39 Best Physical Therapy 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 Physical Therapy. A graph of 3.92M citations received by 137K 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 Physical Therapy

#1 in Oceania

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Oceania

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Oceania

#22 in the World

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

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Oceania

#41 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Oceania

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Physical Therapy

#6 in Oceania

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical Therapy

#7 in Oceania

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Physical Therapy

#10 in Oceania

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Physical Therapy

#12 in Oceania

#169 in the World

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

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical Therapy

#13 in Oceania

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical Therapy

#14 in Oceania

#175 in the World

Founded: 1991

12. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Physical Therapy

#15 in Oceania

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Physical Therapy

#16 in Oceania

#180 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Physical Therapy

#17 in Oceania

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Physical Therapy

#18 in Oceania

#202 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical Therapy

#19 in Oceania

#241 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical Therapy

#20 in Oceania

#261 in the World

Founded: 1990

18. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Physical Therapy

#21 in Oceania

#266 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Physical Therapy

#22 in Oceania

#270 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Physical Therapy

#23 in Oceania

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Physical Therapy

#24 in Oceania

#322 in the World

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

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Physical Therapy

#25 in Oceania

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical Therapy

#26 in Oceania

#370 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Physical Therapy

#27 in Oceania

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

25. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Physical Therapy

#29 in Oceania

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Physical Therapy

#30 in Oceania

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

27. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Physical Therapy

#31 in Oceania

#490 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Physical Therapy

#32 in Oceania

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Physical Therapy

#33 in Oceania

#515 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Physical Therapy

#34 in Oceania

#591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

31. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Physical Therapy

#35 in Oceania

#592 in the World

Founded: 1987

32. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Physical Therapy

#36 in Oceania

#606 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

33. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Physical Therapy

#37 in Oceania

#623 in the World

Founded: 1870

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Physical Therapy

#38 in Oceania

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Physical Therapy

#39 in Oceania

#737 in the World

Founded: 1989

36. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Physical Therapy

#41 in Oceania

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

37. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Physical Therapy

#42 in Oceania

#840 in the World

Founded: 1908

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Physical Therapy

#44 in Oceania

#999 in the World

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

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Physical Therapy

#47 in Oceania

#1612 in the World

Founded: 1989

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