38 Best universities for Orthodontics 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 Orthodontics. A graph of 666K citations received by 21.6K academic papers made by 38 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 Orthodontics

#36 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Orthodontics

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Orthodontics

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Orthodontics

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Orthodontics

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Orthodontics

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Orthodontics

#232 in the World

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

8. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Orthodontics

#253 in the World

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

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Orthodontics

#10 in Oceania

#327 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Orthodontics

#12 in Oceania

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Orthodontics

#13 in Oceania

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Orthodontics

#14 in Oceania

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

13. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Orthodontics

#15 in Oceania

#642 in the World

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

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Orthodontics

#16 in Oceania

#650 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Orthodontics

#19 in Oceania

#735 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Orthodontics

#20 in Oceania

#745 in the World

Founded: 1990

17. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Orthodontics

#21 in Oceania

#758 in the World

Founded: 1966

18. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Orthodontics

#22 in Oceania

#771 in the World

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

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Orthodontics

#23 in Oceania

#812 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Orthodontics

#24 in Oceania

#821 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Orthodontics

#26 in Oceania

#871 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Orthodontics

#27 in Oceania

#883 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Orthodontics

#28 in Oceania

#992 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Orthodontics

#29 in Oceania

#1032 in the World

Founded: 1887

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Orthodontics

#30 in Oceania

#1041 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Orthodontics

#33 in Oceania

#1304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Orthodontics

#34 in Oceania

#1326 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Orthodontics

#35 in Oceania

#1364 in the World

Founded: 1870

29. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Orthodontics

#36 in Oceania

#1400 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Orthodontics

#37 in Oceania

#1473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Orthodontics

#38 in Oceania

#1641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

32. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Orthodontics

#39 in Oceania

#1658 in the World

Founded: 1908

33. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Orthodontics

#40 in Oceania

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Orthodontics

#41 in Oceania

#1745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Orthodontics

#42 in Oceania

#1749 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Orthodontics

#43 in Oceania

#1806 in the World

Founded: 1987

37. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Orthodontics

#44 in Oceania

#1861 in the World

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

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Orthodontics

#45 in Oceania

#1908 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

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