38 Best universities for Physical chemistry in Australia

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 57.1M citations received by 2.28M 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

#70 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

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Physical chemistry

#4 in Oceania

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Oceania

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

6. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Physical chemistry

#6 in Oceania

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Physical chemistry

#7 in Oceania

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical chemistry

#8 in Oceania

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Physical chemistry

#9 in Oceania

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,216
Founded: 1966

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Physical chemistry

#11 in Oceania

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1965

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Physical chemistry

#12 in Oceania

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Physical chemistry

#13 in Oceania

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical chemistry

#14 in Oceania

#454 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Physical chemistry

#15 in Oceania

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Physical chemistry

#16 in Oceania

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1965

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical chemistry

#17 in Oceania

#532 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Physical chemistry

#18 in Oceania

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

18. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Physical chemistry

#22 in Oceania

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

19. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Physical chemistry

#23 in Oceania

#847 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

20. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Physical chemistry

#24 in Oceania

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1908

21. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Physical chemistry

#25 in Oceania

#897 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

22. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical chemistry

#26 in Oceania

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

23. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical chemistry

#27 in Oceania

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1966

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Physical chemistry

#29 in Oceania

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1970

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Physical chemistry

#31 in Oceania

#1294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Physical chemistry

#32 in Oceania

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Physical chemistry

#33 in Oceania

#1555 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Physical chemistry

#34 in Oceania

#1723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1994

29. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical chemistry

#35 in Oceania

#1788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1990

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Physical chemistry

#36 in Oceania

#1791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1938

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Physical chemistry

#37 in Oceania

#1933 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Physical chemistry

#39 in Oceania

#2159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1989

33. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Physical chemistry

#41 in Oceania

#2222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Physical chemistry

#42 in Oceania

#2485 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Physical chemistry

#43 in Oceania

#2619 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Physical chemistry

#44 in Oceania

#2958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1994

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Physical chemistry

#46 in Oceania

#3371 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Physical chemistry

#47 in Oceania

#3380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1991

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.