39 Best universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice 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 Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 297K citations received by 25.5K 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

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

2. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#2 in Oceania

#32 in the World

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

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#3 in Oceania

#33 in the World

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

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#4 in Oceania

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#5 in Oceania

#40 in the World

Founded: 1971

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#6 in Oceania

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#7 in Oceania

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#8 in Oceania

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#10 in Oceania

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#11 in Oceania

#168 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. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#15 in Oceania

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

13. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#16 in Oceania

#201 in the World

Founded: 1966

14. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#17 in Oceania

#227 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#18 in Oceania

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

16. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#19 in Oceania

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

17. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#20 in Oceania

#237 in the World

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

18. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#21 in Oceania

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

19. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#22 in Oceania

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#23 in Oceania

#258 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#24 in Oceania

#279 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#25 in Oceania

#281 in the World

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

23. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#27 in Oceania

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

24. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#29 in Oceania

#394 in the World

Founded: 1908

25. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#30 in Oceania

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

26. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#32 in Oceania

#429 in the World

Founded: 1970

27. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#33 in Oceania

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#34 in Oceania

#451 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#35 in Oceania

#467 in the World

Founded: 1987

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#37 in Oceania

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#38 in Oceania

#590 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#39 in Oceania

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#40 in Oceania

#695 in the World

Founded: 1990

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#41 in Oceania

#785 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#42 in Oceania

#803 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#43 in Oceania

#854 in the World

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

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#44 in Oceania

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#45 in Oceania

#1047 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#46 in Oceania

#1249 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, Clayton, Melbourne, and Brisbane.