39 Best universities for Critical Care Nursing 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 Critical Care Nursing. A graph of 1.67M citations received by 56.9K 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

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Critical Care Nursing

#2 in Oceania

#50 in the World

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

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Critical Care Nursing

#3 in Oceania

#55 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Critical Care Nursing

#4 in Oceania

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Critical Care Nursing

#5 in Oceania

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Critical Care Nursing

#6 in Oceania

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Critical Care Nursing

#7 in Oceania

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Critical Care Nursing

#10 in Oceania

#254 in the World

Founded: 1966

9. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Critical Care Nursing

#11 in Oceania

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Critical Care Nursing

#12 in Oceania

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Critical Care Nursing

#13 in Oceania

#300 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Critical Care Nursing

#14 in Oceania

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

13. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Critical Care Nursing

#15 in Oceania

#342 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Critical Care Nursing

#16 in Oceania

#355 in the World

Founded: 1965

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Critical Care Nursing

#17 in Oceania

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Critical Care Nursing

#18 in Oceania

#418 in the World

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

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Critical Care Nursing

#19 in Oceania

#449 in the World

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

18. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Critical Care Nursing

#20 in Oceania

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

19. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Critical Care Nursing

#21 in Oceania

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

20. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Critical Care Nursing

#22 in Oceania

#502 in the World

Founded: 1970

21. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Critical Care Nursing

#23 in Oceania

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

22. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Critical Care Nursing

#24 in Oceania

#563 in the World

Founded: 1987

23. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Critical Care Nursing

#26 in Oceania

#591 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Critical Care Nursing

#27 in Oceania

#599 in the World

Founded: 1989

25. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Critical Care Nursing

#30 in Oceania

#727 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

26. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Critical Care Nursing

#31 in Oceania

#757 in the World

Founded: 1887

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Critical Care Nursing

#33 in Oceania

#784 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Critical Care Nursing

#34 in Oceania

#790 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Critical Care Nursing

#35 in Oceania

#869 in the World

Founded: 1989

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Critical Care Nursing

#36 in Oceania

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Critical Care Nursing

#37 in Oceania

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

32. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Critical Care Nursing

#38 in Oceania

#1064 in the World

Founded: 1870

33. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Critical Care Nursing

#40 in Oceania

#1082 in the World

Founded: 1908

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Critical Care Nursing

#41 in Oceania

#1184 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Critical Care Nursing

#42 in Oceania

#1185 in the World

Founded: 1990

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Critical Care Nursing

#43 in Oceania

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Critical Care Nursing

#44 in Oceania

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Critical Care Nursing

#46 in Oceania

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Critical Care Nursing

#47 in Oceania

#1526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
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.