39 Best universities for Statistics 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 Statistics. A graph of 16.9M citations received by 486K 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 Statistics

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Statistics

#44 in the World

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

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Statistics

#57 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Statistics

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Statistics

#77 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Statistics

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Statistics

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Statistics

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Statistics

#10 in Oceania

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Statistics

#12 in Oceania

#258 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Statistics

#13 in Oceania

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Statistics

#14 in Oceania

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Statistics

#15 in Oceania

#328 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Statistics

#16 in Oceania

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Statistics

#17 in Oceania

#362 in the World

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

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Statistics

#18 in Oceania

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Statistics

#19 in Oceania

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Statistics

#20 in Oceania

#426 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Statistics

#21 in Oceania

#466 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Statistics

#23 in Oceania

#528 in the World

Founded: 1966

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Statistics

#24 in Oceania

#538 in the World

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

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Statistics

#26 in Oceania

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Statistics

#29 in Oceania

#627 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Statistics

#30 in Oceania

#742 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Statistics

#31 in Oceania

#765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Statistics

#32 in Oceania

#784 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Statistics

#34 in Oceania

#879 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Statistics

#35 in Oceania

#914 in the World

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

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Statistics

#36 in Oceania

#962 in the World

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

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Statistics

#37 in Oceania

#1055 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Statistics

#38 in Oceania

#1102 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Statistics

#39 in Oceania

#1159 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Statistics

#40 in Oceania

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Statistics

#41 in Oceania

#1290 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Statistics

#42 in Oceania

#1483 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Statistics

#43 in Oceania

#1530 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Statistics

#44 in Oceania

#1784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Statistics

#45 in Oceania

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Statistics

#47 in Oceania

#2099 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

Mathematics subfields in Australia

Actuarial Science31

Applied Mathematics33

Blockchain and Cryptography34

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics39

Math Teachers39

Operations Research35