39 Best universities for History in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in History. A graph of 13.1M citations received by 504K 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 History

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For History

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For History

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For History

#44 in the World

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

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For History

#62 in the World

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

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For History

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For History

#122 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For History

#10 in Oceania

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For History

#11 in Oceania

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For History

#12 in Oceania

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For History

#14 in Oceania

#214 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For History

#15 in Oceania

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#16 in Oceania

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For History

#17 in Oceania

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For History

#18 in Oceania

#245 in the World

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

17. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#20 in Oceania

#271 in the World

Founded: 1887

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For History

#21 in Oceania

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For History

#23 in Oceania

#325 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For History

#24 in Oceania

#333 in the World

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

21. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For History

#25 in Oceania

#355 in the World

Founded: 1970

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For History

#27 in Oceania

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For History

#28 in Oceania

#376 in the World

Founded: 1966

24. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For History

#30 in Oceania

#513 in the World

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

25. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For History

#31 in Oceania

#517 in the World

Founded: 1908

26. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For History

#32 in Oceania

#527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For History

#33 in Oceania

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

28. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For History

#34 in Oceania

#602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

29. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For History

#35 in Oceania

#653 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For History

#37 in Oceania

#760 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For History

#38 in Oceania

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

32. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For History

#39 in Oceania

#780 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For History

#41 in Oceania

#865 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For History

#42 in Oceania

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

35. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For History

#43 in Oceania

#998 in the World

Founded: 1989

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For History

#44 in Oceania

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For History

#45 in Oceania

#1198 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For History

#46 in Oceania

#1279 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For History

#49 in Oceania

#2074 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Australia

Broadcast Journalism34

Classics and Ancient History39

Communications and Public Relations39

Criminology and Criminal Justice39

Early Childhood Education38

Education Majors39

Forensic Science32

Gender Studies39

Human Rights Law36

Intellectual Property and Patent Law34

International Law31

International Relations and Diplomacy30

Journalism and Digital Media38

Law Enforcement36

Library and Information science39

Media Studies39

Military science36

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution38

Occupational Safety and Health38

Political Economy37

Political Science39

Public Policy / Administration39

Radio and Television broadcasting32

Special Education36

Sports / Exercise science38

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies39

Urban and Regional planning36