39 Best Surgeons Medical schools 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 Surgery. A graph of 11.5M citations received by 326K 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

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Surgery

#66 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Surgery

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Surgery

#115 in the World

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

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Surgery

#119 in the World

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

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Surgery

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Surgery

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Surgery

#10 in Oceania

#387 in the World

Founded: 1966

9. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Surgery

#11 in Oceania

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Surgery

#12 in Oceania

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Surgery

#13 in Oceania

#449 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Surgery

#14 in Oceania

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Surgery

#15 in Oceania

#503 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

14. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Surgery

#16 in Oceania

#507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Surgery

#17 in Oceania

#520 in the World

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

16. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Surgery

#18 in Oceania

#587 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Surgery

#19 in Oceania

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

18. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Surgery

#20 in Oceania

#616 in the World

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

19. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Surgery

#21 in Oceania

#656 in the World

Founded: 1970

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Surgery

#22 in Oceania

#661 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Surgery

#23 in Oceania

#708 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Surgery

#24 in Oceania

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

23. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Surgery

#25 in Oceania

#783 in the World

Founded: 1965

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Surgery

#27 in Oceania

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Surgery

#29 in Oceania

#915 in the World

Founded: 1987

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Surgery

#30 in Oceania

#970 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Surgery

#31 in Oceania

#986 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Surgery

#33 in Oceania

#1058 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Surgery

#34 in Oceania

#1097 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Surgery

#35 in Oceania

#1112 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Surgery

#36 in Oceania

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Surgery

#37 in Oceania

#1192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Surgery

#38 in Oceania

#1213 in the World

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

34. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Surgery

#39 in Oceania

#1214 in the World

Founded: 1989

35. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Surgery

#42 in Oceania

#1446 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Surgery

#43 in Oceania

#1599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Surgery

#44 in Oceania

#1647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Surgery

#45 in Oceania

#1657 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Surgery

#46 in Oceania

#1836 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 Ethics34

Biomedical Engineering29

Clinical Psychology39

Critical Care Nursing39

Family medicine39

Forensic Science32

Gastroenterology and Hepatology36

Health Science39

Healthcare Management (MHA)39

Medical Physics28

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)39

Occupational Therapy37

Oncology and Cancer research39

Ophthalmology36

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine39

Physical Therapy39

Plastic Surgery20

Public Health39

Radiation Therapy29

Radiology and Nuclear medicine39

Respiratory Therapy31

Sonography and Ultrasound27

Sports / Exercise science38

Sports Medicine39