39 Best universities for Gender Studies 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 Gender Studies. A graph of 730K citations received by 47.6K 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

Australia | Sydney

For Gender Studies

#1 in Oceania

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Gender Studies

#2 in Oceania

#18 in the World

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

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Gender Studies

#4 in Oceania

#38 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Gender Studies

#5 in Oceania

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Gender Studies

#6 in Oceania

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

6. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Gender Studies

#7 in Oceania

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

7. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Gender Studies

#8 in Oceania

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Gender Studies

#9 in Oceania

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Gender Studies

#10 in Oceania

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Gender Studies

#11 in Oceania

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Gender Studies

#13 in Oceania

#102 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Gender Studies

#15 in Oceania

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

13. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Gender Studies

#16 in Oceania

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Gender Studies

#17 in Oceania

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Gender Studies

#18 in Oceania

#151 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Gender Studies

#21 in Oceania

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Gender Studies

#22 in Oceania

#182 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Gender Studies

#23 in Oceania

#205 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Gender Studies

#24 in Oceania

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Gender Studies

#25 in Oceania

#253 in the World

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

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Gender Studies

#26 in Oceania

#273 in the World

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

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Gender Studies

#28 in Oceania

#296 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Gender Studies

#30 in Oceania

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Gender Studies

#31 in Oceania

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Gender Studies

#32 in Oceania

#337 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Gender Studies

#33 in Oceania

#361 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Gender Studies

#34 in Oceania

#413 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Gender Studies

#35 in Oceania

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Gender Studies

#36 in Oceania

#452 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Gender Studies

#37 in Oceania

#466 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Gender Studies

#38 in Oceania

#494 in the World

Founded: 1870

32. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Gender Studies

#39 in Oceania

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Gender Studies

#40 in Oceania

#545 in the World

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

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Gender Studies

#41 in Oceania

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Gender Studies

#42 in Oceania

#607 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Gender Studies

#43 in Oceania

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Gender Studies

#44 in Oceania

#757 in the World

Founded: 1989

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Gender Studies

#45 in Oceania

#953 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Gender Studies

#46 in Oceania

#1159 in the World

Founded: 1987

The best cities to study Gender Studies in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Melbourne, Clayton, and St Lucia.