30 Best universities for Actuarial Science 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 Actuarial Science. A graph of 185K citations received by 11.7K academic papers made by 30 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

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Actuarial Science

#40 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Actuarial Science

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Actuarial Science

#58 in the World

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

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Actuarial Science

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Actuarial Science

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

7. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Actuarial Science

#115 in the World

Founded: 1965

8. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Actuarial Science

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Actuarial Science

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Actuarial Science

#10 in Oceania

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Actuarial Science

#12 in Oceania

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Actuarial Science

#13 in Oceania

#237 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Actuarial Science

#14 in Oceania

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Actuarial Science

#15 in Oceania

#297 in the World

Founded: 1987

15. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Actuarial Science

#18 in Oceania

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Actuarial Science

#19 in Oceania

#344 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Actuarial Science

#21 in Oceania

#384 in the World

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

18. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Actuarial Science

#22 in Oceania

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Actuarial Science

#23 in Oceania

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Actuarial Science

#24 in Oceania

#458 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Actuarial Science

#25 in Oceania

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Actuarial Science

#26 in Oceania

#473 in the World

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

23. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Actuarial Science

#28 in Oceania

#546 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Actuarial Science

#31 in Oceania

#643 in the World

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

25. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Actuarial Science

#32 in Oceania

#645 in the World

Founded: 1966

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Actuarial Science

#33 in Oceania

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

27. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Actuarial Science

#34 in Oceania

#802 in the World

Founded: 1967

28. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Actuarial Science

#36 in Oceania

#877 in the World

Founded: 1970

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Actuarial Science

#37 in Oceania

#897 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Actuarial Science

#38 in Oceania

#1095 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, Clayton, and Canberra.