39 Best universities for Physics in Australia

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Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 27.3M citations received by 986K 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.

2. University of Sydney

For Physics

#2 in Oceania
#79 in the World
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

5. University of Melbourne

For Physics

#5 in Oceania
#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

6. Monash University

For Physics

#6 in Oceania
#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

7. University of Adelaide

For Physics

#7 in Oceania
#250 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1874

11. Curtin University

For Physics

#12 in Oceania
#384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
58,607
Founded
1966

13. Macquarie University

For Physics

#14 in Oceania
#445 in the World
Enrollment
38,747
Founded
1964

16. University of Newcastle

For Physics

#17 in Oceania
#504 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1965

17. Deakin University

For Physics

#19 in Oceania
#534 in the World
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

20. University of Tasmania

For Physics

#23 in Oceania
#633 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
33,879
Founded
1890

21. La Trobe University

For Physics

#25 in Oceania
#697 in the World
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1964

23. Western Sydney University

For Physics

#28 in Oceania
#879 in the World
Enrollment
37,426
Founded
1989

25. Murdoch University

For Physics

#31 in Oceania
#1102 in the World
Enrollment
22,475
Founded
1975

28. University of Southern Queensland

For Physics

#34 in Oceania
#1197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,388
Founded
1967

30. University of Canberra

For Physics

#36 in Oceania
#1271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1967

32. Charles Sturt University

For Physics

#39 in Oceania
#1581 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1989

33. Southern Cross University

For Physics

#41 in Oceania
#1850 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

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