39 Best universities for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 11.1M citations received by 298K 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. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Neuroscience

#31 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#63 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Neuroscience

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Neuroscience

#86 in the World

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

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Neuroscience

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Neuroscience

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Neuroscience

#10 in Oceania

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#11 in Oceania

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Neuroscience

#12 in Oceania

#291 in the World

Founded: 1966

11. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Neuroscience

#13 in Oceania

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Neuroscience

#14 in Oceania

#340 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Neuroscience

#15 in Oceania

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Neuroscience

#16 in Oceania

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Neuroscience

#17 in Oceania

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Neuroscience

#18 in Oceania

#446 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Neuroscience

#19 in Oceania

#475 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Neuroscience

#20 in Oceania

#479 in the World

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

19. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Neuroscience

#21 in Oceania

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Neuroscience

#22 in Oceania

#511 in the World

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

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Neuroscience

#23 in Oceania

#531 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Neuroscience

#24 in Oceania

#555 in the World

Founded: 1908

23. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#25 in Oceania

#574 in the World

Founded: 1965

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Neuroscience

#29 in Oceania

#758 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Neuroscience

#31 in Oceania

#778 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Neuroscience

#32 in Oceania

#832 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

27. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Neuroscience

#33 in Oceania

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

28. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Neuroscience

#34 in Oceania

#873 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Neuroscience

#35 in Oceania

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Neuroscience

#36 in Oceania

#986 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Neuroscience

#37 in Oceania

#995 in the World

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

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Neuroscience

#39 in Oceania

#1050 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Neuroscience

#40 in Oceania

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

34. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Neuroscience

#41 in Oceania

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Neuroscience

#42 in Oceania

#1244 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Neuroscience

#43 in Oceania

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Neuroscience

#44 in Oceania

#1487 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Neuroscience

#45 in Oceania

#1598 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Neuroscience

#47 in Oceania

#1918 in the World

Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Neuroscience in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Melbourne, Sydney, St Lucia, and Clayton.