39 Best universities for Statistics 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 Statistics. A graph of 17.8M citations received by 497K 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

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
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

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Statistics

#75 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

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Statistics

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Statistics

#10 in Oceania

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Statistics

#11 in Oceania

#252 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Statistics

#13 in Oceania

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Statistics

#14 in Oceania

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Statistics

#15 in Oceania

#318 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Statistics

#16 in Oceania

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Statistics

#17 in Oceania

#358 in the World

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

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Statistics

#18 in Oceania

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Statistics

#19 in Oceania

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Statistics

#20 in Oceania

#422 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Statistics

#21 in Oceania

#459 in the World

Founded: 1887

20. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Statistics

#23 in Oceania

#531 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

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Statistics

#28 in Oceania

#615 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Statistics

#30 in Oceania

#738 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Statistics

#31 in Oceania

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Statistics

#32 in Oceania

#796 in the World

Founded: 1990

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Statistics

#34 in Oceania

#869 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Statistics

#35 in Oceania

#889 in the World

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

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Statistics

#36 in Oceania

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Statistics

#37 in Oceania

#1063 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Statistics

#38 in Oceania

#1100 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Statistics

#39 in Oceania

#1125 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Statistics

#40 in Oceania

#1172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Statistics

#41 in Oceania

#1289 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

#1532 in the World

Founded: 1989

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Statistics

#44 in Oceania

#1737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Statistics

#45 in Oceania

#1802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Statistics

#47 in Oceania

#2076 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
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