18 Best universities for Nuclear Engineering 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 Nuclear Engineering. A graph of 63.2K citations received by 3.18K academic papers made by 18 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 New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#187 in the World

Founded: 1887

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Oceania

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Oceania

#281 in the World

Founded: 1991

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Oceania

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Oceania

#338 in the World

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

9. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Oceania

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

10. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Oceania

#405 in the World

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

11. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in Oceania

#446 in the World

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

12. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in Oceania

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

13. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in Oceania

#539 in the World

Founded: 1908

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in Oceania

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Nuclear Engineering

#17 in Oceania

#682 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Engineering

#18 in Oceania

#747 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Engineering

#19 in Oceania

#755 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

18. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Nuclear Engineering

#20 in Oceania

#834 in the World

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

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