34 Best universities for Veterinary 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 Veterinary. A graph of 571K citations received by 20.2K 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

#36 in the World

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

4. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Veterinary

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Veterinary

#104 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

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

8. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Veterinary

#178 in the World

Founded: 1970

9. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Veterinary

#10 in Oceania

#240 in the World

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

10. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Veterinary

#11 in Oceania

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

11. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Veterinary

#12 in Oceania

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

12. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Veterinary

#14 in Oceania

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

13. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Veterinary

#15 in Oceania

#474 in the World

Founded: 1965

14. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Veterinary

#16 in Oceania

#477 in the World

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

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Veterinary

#18 in Oceania

#557 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Veterinary

#19 in Oceania

#589 in the World

Founded: 1971

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Veterinary

#20 in Oceania

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Veterinary

#21 in Oceania

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

19. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Veterinary

#22 in Oceania

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

20. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Veterinary

#23 in Oceania

#717 in the World

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

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Veterinary

#24 in Oceania

#754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Veterinary

#25 in Oceania

#814 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

23. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Veterinary

#27 in Oceania

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

24. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Veterinary

#28 in Oceania

#836 in the World

Founded: 1887

25. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Veterinary

#29 in Oceania

#887 in the World

Founded: 1989

26. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Veterinary

#30 in Oceania

#906 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

27. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Veterinary

#31 in Oceania

#989 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Veterinary

#32 in Oceania

#1068 in the World

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

29. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Veterinary

#33 in Oceania

#1106 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

30. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Veterinary

#34 in Oceania

#1150 in the World

Founded: 1967

31. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Veterinary

#37 in Oceania

#1807 in the World

Founded: 1908

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Veterinary

#39 in Oceania

#1944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Veterinary

#40 in Oceania

#1986 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Veterinary

#41 in Oceania

#2055 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 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