39 Best universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice 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 Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 460K citations received by 28.8K 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 New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1 in Oceania

#21 in the World

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

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#2 in Oceania

#37 in the World

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

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#3 in Oceania

#38 in the World

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

4. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#4 in Oceania

#39 in the World

Founded: 1971

5. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#5 in Oceania

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

6. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#6 in Oceania

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

7. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#7 in Oceania

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#9 in Oceania

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#10 in Oceania

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#12 in Oceania

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

11. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#13 in Oceania

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

12. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#15 in Oceania

#183 in the World

Founded: 1966

13. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#16 in Oceania

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

14. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#17 in Oceania

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

15. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#18 in Oceania

#217 in the World

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

16. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#19 in Oceania

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#20 in Oceania

#226 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#21 in Oceania

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#22 in Oceania

#244 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#23 in Oceania

#252 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#24 in Oceania

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#25 in Oceania

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

23. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#26 in Oceania

#277 in the World

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

24. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#28 in Oceania

#358 in the World

Founded: 1908

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#29 in Oceania

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#30 in Oceania

#418 in the World

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

27. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#32 in Oceania

#424 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#34 in Oceania

#474 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#35 in Oceania

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

30. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#37 in Oceania

#528 in the World

Founded: 1987

31. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#38 in Oceania

#557 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#39 in Oceania

#676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#40 in Oceania

#726 in the World

Founded: 1990

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#41 in Oceania

#806 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#42 in Oceania

#828 in the World

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

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#43 in Oceania

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#44 in Oceania

#863 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#45 in Oceania

#1097 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#47 in Oceania

#1369 in the World

Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Criminology and Criminal Justice in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Melbourne, Clayton, and Brisbane.