31 Best universities for Actuarial Science in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Actuarial Science. A graph of 253K citations received by 12.5K academic papers made by 31 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 New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Actuarial Science

#31 in the World

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

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Actuarial Science

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Actuarial Science

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Actuarial Science

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Actuarial Science

#78 in the World

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

6. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Actuarial Science

#111 in the World

Founded: 1965

7. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Actuarial Science

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

8. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Actuarial Science

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Actuarial Science

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Actuarial Science

#11 in Oceania

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Actuarial Science

#12 in Oceania

#238 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Actuarial Science

#13 in Oceania

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Actuarial Science

#14 in Oceania

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Actuarial Science

#16 in Oceania

#327 in the World

Founded: 1987

15. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Actuarial Science

#18 in Oceania

#349 in the World

Founded: 1887

16. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Actuarial Science

#20 in Oceania

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Actuarial Science

#21 in Oceania

#397 in the World

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

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Actuarial Science

#22 in Oceania

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Actuarial Science

#23 in Oceania

#468 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Actuarial Science

#24 in Oceania

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Actuarial Science

#25 in Oceania

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

22. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Actuarial Science

#26 in Oceania

#522 in the World

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

23. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Actuarial Science

#27 in Oceania

#577 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Actuarial Science

#30 in Oceania

#658 in the World

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

25. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Actuarial Science

#32 in Oceania

#735 in the World

Founded: 1966

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Actuarial Science

#33 in Oceania

#774 in the World

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

27. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Actuarial Science

#35 in Oceania

#883 in the World

Founded: 1967

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Actuarial Science

#36 in Oceania

#898 in the World

Founded: 1908

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Actuarial Science

#37 in Oceania

#936 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Actuarial Science

#38 in Oceania

#1080 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Actuarial Science

#39 in Oceania

#1215 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

The best cities to study Actuarial Science in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, and Clayton.