39 Best universities for Anatomy / Physiology in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Anatomy and Physiology. A graph of 5.69M citations received by 161K 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 Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in Oceania

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in Oceania

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#3 in Oceania

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Anatomy and Physiology

#4 in Oceania

#102 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Anatomy and Physiology

#5 in Oceania

#108 in the World

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

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Anatomy and Physiology

#6 in Oceania

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Anatomy and Physiology

#8 in Oceania

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Anatomy and Physiology

#10 in Oceania

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Anatomy and Physiology

#11 in Oceania

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

10. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Anatomy and Physiology

#12 in Oceania

#366 in the World

Founded: 1966

11. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Anatomy and Physiology

#13 in Oceania

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Anatomy and Physiology

#14 in Oceania

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Anatomy and Physiology

#15 in Oceania

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Anatomy and Physiology

#16 in Oceania

#479 in the World

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

15. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Anatomy and Physiology

#17 in Oceania

#484 in the World

Founded: 1971

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Anatomy and Physiology

#19 in Oceania

#539 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Anatomy and Physiology

#20 in Oceania

#550 in the World

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

18. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Anatomy and Physiology

#21 in Oceania

#569 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

19. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Anatomy and Physiology

#22 in Oceania

#622 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Anatomy and Physiology

#23 in Oceania

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Anatomy and Physiology

#24 in Oceania

#662 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Anatomy and Physiology

#26 in Oceania

#696 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

23. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Anatomy and Physiology

#27 in Oceania

#706 in the World

Founded: 1990

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#28 in Oceania

#739 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Anatomy and Physiology

#29 in Oceania

#758 in the World

Founded: 1965

26. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Anatomy and Physiology

#31 in Oceania

#786 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

27. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Anatomy and Physiology

#32 in Oceania

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

28. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Anatomy and Physiology

#33 in Oceania

#974 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Anatomy and Physiology

#34 in Oceania

#1043 in the World

Founded: 1987

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Anatomy and Physiology

#35 in Oceania

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Anatomy and Physiology

#36 in Oceania

#1094 in the World

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

32. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Anatomy and Physiology

#37 in Oceania

#1177 in the World

Founded: 1908

33. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Anatomy and Physiology

#38 in Oceania

#1261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

34. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Anatomy and Physiology

#39 in Oceania

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Anatomy and Physiology

#40 in Oceania

#1306 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Anatomy and Physiology

#41 in Oceania

#1339 in the World

Founded: 1967

37. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Anatomy and Physiology

#42 in Oceania

#1424 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Anatomy and Physiology

#45 in Oceania

#1684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Anatomy and Physiology

#47 in Oceania

#1972 in the World

Founded: 1989

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