39 Best universities for Radiology and Nuclear medicine 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 Radiology and Nuclear medicine. A graph of 6.01M citations received by 183K 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 Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#1 in Oceania

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#2 in Oceania

#50 in the World

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

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#3 in Oceania

#117 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#4 in Oceania

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#5 in Oceania

#130 in the World

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

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#6 in Oceania

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#8 in Oceania

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#10 in Oceania

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#11 in Oceania

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#12 in Oceania

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#13 in Oceania

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#14 in Oceania

#517 in the World

Founded: 1966

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#15 in Oceania

#559 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#16 in Oceania

#563 in the World

Founded: 1971

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#17 in Oceania

#584 in the World

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

16. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#18 in Oceania

#618 in the World

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

17. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#19 in Oceania

#650 in the World

Founded: 1887

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#20 in Oceania

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#21 in Oceania

#660 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#22 in Oceania

#691 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

21. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#23 in Oceania

#718 in the World

Founded: 1970

22. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#24 in Oceania

#726 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#26 in Oceania

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#29 in Oceania

#971 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#30 in Oceania

#981 in the World

Founded: 1987

26. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#31 in Oceania

#1010 in the World

Founded: 1908

27. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#32 in Oceania

#1030 in the World

Founded: 1990

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#33 in Oceania

#1073 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#34 in Oceania

#1086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#35 in Oceania

#1133 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#36 in Oceania

#1193 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

32. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#37 in Oceania

#1227 in the World

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

33. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#38 in Oceania

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#39 in Oceania

#1272 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#41 in Oceania

#1437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#42 in Oceania

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#44 in Oceania

#1611 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#45 in Oceania

#1772 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Radiology and Nuclear medicine

#46 in Oceania

#2044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

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