39 Best universities for Pharmacology 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 Pharmacology. A graph of 3.5M citations received by 94.9K 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

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Pharmacology

#64 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Pharmacology

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Pharmacology

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Pharmacology

#95 in the World

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

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Pharmacology

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Pharmacology

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Pharmacology

#10 in Oceania

#340 in the World

Founded: 1991

9. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Pharmacology

#11 in Oceania

#341 in the World

Founded: 1966

10. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Pharmacology

#12 in Oceania

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

11. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Pharmacology

#13 in Oceania

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Pharmacology

#14 in Oceania

#583 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Pharmacology

#15 in Oceania

#595 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Pharmacology

#16 in Oceania

#624 in the World

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

15. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Pharmacology

#17 in Oceania

#638 in the World

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

16. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Pharmacology

#18 in Oceania

#668 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Pharmacology

#19 in Oceania

#677 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Pharmacology

#20 in Oceania

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Pharmacology

#21 in Oceania

#755 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Pharmacology

#23 in Oceania

#790 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

21. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Pharmacology

#24 in Oceania

#805 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Pharmacology

#25 in Oceania

#818 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Pharmacology

#26 in Oceania

#994 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Pharmacology

#27 in Oceania

#1019 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Pharmacology

#28 in Oceania

#1020 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Pharmacology

#30 in Oceania

#1192 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Pharmacology

#31 in Oceania

#1326 in the World

Founded: 1987

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Pharmacology

#33 in Oceania

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Pharmacology

#34 in Oceania

#1452 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Pharmacology

#35 in Oceania

#1581 in the World

Founded: 1967

31. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Pharmacology

#36 in Oceania

#1630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

32. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Pharmacology

#37 in Oceania

#1719 in the World

Founded: 1989

33. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Pharmacology

#38 in Oceania

#1782 in the World

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

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Pharmacology

#39 in Oceania

#1841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Pharmacology

#40 in Oceania

#1870 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Pharmacology

#43 in Oceania

#1977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

37. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Pharmacology

#44 in Oceania

#2003 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Pharmacology

#45 in Oceania

#2049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Pharmacology

#46 in Oceania

#2622 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 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