39 Best universities for Anatomy / Physiology 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 Anatomy and Physiology. A graph of 5.4M citations received by 156K 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

#41 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: 49,000
Founded: 1853

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#3 in Oceania

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Anatomy and Physiology

#4 in Oceania

#103 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

#110 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

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Anatomy and Physiology

#8 in Oceania

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Anatomy and Physiology

#10 in Oceania

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Anatomy and Physiology

#11 in Oceania

#340 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

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Anatomy and Physiology

#14 in Oceania

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Anatomy and Physiology

#15 in Oceania

#471 in the World

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

14. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Anatomy and Physiology

#16 in Oceania

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

15. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Anatomy and Physiology

#17 in Oceania

#495 in the World

Founded: 1971

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Anatomy and Physiology

#19 in Oceania

#544 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Anatomy and Physiology

#20 in Oceania

#554 in the World

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

18. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Anatomy and Physiology

#21 in Oceania

#572 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

#631 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Anatomy and Physiology

#24 in Oceania

#666 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Anatomy and Physiology

#26 in Oceania

#687 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

23. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Anatomy and Physiology

#27 in Oceania

#707 in the World

Founded: 1990

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#28 in Oceania

#733 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Anatomy and Physiology

#29 in Oceania

#767 in the World

Founded: 1965

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Anatomy and Physiology

#31 in Oceania

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Anatomy and Physiology

#32 in Oceania

#801 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

28. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Anatomy and Physiology

#33 in Oceania

#994 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Anatomy and Physiology

#34 in Oceania

#1064 in the World

Founded: 1987

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Anatomy and Physiology

#35 in Oceania

#1082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Anatomy and Physiology

#36 in Oceania

#1139 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

#1191 in the World

Founded: 1908

33. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Anatomy and Physiology

#38 in Oceania

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

34. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Anatomy and Physiology

#39 in Oceania

#1291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Anatomy and Physiology

#40 in Oceania

#1299 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Anatomy and Physiology

#41 in Oceania

#1340 in the World

Founded: 1967

37. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Anatomy and Physiology

#43 in Oceania

#1432 in the World

Founded: 1989

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Anatomy and Physiology

#45 in Oceania

#1703 in the World

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

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Anatomy and Physiology

#47 in Oceania

#1966 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.