31 Best universities for Actuarial Science 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 Actuarial Science. A graph of 270K citations received by 13K 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

#30 in the World

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

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Actuarial Science

#34 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Actuarial Science

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Actuarial Science

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Actuarial Science

#72 in the World

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

6. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Actuarial Science

#99 in the World

Founded: 1965

7. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Actuarial Science

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

8. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Actuarial Science

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Actuarial Science

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Actuarial Science

#10 in Oceania

#218 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Actuarial Science

#12 in Oceania

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Actuarial Science

#13 in Oceania

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Actuarial Science

#14 in Oceania

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Actuarial Science

#15 in Oceania

#309 in the World

Founded: 1887

15. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Actuarial Science

#17 in Oceania

#315 in the World

Founded: 1987

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Actuarial Science

#20 in Oceania

#372 in the World

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

17. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Actuarial Science

#21 in Oceania

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Actuarial Science

#22 in Oceania

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Actuarial Science

#23 in Oceania

#452 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

20. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Actuarial Science

#24 in Oceania

#467 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Actuarial Science

#25 in Oceania

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Actuarial Science

#26 in Oceania

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

23. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Actuarial Science

#28 in Oceania

#572 in the World

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

24. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Actuarial Science

#29 in Oceania

#586 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Actuarial Science

#31 in Oceania

#643 in the World

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

26. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Actuarial Science

#33 in Oceania

#702 in the World

Founded: 1966

27. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Actuarial Science

#34 in Oceania

#804 in the World

Founded: 1967

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Actuarial Science

#35 in Oceania

#813 in the World

Founded: 1908

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Actuarial Science

#37 in Oceania

#906 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Actuarial Science

#38 in Oceania

#1100 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Actuarial Science

#39 in Oceania

#1219 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.