38 Best universities for Physical chemistry 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 Physical chemistry. A graph of 5.49M citations received by 128K academic papers made by 38 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 Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Oceania

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Oceania

#89 in the World

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

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Oceania

#116 in the World

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

4. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Physical chemistry

#4 in Oceania

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Oceania

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical chemistry

#6 in Oceania

#166 in the World

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

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Physical chemistry

#7 in Oceania

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical chemistry

#8 in Oceania

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Physical chemistry

#9 in Oceania

#248 in the World

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

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Physical chemistry

#11 in Oceania

#399 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Physical chemistry

#12 in Oceania

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Physical chemistry

#13 in Oceania

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical chemistry

#14 in Oceania

#451 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Physical chemistry

#15 in Oceania

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Physical chemistry

#16 in Oceania

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical chemistry

#17 in Oceania

#479 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Physical chemistry

#18 in Oceania

#556 in the World

Founded: 1971

18. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Physical chemistry

#22 in Oceania

#837 in the World

Founded: 1908

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Physical chemistry

#23 in Oceania

#847 in the World

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

20. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Physical chemistry

#24 in Oceania

#884 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

21. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Physical chemistry

#25 in Oceania

#911 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

22. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical chemistry

#26 in Oceania

#972 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

23. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical chemistry

#27 in Oceania

#980 in the World

Founded: 1966

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Physical chemistry

#30 in Oceania

#1271 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Physical chemistry

#31 in Oceania

#1320 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Physical chemistry

#32 in Oceania

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Physical chemistry

#33 in Oceania

#1498 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical chemistry

#34 in Oceania

#1761 in the World

Founded: 1990

29. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Physical chemistry

#35 in Oceania

#1762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Physical chemistry

#36 in Oceania

#1879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Physical chemistry

#37 in Oceania

#1919 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Physical chemistry

#38 in Oceania

#2018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Physical chemistry

#39 in Oceania

#2050 in the World

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

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Physical chemistry

#42 in Oceania

#2437 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Physical chemistry

#43 in Oceania

#2506 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Physical chemistry

#44 in Oceania

#2894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Physical chemistry

#45 in Oceania

#2901 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Physical chemistry

#47 in Oceania

#3692 in the World

Founded: 1987

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