28 Best universities for Respiratory Therapy 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 Respiratory Therapy. A graph of 336K citations received by 9.52K academic papers made by 28 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 Respiratory Therapy

#1 in Oceania

#17 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Respiratory Therapy

#2 in Oceania

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Respiratory Therapy

#3 in Oceania

#41 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Respiratory Therapy

#4 in Oceania

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Respiratory Therapy

#5 in Oceania

#65 in the World

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

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Respiratory Therapy

#7 in Oceania

#110 in the World

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

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Respiratory Therapy

#9 in Oceania

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Respiratory Therapy

#10 in Oceania

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

9. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Respiratory Therapy

#12 in Oceania

#276 in the World

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

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Respiratory Therapy

#13 in Oceania

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Respiratory Therapy

#14 in Oceania

#293 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Respiratory Therapy

#15 in Oceania

#353 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Respiratory Therapy

#17 in Oceania

#402 in the World

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

14. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Respiratory Therapy

#18 in Oceania

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

15. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Respiratory Therapy

#19 in Oceania

#477 in the World

Founded: 1987

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Respiratory Therapy

#20 in Oceania

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Respiratory Therapy

#21 in Oceania

#496 in the World

Founded: 1887

18. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Respiratory Therapy

#22 in Oceania

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Respiratory Therapy

#23 in Oceania

#536 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Respiratory Therapy

#24 in Oceania

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

21. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Respiratory Therapy

#25 in Oceania

#580 in the World

Founded: 1989

22. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Respiratory Therapy

#26 in Oceania

#669 in the World

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

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Respiratory Therapy

#27 in Oceania

#674 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Respiratory Therapy

#28 in Oceania

#683 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Respiratory Therapy

#29 in Oceania

#697 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

26. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Respiratory Therapy

#30 in Oceania

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

27. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Respiratory Therapy

#31 in Oceania

#756 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Respiratory Therapy

#32 in Oceania

#767 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

The best cities to study Respiratory Therapy in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Crawley, Melbourne, and St Lucia.