39 Best universities for Neuroscience in Australia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Neuroscience. A graph of 7.93M citations received by 264K 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: 49,000
Founded: 1853

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Neuroscience

#73 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

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Neuroscience

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Neuroscience

#10 in Oceania

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#11 in Oceania

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Neuroscience

#12 in Oceania

#292 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. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Neuroscience

#14 in Oceania

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Neuroscience

#15 in Oceania

#360 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Neuroscience

#16 in Oceania

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Neuroscience

#17 in Oceania

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Neuroscience

#18 in Oceania

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Neuroscience

#19 in Oceania

#472 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Neuroscience

#20 in Oceania

#490 in the World

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

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Neuroscience

#21 in Oceania

#512 in the World

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

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Neuroscience

#22 in Oceania

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Neuroscience

#23 in Oceania

#563 in the World

Founded: 1908

22. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Neuroscience

#24 in Oceania

#586 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Neuroscience

#26 in Oceania

#650 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Neuroscience

#29 in Oceania

#768 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Neuroscience

#30 in Oceania

#788 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Neuroscience

#32 in Oceania

#820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Neuroscience

#33 in Oceania

#823 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

28. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Neuroscience

#34 in Oceania

#901 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Neuroscience

#35 in Oceania

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Neuroscience

#37 in Oceania

#977 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Neuroscience

#38 in Oceania

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Neuroscience

#39 in Oceania

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Neuroscience

#40 in Oceania

#1175 in the World

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

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Neuroscience

#41 in Oceania

#1255 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Neuroscience

#42 in Oceania

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Neuroscience

#43 in Oceania

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Neuroscience

#44 in Oceania

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Neuroscience

#45 in Oceania

#1566 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Neuroscience

#47 in Oceania

#1980 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.