39 Best universities for Nuclear Physics 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 Nuclear Physics. A graph of 3.21M citations received by 87.7K 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.

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

#126 in the World

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

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Physics

#3 in Oceania

#158 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Physics

#4 in Oceania

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Nuclear Physics

#5 in Oceania

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Nuclear Physics

#6 in Oceania

#226 in the World

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

7. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Nuclear Physics

#7 in Oceania

#257 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

#298 in the World

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

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Physics

#10 in Oceania

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Nuclear Physics

#11 in Oceania

#472 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Nuclear Physics

#12 in Oceania

#490 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Nuclear Physics

#13 in Oceania

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Nuclear Physics

#15 in Oceania

#633 in the World

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

15. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nuclear Physics

#17 in Oceania

#672 in the World

Founded: 1887

16. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Nuclear Physics

#18 in Oceania

#675 in the World

Founded: 1908

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Nuclear Physics

#19 in Oceania

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Nuclear Physics

#20 in Oceania

#687 in the World

Founded: 1971

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Nuclear Physics

#21 in Oceania

#710 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nuclear Physics

#22 in Oceania

#790 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

#25 in Oceania

#824 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Nuclear Physics

#29 in Oceania

#1000 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Nuclear Physics

#30 in Oceania

#1126 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Nuclear Physics

#31 in Oceania

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Nuclear Physics

#32 in Oceania

#1458 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

27. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Nuclear Physics

#33 in Oceania

#1550 in the World

Founded: 1989

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Nuclear Physics

#34 in Oceania

#1671 in the World

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

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Nuclear Physics

#35 in Oceania

#1808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nuclear Physics

#37 in Oceania

#2071 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Nuclear Physics

#38 in Oceania

#2157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Nuclear Physics

#39 in Oceania

#2204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Nuclear Physics

#40 in Oceania

#2338 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Nuclear Physics

#41 in Oceania

#2531 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Nuclear Physics

#43 in Oceania

#3159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Nuclear Physics

#44 in Oceania

#3219 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Nuclear Physics

#46 in Oceania

#3395 in the World

Founded: 1987

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Nuclear Physics

#47 in Oceania

#3796 in the World

Founded: 1991

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Nuclear Physics

#48 in Oceania

#3803 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

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

Nanotechnology37

Optical Engineering39

Quantum and Particle physics39

Theoretical Physics31