in Oceania

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Mathematics

#47 in Oceania

#2053 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

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

Mathematics subfields in Australia

Actuarial Science31

Applied Mathematics33

Blockchain and Cryptography34

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics39

Math Teachers39

Operations Research35