39 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia

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Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 30.4M citations received by 1.34M 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 Sydney

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Oceania
#28 in the World
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

2. University of Melbourne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Oceania
#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

3. University of Queensland

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Oceania
#44 in the World
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

4. University of New South Wales

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Oceania
#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

5. Monash University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Oceania
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

6. Australian National University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Oceania
#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1946

7. University of Western Australia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in Oceania
#157 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1911

8. University of Adelaide

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Oceania
#190 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1874

9. Griffith University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Oceania
#195 in the World
Founded
1971

10. Macquarie University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Oceania
#215 in the World
Enrollment
38,747
Founded
1964

11. Queensland University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in Oceania
#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1989

12. Deakin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Oceania
#237 in the World
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

13. La Trobe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in Oceania
#259 in the World
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1964

14. University of Technology Sydney

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in Oceania
#286 in the World
Founded
1965

15. University of Wollongong

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in Oceania
#317 in the World
Enrollment
31,313
Founded
1975

16. Curtin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in Oceania
#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
58,607
Founded
1966

17. University of Newcastle

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in Oceania
#365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1965

18. Flinders University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#21 in Oceania
#396 in the World
Founded
1966

19. University of South Australia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in Oceania
#410 in the World
Founded
1991

20. Western Sydney University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#23 in Oceania
#426 in the World
Enrollment
37,426
Founded
1989

21. University of Tasmania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#24 in Oceania
#436 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
33,879
Founded
1890

22. RMIT University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in Oceania
#446 in the World
Founded
1887

23. James Cook University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#28 in Oceania
#488 in the World
Founded
1970

24. Murdoch University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in Oceania
#669 in the World
Enrollment
22,475
Founded
1975

26. University of New England, Australia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#32 in Oceania
#695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1938

27. Charles Sturt University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#33 in Oceania
#708 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1989

28. University of Canberra

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#35 in Oceania
#743 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1967

29. Edith Cowan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#36 in Oceania
#770 in the World
Founded
1991

31. Victoria University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in Oceania
#889 in the World
Founded
1990

32. University of Southern Queensland

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#39 in Oceania
#961 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,388
Founded
1967

34. Southern Cross University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#41 in Oceania
#1134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

35. Bond University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#42 in Oceania
#1156 in the World
Founded
1987

36. Charles Darwin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#43 in Oceania
#1268 in the World
Founded
1989

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#45 in Oceania
#1356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
1994

38. Federation University Australia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#46 in Oceania
#1382 in the World
Founded
1870

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