39 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Australia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 8.4M citations received by 291K 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 Surgery

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Surgery

#60 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Surgery

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Surgery

#114 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Surgery

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Surgery

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Surgery

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Surgery

#10 in Oceania

#371 in the World

Founded: 1966

9. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Surgery

#11 in Oceania

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Surgery

#12 in Oceania

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Surgery

#13 in Oceania

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Surgery

#14 in Oceania

#469 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Surgery

#15 in Oceania

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Surgery

#16 in Oceania

#493 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Surgery

#17 in Oceania

#515 in the World

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

16. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Surgery

#18 in Oceania

#562 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Surgery

#19 in Oceania

#588 in the World

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

18. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Surgery

#20 in Oceania

#599 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

19. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Surgery

#21 in Oceania

#639 in the World

Founded: 1970

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Surgery

#22 in Oceania

#646 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Surgery

#23 in Oceania

#677 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

22. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Surgery

#25 in Oceania

#756 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Surgery

#26 in Oceania

#794 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Surgery

#27 in Oceania

#818 in the World

Founded: 1887

25. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Surgery

#29 in Oceania

#933 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Surgery

#30 in Oceania

#948 in the World

Founded: 1987

27. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Surgery

#31 in Oceania

#973 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Surgery

#33 in Oceania

#1029 in the World

Founded: 1989

29. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Surgery

#34 in Oceania

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Surgery

#35 in Oceania

#1071 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Surgery

#36 in Oceania

#1078 in the World

Founded: 1908

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Surgery

#37 in Oceania

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Surgery

#38 in Oceania

#1124 in the World

Founded: 1989

34. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Surgery

#39 in Oceania

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

35. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Surgery

#42 in Oceania

#1460 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Surgery

#43 in Oceania

#1555 in the World

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

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Surgery

#44 in Oceania

#1572 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Surgery

#45 in Oceania

#1639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Surgery

#46 in Oceania

#1721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

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

Medicine subfields in Australia

Anatomy and Physiology39

Anesthesiology39

Bioethics/Medical Ethics35

Biomedical Engineering29

Clinical Psychology39

Critical Care Nursing39

Family medicine39

Forensic Science31

Gastroenterology and Hepatology34

Health Science39

Healthcare Management (MHA)39

Medical Physics29

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)39

Occupational Therapy37

Oncology and Cancer research39

Ophthalmology35

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine39

Physical Therapy39

Plastic Surgery18

Public Health39

Radiation Therapy27

Radiology and Nuclear medicine39

Respiratory Therapy30

Sonography and Ultrasound26

Sports / Exercise science38

Sports Medicine39