28 Best universities for Biophysics 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 Biophysics. A graph of 871K citations received by 24.2K academic papers made by 28 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 Biophysics

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Biophysics

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Biophysics

#123 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Biophysics

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Biophysics

#152 in the World

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

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Biophysics

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Biophysics

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Biophysics

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biophysics

#11 in Oceania

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

10. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Biophysics

#13 in Oceania

#443 in the World

Founded: 1966

11. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Biophysics

#14 in Oceania

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

12. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Biophysics

#15 in Oceania

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

13. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Biophysics

#16 in Oceania

#528 in the World

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

14. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biophysics

#17 in Oceania

#570 in the World

Founded: 1887

15. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Biophysics

#18 in Oceania

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Biophysics

#19 in Oceania

#648 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biophysics

#20 in Oceania

#711 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Biophysics

#21 in Oceania

#725 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Biophysics

#22 in Oceania

#788 in the World

Founded: 1971

20. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Biophysics

#23 in Oceania

#803 in the World

Founded: 1970

21. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Biophysics

#25 in Oceania

#870 in the World

Founded: 1908

22. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Biophysics

#26 in Oceania

#924 in the World

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

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Biophysics

#27 in Oceania

#991 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Biophysics

#28 in Oceania

#1037 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

25. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Biophysics

#29 in Oceania

#1096 in the World

Founded: 1990

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Biophysics

#30 in Oceania

#1146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Biophysics

#33 in Oceania

#1354 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Biophysics

#34 in Oceania

#1665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

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