39 Best Medical schools in Australia

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 57.1M citations received by 2.28M academic papers made by 39 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

For Medicine

#1 in Oceania
#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

2. University of Melbourne

For Medicine

#2 in Oceania
#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

3. University of Queensland

For Medicine

#3 in Oceania
#56 in the World
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

4. Monash University

For Medicine

#4 in Oceania
#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

5. University of New South Wales

For Medicine

#5 in Oceania
#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

6. University of Western Australia

For Medicine

#6 in Oceania
#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1911

7. University of Adelaide

For Medicine

#7 in Oceania
#148 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1874

8. Australian National University

For Medicine

#10 in Oceania
#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1946

9. Flinders University

For Medicine

#11 in Oceania
#330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Founded
1966

11. La Trobe University

For Medicine

#13 in Oceania
#348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1964

12. Griffith University

For Medicine

#14 in Oceania
#349 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1971

13. Deakin University

For Medicine

#15 in Oceania
#350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

14. University of Newcastle

For Medicine

#16 in Oceania
#358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1965

15. Macquarie University

For Medicine

#17 in Oceania
#399 in the World
Enrollment
38,747
Founded
1964

16. Curtin University

For Medicine

#18 in Oceania
#426 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
58,216
Founded
1966

17. University of Wollongong

For Medicine

#19 in Oceania
#452 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
31,313
Founded
1975

19. University of Tasmania

For Medicine

#21 in Oceania
#482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
33,879
Founded
1890

20. James Cook University

For Medicine

#23 in Oceania
#532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1970

21. University of Technology Sydney

For Medicine

#24 in Oceania
#543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1965

22. Western Sydney University

For Medicine

#25 in Oceania
#551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
37,426
Founded
1989

23. Murdoch University

For Medicine

#26 in Oceania
#652 in the World
Enrollment
22,475
Founded
1975

29. Charles Sturt University

For Medicine

#35 in Oceania
#949 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1989

30. Victoria University

For Medicine

#36 in Oceania
#973 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
1990

31. University of Canberra

For Medicine

#37 in Oceania
#1013 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1967

35. University of Southern Queensland

For Medicine

#42 in Oceania
#1261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
18,388
Founded
1967

36. Southern Cross University

For Medicine

#43 in Oceania
#1272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Founded
1994

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