39 Best Physical Therapy schools 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 Physical Therapy. A graph of 5.24M citations received by 151K 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

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Oceania

#24 in the World

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

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Oceania

#41 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Oceania

#42 in the World

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

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Physical Therapy

#6 in Oceania

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical Therapy

#7 in Oceania

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Physical Therapy

#10 in Oceania

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Physical Therapy

#12 in Oceania

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

10. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Physical Therapy

#13 in Oceania

#170 in the World

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

11. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical Therapy

#14 in Oceania

#173 in the World

Founded: 1991

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Physical Therapy

#15 in Oceania

#179 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical Therapy

#16 in Oceania

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Physical Therapy

#17 in Oceania

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Physical Therapy

#18 in Oceania

#203 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical Therapy

#19 in Oceania

#243 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Physical Therapy

#20 in Oceania

#253 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Physical Therapy

#21 in Oceania

#263 in the World

Founded: 1965

19. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical Therapy

#22 in Oceania

#265 in the World

Founded: 1990

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical Therapy

#23 in Oceania

#269 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Physical Therapy

#24 in Oceania

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Physical Therapy

#25 in Oceania

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Physical Therapy

#26 in Oceania

#322 in the World

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

24. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Physical Therapy

#27 in Oceania

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

25. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Physical Therapy

#29 in Oceania

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Physical Therapy

#30 in Oceania

#463 in the World

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

27. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Physical Therapy

#31 in Oceania

#472 in the World

Founded: 1967

28. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Physical Therapy

#32 in Oceania

#477 in the World

Founded: 1970

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Physical Therapy

#33 in Oceania

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Physical Therapy

#34 in Oceania

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

31. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Physical Therapy

#35 in Oceania

#596 in the World

Founded: 1987

32. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Physical Therapy

#36 in Oceania

#600 in the World

Founded: 1870

33. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Physical Therapy

#37 in Oceania

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Physical Therapy

#38 in Oceania

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Physical Therapy

#39 in Oceania

#759 in the World

Founded: 1989

36. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Physical Therapy

#41 in Oceania

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

37. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Physical Therapy

#42 in Oceania

#837 in the World

Founded: 1908

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Physical Therapy

#45 in Oceania

#979 in the World

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

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Physical Therapy

#47 in Oceania

#1661 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.