28 Best universities for Law Enforcement 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 Law Enforcement. A graph of 75.6K citations received by 6.2K academic papers made by 28 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 Law Enforcement

#1 in Oceania

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

2. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Law Enforcement

#2 in Oceania

#34 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Law Enforcement

#3 in Oceania

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Law Enforcement

#4 in Oceania

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Law Enforcement

#5 in Oceania

#39 in the World

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

6. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Law Enforcement

#6 in Oceania

#41 in the World

Founded: 1971

7. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Law Enforcement

#7 in Oceania

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

8. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Law Enforcement

#8 in Oceania

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Law Enforcement

#9 in Oceania

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Law Enforcement

#10 in Oceania

#128 in the World

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

11. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Law Enforcement

#11 in Oceania

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Law Enforcement

#14 in Oceania

#212 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Law Enforcement

#15 in Oceania

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Law Enforcement

#16 in Oceania

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Law Enforcement

#17 in Oceania

#238 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Law Enforcement

#18 in Oceania

#242 in the World

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

17. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Law Enforcement

#19 in Oceania

#269 in the World

Founded: 1970

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Law Enforcement

#20 in Oceania

#270 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Law Enforcement

#22 in Oceania

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

20. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Law Enforcement

#23 in Oceania

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Law Enforcement

#24 in Oceania

#312 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Law Enforcement

#25 in Oceania

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Law Enforcement

#26 in Oceania

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

24. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Law Enforcement

#27 in Oceania

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

25. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Law Enforcement

#29 in Oceania

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

26. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Law Enforcement

#30 in Oceania

#518 in the World

Founded: 1987

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Law Enforcement

#32 in Oceania

#541 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Law Enforcement

#33 in Oceania

#567 in the World

Founded: 1908

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