37 Best universities for Nuclear Physics 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 Nuclear Physics. A graph of 3.08M citations received by 86K academic papers made by 37 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. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Nuclear Physics

#1 in Oceania

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Nuclear Physics

#2 in Oceania

#128 in the World

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

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Physics

#3 in Oceania

#157 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Physics

#4 in Oceania

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Nuclear Physics

#5 in Oceania

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Nuclear Physics

#6 in Oceania

#231 in the World

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

7. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Nuclear Physics

#7 in Oceania

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Nuclear Physics

#8 in Oceania

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Nuclear Physics

#9 in Oceania

#300 in the World

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

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Physics

#10 in Oceania

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Nuclear Physics

#11 in Oceania

#465 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Nuclear Physics

#12 in Oceania

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Nuclear Physics

#13 in Oceania

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Nuclear Physics

#15 in Oceania

#636 in the World

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

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Nuclear Physics

#17 in Oceania

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Nuclear Physics

#18 in Oceania

#680 in the World

Founded: 1908

17. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nuclear Physics

#19 in Oceania

#681 in the World

Founded: 1887

18. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Nuclear Physics

#20 in Oceania

#686 in the World

Founded: 1971

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Nuclear Physics

#21 in Oceania

#728 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nuclear Physics

#22 in Oceania

#779 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

21. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Nuclear Physics

#24 in Oceania

#816 in the World

Founded: 1970

22. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Physics

#26 in Oceania

#829 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Nuclear Physics

#29 in Oceania

#1025 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Nuclear Physics

#30 in Oceania

#1109 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Nuclear Physics

#31 in Oceania

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Nuclear Physics

#32 in Oceania

#1473 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

27. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Nuclear Physics

#33 in Oceania

#1532 in the World

Founded: 1989

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Nuclear Physics

#34 in Oceania

#1727 in the World

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

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Nuclear Physics

#35 in Oceania

#1812 in the World

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

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nuclear Physics

#37 in Oceania

#2060 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Nuclear Physics

#38 in Oceania

#2160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Nuclear Physics

#39 in Oceania

#2270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Nuclear Physics

#40 in Oceania

#2375 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Nuclear Physics

#41 in Oceania

#2576 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Nuclear Physics

#43 in Oceania

#3183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Nuclear Physics

#44 in Oceania

#3212 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Nuclear Physics

#46 in Oceania

#3355 in the World

Founded: 1987

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

Physics subfields in Australia

Acoustical Engineering39

Applied/Engineering Physics27

Astrobiology28

Astrophysics and Astronomy39

Atomic and Molecular physics29

Biophysics28

Condensed Matter Physics32

Materials Science39

Medical Physics28

Nanotechnology36

Optical Engineering39

Quantum and Particle physics39

Theoretical Physics31