39 Best universities for Health Science 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 Health Science. A graph of 5.88M citations received by 158K 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 Health Science

#1 in Oceania

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Health Science

#2 in Oceania

#17 in the World

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

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Health Science

#3 in Oceania

#26 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Health Science

#4 in Oceania

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Health Science

#5 in Oceania

#55 in the World

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

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Health Science

#6 in Oceania

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Health Science

#8 in Oceania

#111 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Health Science

#9 in Oceania

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Health Science

#10 in Oceania

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Health Science

#12 in Oceania

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Health Science

#13 in Oceania

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Health Science

#14 in Oceania

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Health Science

#15 in Oceania

#159 in the World

Founded: 1966

14. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Health Science

#16 in Oceania

#163 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Health Science

#17 in Oceania

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Health Science

#18 in Oceania

#184 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Health Science

#19 in Oceania

#203 in the World

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

18. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Health Science

#20 in Oceania

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

19. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Health Science

#21 in Oceania

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Health Science

#22 in Oceania

#257 in the World

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

21. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Health Science

#23 in Oceania

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

22. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Health Science

#24 in Oceania

#287 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Health Science

#25 in Oceania

#308 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Health Science

#26 in Oceania

#314 in the World

Founded: 1987

25. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Health Science

#27 in Oceania

#331 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Health Science

#28 in Oceania

#358 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Health Science

#29 in Oceania

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Health Science

#30 in Oceania

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

29. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Health Science

#32 in Oceania

#465 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Health Science

#34 in Oceania

#487 in the World

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

31. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Health Science

#35 in Oceania

#497 in the World

Founded: 1908

32. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Health Science

#36 in Oceania

#546 in the World

Founded: 1990

33. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Health Science

#38 in Oceania

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

34. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Health Science

#39 in Oceania

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Health Science

#40 in Oceania

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Health Science

#42 in Oceania

#680 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Health Science

#44 in Oceania

#695 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Health Science

#45 in Oceania

#747 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Health Science

#46 in Oceania

#883 in the World

Founded: 1989

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