39 Best universities for Pharmacology 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 Pharmacology. A graph of 3.26M citations received by 91.3K 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 Pharmacology

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Pharmacology

#68 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Pharmacology

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Pharmacology

#71 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Pharmacology

#98 in the World

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

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Pharmacology

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Pharmacology

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Pharmacology

#10 in Oceania

#336 in the World

Founded: 1966

9. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Pharmacology

#11 in Oceania

#343 in the World

Founded: 1991

10. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Pharmacology

#12 in Oceania

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

11. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Pharmacology

#13 in Oceania

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Pharmacology

#14 in Oceania

#588 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Pharmacology

#15 in Oceania

#596 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Pharmacology

#16 in Oceania

#626 in the World

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

15. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Pharmacology

#17 in Oceania

#632 in the World

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

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Pharmacology

#18 in Oceania

#682 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Pharmacology

#19 in Oceania

#685 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

18. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Pharmacology

#20 in Oceania

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Pharmacology

#22 in Oceania

#766 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Pharmacology

#23 in Oceania

#805 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Pharmacology

#24 in Oceania

#807 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Pharmacology

#25 in Oceania

#830 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Pharmacology

#26 in Oceania

#1005 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Pharmacology

#27 in Oceania

#1016 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Pharmacology

#28 in Oceania

#1017 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Pharmacology

#30 in Oceania

#1198 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Pharmacology

#32 in Oceania

#1341 in the World

Founded: 1987

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Pharmacology

#33 in Oceania

#1438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Pharmacology

#34 in Oceania

#1466 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Pharmacology

#35 in Oceania

#1593 in the World

Founded: 1967

31. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Pharmacology

#36 in Oceania

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

32. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Pharmacology

#37 in Oceania

#1708 in the World

Founded: 1989

33. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Pharmacology

#38 in Oceania

#1766 in the World

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

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Pharmacology

#39 in Oceania

#1843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Pharmacology

#40 in Oceania

#1910 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Pharmacology

#43 in Oceania

#2005 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Pharmacology

#44 in Oceania

#2017 in the World

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

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Pharmacology

#45 in Oceania

#2138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Pharmacology

#47 in Oceania

#2626 in the World

Founded: 1870

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

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