Best Physical Therapy Schools in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 4.35M citations received by 152K academic papers made by 47 universities in Oceania 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 Australia

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Australia

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Australia

#22 in the World

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

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Australia

#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 Australia

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Physical Therapy

#6 in Australia

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical Therapy

#7 in Australia

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

8. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Physical Therapy

#1 in New Zealand

#108 in the World

Founded: 1883

9. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Physical Therapy

#2 in New Zealand

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Physical Therapy

#8 in Australia

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Physical Therapy

#3 in New Zealand

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

12. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Physical Therapy

#9 in Australia

#169 in the World

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

13. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical Therapy

#10 in Australia

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

14. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical Therapy

#11 in Australia

#175 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Physical Therapy

#12 in Australia

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Physical Therapy

#13 in Australia

#180 in the World

Founded: 1971

17. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Physical Therapy

#14 in Australia

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

18. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Physical Therapy

#15 in Australia

#202 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Physical Therapy

#16 in Australia

#241 in the World

Founded: 1966

20. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical Therapy

#17 in Australia

#261 in the World

Founded: 1990

21. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Physical Therapy

#18 in Australia

#266 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Physical Therapy

#19 in Australia

#270 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Physical Therapy

#20 in Australia

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Physical Therapy

#21 in Australia

#322 in the World

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

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Physical Therapy

#22 in Australia

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Physical Therapy

#23 in Australia

#370 in the World

Founded: 1887

27. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Physical Therapy

#24 in Australia

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

28. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Physical Therapy

#4 in New Zealand

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

29. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Physical Therapy

#25 in Australia

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Physical Therapy

#26 in Australia

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

31. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Physical Therapy

#27 in Australia

#490 in the World

Founded: 1970

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Physical Therapy

#28 in Australia

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Physical Therapy

#29 in Australia

#515 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Physical Therapy

#30 in Australia

#591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Physical Therapy

#31 in Australia

#592 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Physical Therapy

#32 in Australia

#606 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Physical Therapy

#33 in Australia

#623 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Physical Therapy

#34 in Australia

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Physical Therapy

#35 in Australia

#737 in the World

Founded: 1989

40. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Physical Therapy

#5 in New Zealand

#747 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

41. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Physical Therapy

#36 in Australia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

42. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Physical Therapy

#37 in Australia

#840 in the World

Founded: 1908

43. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Physical Therapy

#6 in New Zealand

#927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

44. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Physical Therapy

#38 in Australia

#999 in the World

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

45. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Physical Therapy

#7 in New Zealand

#1011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

46. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Physical Therapy

#8 in New Zealand

#1546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

47. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Physical Therapy

#39 in Australia

#1612 in the World

Founded: 1989

Medicine subfields in Oceania

Anatomy and Physiology49

Anesthesiology48

Bioethics/Medical Ethics42

Biomedical Engineering35

Clinical Psychology47

Critical Care Nursing47

Family medicine48

Forensic Science38

Gastroenterology and Hepatology39

Health Science50

Healthcare Management (MHA)49

Medical Physics33

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)47

Occupational Therapy44

Oncology and Cancer research47

Ophthalmology42

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine48

Plastic Surgery21

Public Health53

Radiation Therapy31

Radiology and Nuclear medicine49

Respiratory Therapy36

Sonography and Ultrasound31

Sports / Exercise science45

Sports Medicine47