Best Universities for Medical Physics in Oceania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Medical Physics. A graph of 402K citations received by 12.5K academic papers made by 31 universities in Oceania 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 Medical Physics

#1 in Australia

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Medical Physics

#2 in Australia

#87 in the World

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

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Medical Physics

#3 in Australia

#93 in the World

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

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Medical Physics

#4 in Australia

#130 in the World

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

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Medical Physics

#5 in Australia

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Medical Physics

#6 in Australia

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Medical Physics

#7 in Australia

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Medical Physics

#1 in New Zealand

#240 in the World

Founded: 1883

9. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Medical Physics

#8 in Australia

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Medical Physics

#9 in Australia

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Medical Physics

#10 in Australia

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

12. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Medical Physics

#2 in New Zealand

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

13. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Medical Physics

#11 in Australia

#308 in the World

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

14. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Medical Physics

#12 in Australia

#324 in the World

Founded: 1887

15. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Medical Physics

#13 in Australia

#346 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Medical Physics

#14 in Australia

#348 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Medical Physics

#15 in Australia

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

18. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Medical Physics

#16 in Australia

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

19. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Medical Physics

#17 in Australia

#502 in the World

Founded: 1987

20. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Medical Physics

#18 in Australia

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Medical Physics

#19 in Australia

#584 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Medical Physics

#20 in Australia

#590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

23. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Medical Physics

#21 in Australia

#613 in the World

Founded: 1971

24. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Medical Physics

#22 in Australia

#642 in the World

Founded: 1965

25. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Medical Physics

#23 in Australia

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

26. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Medical Physics

#3 in New Zealand

#693 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

27. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Medical Physics

#24 in Australia

#697 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Medical Physics

#25 in Australia

#800 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

29. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Medical Physics

#26 in Australia

#822 in the World

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

30. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Medical Physics

#27 in Australia

#938 in the World

Founded: 1908

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Medical Physics

#28 in Australia

#957 in the World

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

Physics subfields in Oceania

Acoustical Engineering51

Applied/Engineering Physics33

Astrophysics and Astronomy51

Atomic and Molecular physics35

Condensed Matter Physics39

Materials Science51

Nanotechnology48

Nuclear Physics48

Optical Engineering51

Quantum and Particle physics51

Theoretical Physics38