38 Best universities for Epidemiology 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 Epidemiology. A graph of 1.9M citations received by 25.3K 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

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Epidemiology

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
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

#51 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

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Epidemiology

#10 in Oceania

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Epidemiology

#11 in Oceania

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Epidemiology

#12 in Oceania

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Epidemiology

#13 in Oceania

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Epidemiology

#14 in Oceania

#250 in the World

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

13. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Epidemiology

#15 in Oceania

#292 in the World

Founded: 1970

14. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Epidemiology

#17 in Oceania

#312 in the World

Founded: 1971

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Epidemiology

#18 in Oceania

#314 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Epidemiology

#19 in Oceania

#316 in the World

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

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Epidemiology

#20 in Oceania

#345 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Epidemiology

#21 in Oceania

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

19. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Epidemiology

#22 in Oceania

#380 in the World

Founded: 1989

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Epidemiology

#23 in Oceania

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Epidemiology

#25 in Oceania

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

22. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Epidemiology

#26 in Oceania

#526 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Epidemiology

#27 in Oceania

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Epidemiology

#28 in Oceania

#640 in the World

Founded: 1887

25. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Epidemiology

#29 in Oceania

#656 in the World

Founded: 1965

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Epidemiology

#30 in Oceania

#665 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Epidemiology

#31 in Oceania

#799 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Epidemiology

#32 in Oceania

#801 in the World

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

29. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Epidemiology

#33 in Oceania

#866 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Epidemiology

#34 in Oceania

#875 in the World

Founded: 1967

31. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Epidemiology

#35 in Oceania

#901 in the World

Founded: 1987

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Epidemiology

#36 in Oceania

#945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Epidemiology

#37 in Oceania

#973 in the World

Founded: 1990

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Epidemiology

#38 in Oceania

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Epidemiology

#40 in Oceania

#1037 in the World

Founded: 1908

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Epidemiology

#41 in Oceania

#1040 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Epidemiology

#43 in Oceania

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Epidemiology

#45 in Oceania

#1316 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 Ethics34

Biomedical Engineering29

Clinical Psychology39

Critical Care Nursing39

Family medicine39

Forensic Science32

Gastroenterology and Hepatology36

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 Surgery20

Public Health39

Radiation Therapy29

Radiology and Nuclear medicine39

Respiratory Therapy31

Sonography and Ultrasound27

Sports / Exercise science38

Sports Medicine39