38 Best universities for Epidemiology in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Epidemiology. A graph of 1.93M citations received by 24.3K academic papers made by 38 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 Epidemiology

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Epidemiology

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Epidemiology

#24 in the World

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

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Epidemiology

#26 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Epidemiology

#52 in the World

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

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Epidemiology

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Epidemiology

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Epidemiology

#10 in Oceania

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Epidemiology

#11 in Oceania

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Epidemiology

#12 in Oceania

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Epidemiology

#13 in Oceania

#253 in the World

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

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Epidemiology

#14 in Oceania

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Epidemiology

#15 in Oceania

#292 in the World

Founded: 1970

14. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Epidemiology

#17 in Oceania

#310 in the World

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

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Epidemiology

#18 in Oceania

#315 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Epidemiology

#19 in Oceania

#317 in the World

Founded: 1971

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Epidemiology

#20 in Oceania

#351 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Epidemiology

#21 in Oceania

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

19. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Epidemiology

#23 in Oceania

#381 in the World

Founded: 1989

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Epidemiology

#24 in Oceania

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Epidemiology

#25 in Oceania

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

22. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Epidemiology

#26 in Oceania

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Epidemiology

#27 in Oceania

#577 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Epidemiology

#28 in Oceania

#641 in the World

Founded: 1887

25. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Epidemiology

#29 in Oceania

#666 in the World

Founded: 1965

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Epidemiology

#30 in Oceania

#670 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Epidemiology

#31 in Oceania

#808 in the World

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

28. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Epidemiology

#32 in Oceania

#812 in the World

Founded: 1989

29. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Epidemiology

#33 in Oceania

#887 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Epidemiology

#34 in Oceania

#888 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Epidemiology

#35 in Oceania

#913 in the World

Founded: 1987

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Epidemiology

#36 in Oceania

#950 in the World

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

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Epidemiology

#37 in Oceania

#979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Epidemiology

#38 in Oceania

#982 in the World

Founded: 1990

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Epidemiology

#41 in Oceania

#1046 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Epidemiology

#42 in Oceania

#1074 in the World

Founded: 1908

37. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Epidemiology

#43 in Oceania

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Epidemiology

#45 in Oceania

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

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

Medicine subfields in Australia

Anatomy and Physiology39

Anesthesiology39

Bioethics/Medical Ethics35

Biomedical Engineering29

Clinical Psychology39

Critical Care Nursing39

Family medicine39

Forensic Science31

Gastroenterology and Hepatology35

Health Science39

Healthcare Management (MHA)39

Medical Physics28

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)39

Occupational Therapy37

Oncology and Cancer research39

Ophthalmology36

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine39

Physical Therapy39

Plastic Surgery19

Public Health39

Radiation Therapy29

Radiology and Nuclear medicine39

Respiratory Therapy30

Sonography and Ultrasound27

Sports / Exercise science38

Sports Medicine39