39 Best universities for Critical Care Nursing 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 Critical Care Nursing. A graph of 2.71M citations received by 74.1K 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

Australia | Sydney

For Critical Care Nursing

#1 in Oceania

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Critical Care Nursing

#2 in Oceania

#37 in the World

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

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Critical Care Nursing

#3 in Oceania

#56 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Critical Care Nursing

#4 in Oceania

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Critical Care Nursing

#5 in Oceania

#101 in the World

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

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Critical Care Nursing

#6 in Oceania

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Critical Care Nursing

#8 in Oceania

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Critical Care Nursing

#10 in Oceania

#259 in the World

Founded: 1966

9. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Critical Care Nursing

#11 in Oceania

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Critical Care Nursing

#12 in Oceania

#272 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Critical Care Nursing

#13 in Oceania

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Critical Care Nursing

#14 in Oceania

#330 in the World

Founded: 1991

13. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Critical Care Nursing

#15 in Oceania

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

14. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Critical Care Nursing

#16 in Oceania

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

15. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Critical Care Nursing

#17 in Oceania

#390 in the World

Founded: 1965

16. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Critical Care Nursing

#18 in Oceania

#396 in the World

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

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Critical Care Nursing

#19 in Oceania

#418 in the World

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

18. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Critical Care Nursing

#20 in Oceania

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Critical Care Nursing

#21 in Oceania

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

20. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Critical Care Nursing

#22 in Oceania

#480 in the World

Founded: 1970

21. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Critical Care Nursing

#23 in Oceania

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

22. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Critical Care Nursing

#24 in Oceania

#560 in the World

Founded: 1987

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Critical Care Nursing

#25 in Oceania

#599 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Critical Care Nursing

#26 in Oceania

#641 in the World

Founded: 1989

25. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Critical Care Nursing

#27 in Oceania

#651 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Critical Care Nursing

#29 in Oceania

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Critical Care Nursing

#30 in Oceania

#794 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Critical Care Nursing

#31 in Oceania

#810 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Critical Care Nursing

#34 in Oceania

#898 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Critical Care Nursing

#35 in Oceania

#902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Critical Care Nursing

#37 in Oceania

#1031 in the World

Founded: 1870

32. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Critical Care Nursing

#38 in Oceania

#1050 in the World

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

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Critical Care Nursing

#40 in Oceania

#1123 in the World

Founded: 1990

34. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Critical Care Nursing

#41 in Oceania

#1167 in the World

Founded: 1908

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Critical Care Nursing

#42 in Oceania

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Critical Care Nursing

#43 in Oceania

#1284 in the World

Founded: 1967

37. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Critical Care Nursing

#44 in Oceania

#1312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Critical Care Nursing

#45 in Oceania

#1376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Critical Care Nursing

#46 in Oceania

#1538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

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