39 Best universities for Mathematics in Australia

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Mathematics. A graph of 57.1M citations received by 2.28M 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

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Mathematics

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Mathematics

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Mathematics

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Mathematics

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Mathematics

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Mathematics

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Mathematics

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Mathematics

#10 in Oceania

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Mathematics

#11 in Oceania

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1965

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Mathematics

#13 in Oceania

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Mathematics

#14 in Oceania

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1965

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Mathematics

#15 in Oceania

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Mathematics

#16 in Oceania

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,216
Founded: 1966

15. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Mathematics

#17 in Oceania

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Mathematics

#18 in Oceania

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Mathematics

#19 in Oceania

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Mathematics

#20 in Oceania

#371 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Mathematics

#22 in Oceania

#499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Mathematics

#23 in Oceania

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1966

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Mathematics

#24 in Oceania

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Mathematics

#26 in Oceania

#527 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Mathematics

#29 in Oceania

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1908

24. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Mathematics

#30 in Oceania

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1938

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Mathematics

#32 in Oceania

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1970

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Mathematics

#33 in Oceania

#781 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Mathematics

#34 in Oceania

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1990

28. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Mathematics

#35 in Oceania

#866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Mathematics

#36 in Oceania

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

30. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Mathematics

#37 in Oceania

#919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1991

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Mathematics

#38 in Oceania

#929 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Mathematics

#39 in Oceania

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1989

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Mathematics

#40 in Oceania

#1070 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Mathematics

#41 in Oceania

#1276 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Mathematics

#42 in Oceania

#1330 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Mathematics

#43 in Oceania

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1994

37. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Mathematics

#44 in Oceania

#1467 in the World

Founded: 1989

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Mathematics

#45 in Oceania

#1731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Mathematics

#47 in Oceania

#2014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
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 Science29

Applied Mathematics31

Blockchain and Cryptography33

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics38

Math Teachers39

Operations Research33