39 Best universities for Oncology and Cancer research 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 Oncology and Cancer research. A graph of 4.78M citations received by 120K 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 Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Oceania

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Oceania

#72 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Oncology and Cancer research

#3 in Oceania

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Oncology and Cancer research

#4 in Oceania

#172 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Oncology and Cancer research

#5 in Oceania

#181 in the World

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

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Oncology and Cancer research

#6 in Oceania

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Oncology and Cancer research

#7 in Oceania

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Oncology and Cancer research

#10 in Oceania

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Oncology and Cancer research

#11 in Oceania

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

10. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Oncology and Cancer research

#12 in Oceania

#493 in the World

Founded: 1966

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Oncology and Cancer research

#13 in Oceania

#495 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Oncology and Cancer research

#14 in Oceania

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Oncology and Cancer research

#15 in Oceania

#602 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Oncology and Cancer research

#16 in Oceania

#644 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Oncology and Cancer research

#17 in Oceania

#666 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

16. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Oncology and Cancer research

#18 in Oceania

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Oncology and Cancer research

#19 in Oceania

#729 in the World

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

18. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Oncology and Cancer research

#20 in Oceania

#789 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Oncology and Cancer research

#21 in Oceania

#813 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Oncology and Cancer research

#22 in Oceania

#823 in the World

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

21. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Oncology and Cancer research

#23 in Oceania

#828 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Oncology and Cancer research

#24 in Oceania

#836 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Oncology and Cancer research

#25 in Oceania

#895 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Oncology and Cancer research

#26 in Oceania

#915 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

25. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Oncology and Cancer research

#28 in Oceania

#1244 in the World

Founded: 1990

26. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Oncology and Cancer research

#30 in Oceania

#1320 in the World

Founded: 1987

27. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Oncology and Cancer research

#31 in Oceania

#1416 in the World

Founded: 1989

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Oncology and Cancer research

#33 in Oceania

#1635 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Oncology and Cancer research

#34 in Oceania

#1688 in the World

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

30. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Oncology and Cancer research

#35 in Oceania

#1692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

31. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Oncology and Cancer research

#36 in Oceania

#1727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

32. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Oncology and Cancer research

#37 in Oceania

#1756 in the World

Founded: 1989

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Oncology and Cancer research

#38 in Oceania

#1818 in the World

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

34. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Oncology and Cancer research

#39 in Oceania

#1839 in the World

Founded: 1908

35. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Oncology and Cancer research

#41 in Oceania

#1909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

36. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Oncology and Cancer research

#43 in Oceania

#2011 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Oncology and Cancer research

#44 in Oceania

#2283 in the World

Founded: 1967

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Oncology and Cancer research

#46 in Oceania

#2621 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Oncology and Cancer research

#47 in Oceania

#2663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

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