39 Best universities for Pharmacology 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 Pharmacology. A graph of 2.63M citations received by 85.2K 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

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Pharmacology

#56 in the World

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

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Pharmacology

#64 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Pharmacology

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Pharmacology

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Pharmacology

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Pharmacology

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Pharmacology

#10 in Oceania

#309 in the World

Founded: 1966

9. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Pharmacology

#11 in Oceania

#330 in the World

Founded: 1991

10. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Pharmacology

#12 in Oceania

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

11. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Pharmacology

#13 in Oceania

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Pharmacology

#14 in Oceania

#587 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Pharmacology

#15 in Oceania

#611 in the World

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

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Pharmacology

#16 in Oceania

#623 in the World

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

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Pharmacology

#17 in Oceania

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Pharmacology

#18 in Oceania

#678 in the World

Founded: 1887

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

#21 in Oceania

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Pharmacology

#22 in Oceania

#756 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Pharmacology

#23 in Oceania

#776 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

21. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Pharmacology

#24 in Oceania

#783 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Pharmacology

#25 in Oceania

#857 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Pharmacology

#26 in Oceania

#961 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Pharmacology

#27 in Oceania

#971 in the World

Founded: 1908

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Pharmacology

#28 in Oceania

#1005 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Pharmacology

#29 in Oceania

#1164 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Pharmacology

#32 in Oceania

#1372 in the World

Founded: 1987

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Pharmacology

#33 in Oceania

#1423 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Pharmacology

#34 in Oceania

#1426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Pharmacology

#35 in Oceania

#1483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Pharmacology

#36 in Oceania

#1501 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Pharmacology

#37 in Oceania

#1668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Pharmacology

#38 in Oceania

#1669 in the World

Founded: 1989

34. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Pharmacology

#39 in Oceania

#1789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

35. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Pharmacology

#41 in Oceania

#1829 in the World

Founded: 1989

36. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Pharmacology

#42 in Oceania

#1834 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Pharmacology

#44 in Oceania

#1955 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

#2178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Pharmacology

#47 in Oceania

#2562 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, Melbourne, and St Lucia.

Medicine subfields in Australia

Anatomy and Physiology39

Anesthesiology39

Bioethics/Medical Ethics35

Biomedical Engineering29

Clinical Psychology39

Critical Care Nursing39

Family medicine39

Forensic Science31

Gastroenterology and Hepatology34

Health Science39

Healthcare Management (MHA)39

Medical Physics29

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)39

Occupational Therapy37

Oncology and Cancer research39

Ophthalmology35

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine39

Physical Therapy39

Plastic Surgery18

Public Health39

Radiation Therapy27

Radiology and Nuclear medicine39

Respiratory Therapy30

Sonography and Ultrasound26

Sports / Exercise science38

Sports Medicine39