37 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools 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 Occupational Therapy. A graph of 453K citations received by 19.2K academic papers made by 37 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 Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Oceania

#6 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Oceania

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Oceania

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Oceania

#23 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Oceania

#30 in the World

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

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in Oceania

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

7. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Occupational Therapy

#10 in Oceania

#117 in the World

Founded: 1966

8. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Occupational Therapy

#11 in Oceania

#119 in the World

Founded: 1991

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Occupational Therapy

#12 in Oceania

#124 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Occupational Therapy

#13 in Oceania

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

11. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Occupational Therapy

#14 in Oceania

#142 in the World

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

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Occupational Therapy

#15 in Oceania

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Occupational Therapy

#16 in Oceania

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Occupational Therapy

#17 in Oceania

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Occupational Therapy

#18 in Oceania

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

16. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Therapy

#19 in Oceania

#250 in the World

Founded: 1965

17. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Occupational Therapy

#20 in Oceania

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

18. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Occupational Therapy

#21 in Oceania

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

19. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Occupational Therapy

#22 in Oceania

#298 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Occupational Therapy

#23 in Oceania

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

21. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Occupational Therapy

#25 in Oceania

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

22. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Occupational Therapy

#27 in Oceania

#395 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Occupational Therapy

#28 in Oceania

#418 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Occupational Therapy

#29 in Oceania

#436 in the World

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

25. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Occupational Therapy

#30 in Oceania

#468 in the World

Founded: 1887

26. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Occupational Therapy

#31 in Oceania

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

27. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Occupational Therapy

#32 in Oceania

#621 in the World

Founded: 1908

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Occupational Therapy

#33 in Oceania

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

29. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Occupational Therapy

#34 in Oceania

#629 in the World

Founded: 1987

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Occupational Therapy

#36 in Oceania

#672 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Occupational Therapy

#37 in Oceania

#681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

32. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Occupational Therapy

#38 in Oceania

#725 in the World

Founded: 1989

33. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Occupational Therapy

#39 in Oceania

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Occupational Therapy

#40 in Oceania

#814 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Occupational Therapy

#41 in Oceania

#841 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Occupational Therapy

#43 in Oceania

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Occupational Therapy

#44 in Oceania

#1093 in the World

Founded: 1870

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