Best 15 Physics Universities in Australia

There are 15 universities in Australia with physics courses registered on CRICOS. Between them they run 71 registered courses.

University of New South Wales

#1 in Australia
Location Sydney
Institution type Public
Matching courses 5
QS World Ranking #19

University of Melbourne

#2 in Australia
Location Melbourne
Institution type Public
Matching courses 1
QS World Ranking #19

University of Sydney

#3 in Australia
Location Sydney
Institution type Public
Matching courses 5
QS World Ranking #25

Australian National University

#4 in Australia
Location Canberra
Institution type Public
Matching courses 14
QS World Ranking #30

University of Queensland

#6 in Australia
Location Brisbane
Institution type Public
Matching courses 2
QS World Ranking #42

University of Western Australia

#7 in Australia
Location Perth
Institution type Public
Matching courses 5
QS World Ranking #77

Adelaide University

#8 in Australia
Location Adelaide
Institution type Public
Matching courses 6
QS World Ranking #79

RMIT University

#10 in Australia
Location Melbourne
Institution type Public
Matching courses 9
QS World Ranking #125

Macquarie University

#11 in Australia
Location Sydney
Institution type Public
Matching courses 2
QS World Ranking #138

Curtin University

#12 in Australia
Location Perth
Institution type Public
Matching courses 5
QS World Ranking #183

University of Wollongong

#13 in Australia
Location Wollongong
Institution type Public
Matching courses 8
QS World Ranking #184

Queensland University of Technology

#15 in Australia
Location Brisbane
Institution type Public
Matching courses 1
QS World Ranking #226

Frequently asked questions

How many universities in Australia offer Physics?

15 of Australia's 42 universities have physics courses registered on CRICOS, the Commonwealth register every provider teaching international students must appear on.

How is this ranking put together?

Order comes from a published-figures-only composite: QS World position, CRICOS registered international capacity, breadth of registered courses, international student share and student support. No university pays for placement, and no judgement of teaching quality is invented.