38 Best universities for Physical chemistry 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 Physical chemistry. A graph of 4.11M citations received by 117K 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

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Oceania

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Physical chemistry

#4 in Oceania

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Oceania

#162 in the World

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

6. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Physical chemistry

#6 in Oceania

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Physical chemistry

#7 in Oceania

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical chemistry

#8 in Oceania

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Physical chemistry

#9 in Oceania

#277 in the World

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

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Physical chemistry

#11 in Oceania

#435 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Physical chemistry

#12 in Oceania

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Physical chemistry

#13 in Oceania

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical chemistry

#14 in Oceania

#471 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Physical chemistry

#15 in Oceania

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Physical chemistry

#16 in Oceania

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical chemistry

#17 in Oceania

#511 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Physical chemistry

#18 in Oceania

#578 in the World

Founded: 1971

18. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Physical chemistry

#22 in Oceania

#839 in the World

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

19. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Physical chemistry

#23 in Oceania

#874 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

20. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Physical chemistry

#24 in Oceania

#893 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

21. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Physical chemistry

#25 in Oceania

#896 in the World

Founded: 1908

22. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical chemistry

#26 in Oceania

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

23. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical chemistry

#27 in Oceania

#969 in the World

Founded: 1966

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Physical chemistry

#29 in Oceania

#1263 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Physical chemistry

#31 in Oceania

#1321 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Physical chemistry

#32 in Oceania

#1550 in the World

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

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Physical chemistry

#33 in Oceania

#1581 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Physical chemistry

#34 in Oceania

#1772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

29. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical chemistry

#35 in Oceania

#1802 in the World

Founded: 1990

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Physical chemistry

#36 in Oceania

#1826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Physical chemistry

#37 in Oceania

#1963 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Physical chemistry

#38 in Oceania

#1981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Physical chemistry

#39 in Oceania

#2139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Physical chemistry

#42 in Oceania

#2462 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Physical chemistry

#43 in Oceania

#2575 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Physical chemistry

#44 in Oceania

#3008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Physical chemistry

#46 in Oceania

#3156 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Physical chemistry

#47 in Oceania

#3553 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 Melbourne.