25 Best universities for Optometry in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Optometry. A graph of 325K citations received by 11.4K academic papers made by 25 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 Optometry

#4 in the World

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

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Optometry

#5 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Optometry

#6 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Optometry

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Optometry

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Optometry

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Optometry

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Optometry

#93 in the World

Founded: 1966

9. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Optometry

#10 in Oceania

#103 in the World

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

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Optometry

#11 in Oceania

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Optometry

#12 in Oceania

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Optometry

#14 in Oceania

#325 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Optometry

#15 in Oceania

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Optometry

#16 in Oceania

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Optometry

#17 in Oceania

#345 in the World

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

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Optometry

#18 in Oceania

#346 in the World

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

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Optometry

#19 in Oceania

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Optometry

#20 in Oceania

#402 in the World

Founded: 1887

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Optometry

#21 in Oceania

#429 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Optometry

#23 in Oceania

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

21. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Optometry

#24 in Oceania

#562 in the World

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

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Optometry

#25 in Oceania

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Optometry

#26 in Oceania

#601 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Optometry

#27 in Oceania

#680 in the World

Founded: 1971

25. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Optometry

#28 in Oceania

#700 in the World

Founded: 1908

The best cities to study Optometry in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Canberra.

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Anesthesiology39

Bioethics/Medical Ethics35

Biomedical Engineering29

Clinical Psychology39

Critical Care Nursing39

Family medicine39

Forensic Science31

Gastroenterology and Hepatology35

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 Surgery19

Public Health39

Radiation Therapy29

Radiology and Nuclear medicine39

Respiratory Therapy30

Sonography and Ultrasound27

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