Top PHD Colleges & Universities in Australia in 2026

Ranking	College Info	Top Courses	Fees & Cost of Living
#19/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	University of Melbourne, Melbourne 7.7(Based on 58 User Reviews)Victoria, Australia70%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Veterinary Medicine Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL79PTE58 View 7 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$56,112/Yr)$39.3K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#20/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	University of New South Wales, Sydney 8.0(Based on 14 User Reviews)New South Wales, Australia60%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Psychology Course duration: 3 years Exams Accepted: IELTS7.0 View 40 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$31,582/Yr)$22.1K/Yr Living: (A$1,335/Yr)$934.5/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#25/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	The University of Sydney, Sydney 6.7(Based on 20 User Reviews)New South Wales, Australia30%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Medicine Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: IELTS7PTE68 View 7 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$58,788/Yr)$41.2K/Yr Living: (A$11,760/Yr)$8.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#32/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	Australian National University, Canberra 7.8(Based on 12 User Reviews)Australian Capital Territory , Australia35%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Indigenous Studies Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: IELTS6.5PTE64 View 28 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$48,143/Yr)$33.7K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
Partner Colleges 7.2 Best In Infrastructure La Trobe University Melbourne, Victoria $30.7K 1st Year Fees Master of Data Science Apply Now 8.0 Best In Academic The University of Queensland Brisbane, Queensland $40.6K 1st Year Fees Master of Data Science Apply Now 7.1 Best In Academic Griffith University Brisbane, Queensland $29K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now 7.4 Best In Infrastructure Curtin University Perth, Western Australia $34.3K 1st Year Fees MEng Civil Engineering Apply Now 7.9 Best In Infrastructure University of New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales $44.1K 1st Year Fees MIT Apply Now 5.0 Best In Infrastructure University of Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania $28.7K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now 7.9 Best In Academic Macquarie University Sydney, New South Wales $32.4K 1st Year Fees Master of Data Science Apply Now 8.2 Best In Infrastructure Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Queensland $31.5K 1st Year Fees MIT Apply Now 7.4 Best In Infrastructure University of Adelaide Adelaide, South Australia $31.1K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now 7.5 Best In Infrastructure University of Newcastle Newcastle, New South Wales $30.9K 1st Year Fees BN Apply Now
#36/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	Monash University, Melbourne 5.5(Based on 45 User Reviews)Victoria, Australia40%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Course duration: 3 years Exams Accepted: GRE304IELTS6.5PTE58 View 13 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$47,000/Yr)$32.9K/Yr Living: (A$15,840/Yr)$11.1K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#77/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	University of Western Australia, Perth 8.3(Based on 10 User Reviews)Western Australia, Australia38%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: IELTS6.5PTE64 Programs	Tuition: (A$49,300/Yr)$34.5K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#96/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	University of Technology Sydney, Sydney 9.3(Based on 22 User Reviews)New South Wales, Australia19%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Science Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL79PTE58 View 17 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$41,460/Yr)$29K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#125/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	RMIT University, Melbourne 7.0(Based on 35 User Reviews)Victoria, Australia22%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Applied Biology and Biotechnology Course duration: 3 years Exams Accepted: IELTS6.5PTE58 View 33 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$37,327/Yr)$26.1K/Yr Living: (A$28,800/Yr)$20.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#138/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	Macquarie University, Sydney 9.0(Based on 20 User Reviews)New South Wales, Australia54%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Physiotherapy Course duration: 3 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL83PTE58 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: (A$54,100/Yr)$37.9K/Yr Living: (A$26,400/Yr)$18.5K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#184/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	University of Wollongong, Wollongong 6.5(Based on 7 User Reviews)New South Wales, Australia	Ph.D Integrated - Engineering Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: IELTS6.5PTE62 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: (A$39,288/Yr)$27.5K/Yr Check Admission Requirements

#207/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	Deakin University, Geelong 7.3(Based on 42 User Reviews)Victoria, Australia75%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Course duration: 3 years Exams Accepted: IELTS7.0PTE65 View 3 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$39,650/Yr)$27.8K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#226/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 6.3(Based on 14 User Reviews)Queensland, Australia77%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Law Course duration: 4 years View 3 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$40,000/Yr)$28K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#233/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	La Trobe University, Melbourne 6.0(Based on 15 User Reviews)Victoria, Australia	Ph.D Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: IELTS6.5PTE58 Programs	Tuition: (A$42,000/Yr)$29.4K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#268/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	Griffith University, Brisbane 7.7(Based on 9 User Reviews)Queensland, Australia	Ph.D Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL79PTE58 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: (A$42,219/Yr)$29.6K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#294/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne 8.7(Based on 20 User Reviews)Victoria, Australia70%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Clinical Psychology Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL79PTE58 View 8 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$23,837/Yr)$16.7K/Yr Living: (A$1,000/Yr)$700/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#314/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	University of Tasmania, Hobart 3.0(Based on 3 User Reviews)Tasmania, Australia	Ph.D Agriculture Course duration: 3 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL72PTE50 View 31 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$40,966/Yr)$28.7K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#400/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	Western Sydney University, Sydney 3.7(Based on 15 User Reviews)New South Wales, Australia	Ph.D Course duration: 3 years Programs	Tuition: (A$36,272/Yr)$25.4K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#410/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba 7.7(Based on 5 User Reviews)Queensland, Australia70%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Course duration: 3 years Exams Accepted: IELTS6.5PTE58 Programs	Tuition: (A$33,600/Yr)$23.5K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#440/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	James Cook University-Townsville, Townsville 8.0(Based on 2 User Reviews)Queensland, Australia79%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: IELTS6.5PTE58 View 12 Other Programs	Tuition: (A$19,566/Yr)$13.7K/Yr Living: (A$12,163/Yr)$8.5K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#487/1401 QS Ranking 2026(Overall) Check Other Rankings	Edith Cowan University, Perth 8.3(Based on 9 User Reviews)Western Australia, Australia61%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL94PTE65 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: (A$40,400/Yr)$28.3K/Yr Check Admission Requirements

Top PHD Colleges & Universities in Australia in 2026

Found 37 universities

University of Melbourne, Melbourne

University of New South Wales, Sydney

The University of Sydney, Sydney

Australian National University, Canberra

Partner Colleges

Monash University, Melbourne

University of Western Australia, Perth

University of Technology Sydney, Sydney

RMIT University, Melbourne

Macquarie University, Sydney

University of Wollongong, Wollongong

Deakin University, Geelong

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

La Trobe University, Melbourne

Griffith University, Brisbane

Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne

University of Tasmania, Hobart

Western Sydney University, Sydney

University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba

James Cook University-Townsville, Townsville

Edith Cowan University, Perth

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