39 Best universities for 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 Mathematics. A graph of 15.1M citations received by 580K 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

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Mathematics

#38 in the World

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

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Mathematics

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Mathematics

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Mathematics

#67 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

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Mathematics

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Mathematics

#10 in Oceania

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Mathematics

#11 in Oceania

#249 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Mathematics

#13 in Oceania

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Mathematics

#14 in Oceania

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Mathematics

#15 in Oceania

#301 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Mathematics

#16 in Oceania

#316 in the World

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

15. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Mathematics

#17 in Oceania

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Mathematics

#18 in Oceania

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Mathematics

#19 in Oceania

#379 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Mathematics

#20 in Oceania

#391 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Mathematics

#21 in Oceania

#498 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Mathematics

#23 in Oceania

#513 in the World

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

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Mathematics

#24 in Oceania

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Mathematics

#27 in Oceania

#525 in the World

Founded: 1966

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Mathematics

#29 in Oceania

#615 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Mathematics

#30 in Oceania

#738 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Mathematics

#31 in Oceania

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Mathematics

#33 in Oceania

#776 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Mathematics

#34 in Oceania

#812 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Mathematics

#35 in Oceania

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Mathematics

#36 in Oceania

#905 in the World

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

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Mathematics

#37 in Oceania

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Mathematics

#38 in Oceania

#967 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Mathematics

#39 in Oceania

#982 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Mathematics

#40 in Oceania

#1052 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Mathematics

#41 in Oceania

#1268 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Mathematics

#42 in Oceania

#1374 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Mathematics

#43 in Oceania

#1463 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Mathematics

#44 in Oceania

#1572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Mathematics

#45 in Oceania

#1742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Mathematics

#47 in Oceania

#1979 in the World

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 Science30

Applied Mathematics31

Blockchain and Cryptography34

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics38

Math Teachers39

Operations Research34