39 Best universities for Oncology and Cancer research 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 Oncology and Cancer research. A graph of 3.6M citations received by 107K 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

#65 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

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Oncology and Cancer research

#4 in Oceania

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Oncology and Cancer research

#5 in Oceania

#179 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

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Oncology and Cancer research

#7 in Oceania

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Oncology and Cancer research

#10 in Oceania

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Oncology and Cancer research

#11 in Oceania

#486 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Oncology and Cancer research

#12 in Oceania

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Oncology and Cancer research

#13 in Oceania

#501 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Oncology and Cancer research

#14 in Oceania

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Oncology and Cancer research

#15 in Oceania

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Oncology and Cancer research

#16 in Oceania

#636 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Oncology and Cancer research

#17 in Oceania

#645 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

16. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Oncology and Cancer research

#18 in Oceania

#710 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Oncology and Cancer research

#19 in Oceania

#733 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

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Oncology and Cancer research

#21 in Oceania

#815 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Oncology and Cancer research

#22 in Oceania

#816 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Oncology and Cancer research

#23 in Oceania

#818 in the World

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

22. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Oncology and Cancer research

#24 in Oceania

#876 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Oncology and Cancer research

#25 in Oceania

#881 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Oncology and Cancer research

#27 in Oceania

#1060 in the World

Founded: 1887

25. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Oncology and Cancer research

#28 in Oceania

#1254 in the World

Founded: 1990

26. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Oncology and Cancer research

#29 in Oceania

#1356 in the World

Founded: 1987

27. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Oncology and Cancer research

#30 in Oceania

#1362 in the World

Founded: 1989

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Oncology and Cancer research

#32 in Oceania

#1528 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Oncology and Cancer research

#33 in Oceania

#1596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

30. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Oncology and Cancer research

#34 in Oceania

#1625 in the World

Founded: 1989

31. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Oncology and Cancer research

#36 in Oceania

#1687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

32. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Oncology and Cancer research

#37 in Oceania

#1719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Oncology and Cancer research

#38 in Oceania

#1799 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Oncology and Cancer research

#39 in Oceania

#1813 in the World

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

35. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Oncology and Cancer research

#41 in Oceania

#1833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

36. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Oncology and Cancer research

#42 in Oceania

#1841 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Oncology and Cancer research

#44 in Oceania

#2098 in the World

Founded: 1967

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Oncology and Cancer research

#45 in Oceania

#2499 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Oncology and Cancer research

#46 in Oceania

#2544 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.