39 Best Dental schools 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 Dentistry. A graph of 898K citations received by 27.8K 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Dentistry

#37 in the World

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

2. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Dentistry

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Dentistry

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Dentistry

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Dentistry

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Dentistry

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Dentistry

#210 in the World

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

8. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Dentistry

#294 in the World

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

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Dentistry

#10 in Oceania

#301 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Dentistry

#12 in Oceania

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Dentistry

#13 in Oceania

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Dentistry

#14 in Oceania

#561 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Dentistry

#15 in Oceania

#626 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Dentistry

#17 in Oceania

#659 in the World

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

15. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Dentistry

#18 in Oceania

#697 in the World

Founded: 1970

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Dentistry

#20 in Oceania

#729 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Dentistry

#21 in Oceania

#794 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

18. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Dentistry

#22 in Oceania

#808 in the World

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

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Dentistry

#23 in Oceania

#850 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Dentistry

#24 in Oceania

#871 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Dentistry

#25 in Oceania

#903 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Dentistry

#26 in Oceania

#920 in the World

Founded: 1990

23. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Dentistry

#27 in Oceania

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

24. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Dentistry

#28 in Oceania

#944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

25. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Dentistry

#30 in Oceania

#1120 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Dentistry

#32 in Oceania

#1274 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Dentistry

#33 in Oceania

#1293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Dentistry

#35 in Oceania

#1608 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Dentistry

#36 in Oceania

#1615 in the World

Founded: 1870

30. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Dentistry

#37 in Oceania

#1740 in the World

Founded: 1908

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Dentistry

#38 in Oceania

#1750 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Dentistry

#39 in Oceania

#1764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

33. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Dentistry

#40 in Oceania

#1967 in the World

Founded: 1987

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Dentistry

#41 in Oceania

#1994 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Dentistry

#42 in Oceania

#2007 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Dentistry

#43 in Oceania

#2051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Dentistry

#44 in Oceania

#2164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Dentistry

#45 in Oceania

#2262 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Dentistry

#46 in Oceania

#2273 in the World

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

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

Medicine subfields in Australia

Anatomy and Physiology39

Anesthesiology39

Bioethics/Medical Ethics34

Biomedical Engineering29

Clinical Psychology39

Critical Care Nursing39

Family medicine39

Forensic Science32

Gastroenterology and Hepatology36

Health Science39

Healthcare Management (MHA)39

Medical Physics28

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)39

Occupational Therapy37

Oncology and Cancer research39

Ophthalmology36

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine39

Physical Therapy39

Plastic Surgery20

Public Health39

Radiation Therapy29

Radiology and Nuclear medicine39

Respiratory Therapy31

Sonography and Ultrasound27

Sports / Exercise science38

Sports Medicine39