34 Best universities for Veterinary 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 Veterinary. A graph of 536K citations received by 19.7K academic papers made by 34 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 Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Veterinary

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Veterinary

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Veterinary

#35 in the World

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

4. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Veterinary

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Veterinary

#102 in the World

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

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Veterinary

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Veterinary

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

8. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Veterinary

#174 in the World

Founded: 1970

9. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Veterinary

#10 in Oceania

#243 in the World

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

10. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Veterinary

#11 in Oceania

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

11. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Veterinary

#12 in Oceania

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

12. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Veterinary

#14 in Oceania

#452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

13. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Veterinary

#15 in Oceania

#473 in the World

Founded: 1965

14. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Veterinary

#16 in Oceania

#475 in the World

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

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Veterinary

#18 in Oceania

#556 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Veterinary

#19 in Oceania

#595 in the World

Founded: 1971

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Veterinary

#20 in Oceania

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Veterinary

#21 in Oceania

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

19. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Veterinary

#22 in Oceania

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

20. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Veterinary

#23 in Oceania

#703 in the World

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

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Veterinary

#24 in Oceania

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Veterinary

#26 in Oceania

#819 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

23. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Veterinary

#27 in Oceania

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

24. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Veterinary

#28 in Oceania

#868 in the World

Founded: 1887

25. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Veterinary

#29 in Oceania

#885 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

26. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Veterinary

#30 in Oceania

#917 in the World

Founded: 1989

27. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Veterinary

#31 in Oceania

#957 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Veterinary

#32 in Oceania

#1063 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Veterinary

#33 in Oceania

#1114 in the World

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

30. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Veterinary

#34 in Oceania

#1151 in the World

Founded: 1967

31. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Veterinary

#37 in Oceania

#1815 in the World

Founded: 1908

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Veterinary

#39 in Oceania

#1910 in the World

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

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Veterinary

#40 in Oceania

#1946 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Veterinary

#41 in Oceania

#2011 in the World

Founded: 1870

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

Medicine subfields in Australia

Anatomy and Physiology39

Anesthesiology39

Bioethics/Medical Ethics35

Biomedical Engineering29

Clinical Psychology39

Critical Care Nursing39

Family medicine39

Forensic Science31

Gastroenterology and Hepatology35

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 Surgery19

Public Health39

Radiation Therapy29

Radiology and Nuclear medicine39

Respiratory Therapy30

Sonography and Ultrasound27

Sports / Exercise science38

Sports Medicine39