39 Best universities for Gerontology 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 Gerontology. A graph of 2.7M citations received by 70.3K 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 Gerontology

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Gerontology

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Gerontology

#37 in the World

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

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Gerontology

#53 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Gerontology

#70 in the World

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

6. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Gerontology

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Gerontology

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Gerontology

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Gerontology

#11 in Oceania

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Gerontology

#12 in Oceania

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Gerontology

#13 in Oceania

#169 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Gerontology

#14 in Oceania

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Gerontology

#15 in Oceania

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Gerontology

#16 in Oceania

#205 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Gerontology

#17 in Oceania

#225 in the World

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

16. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Gerontology

#18 in Oceania

#231 in the World

Founded: 1971

17. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Gerontology

#19 in Oceania

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

18. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Gerontology

#20 in Oceania

#288 in the World

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

19. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Gerontology

#21 in Oceania

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

20. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Gerontology

#23 in Oceania

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Gerontology

#24 in Oceania

#376 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Gerontology

#25 in Oceania

#394 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Gerontology

#26 in Oceania

#396 in the World

Founded: 1965

24. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Gerontology

#28 in Oceania

#435 in the World

Founded: 1967

25. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Gerontology

#29 in Oceania

#443 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Gerontology

#30 in Oceania

#450 in the World

Founded: 1970

27. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Gerontology

#31 in Oceania

#523 in the World

Founded: 1908

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Gerontology

#32 in Oceania

#560 in the World

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

29. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Gerontology

#33 in Oceania

#574 in the World

Founded: 1990

30. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Gerontology

#35 in Oceania

#722 in the World

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

31. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Gerontology

#36 in Oceania

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Gerontology

#37 in Oceania

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Gerontology

#38 in Oceania

#818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

34. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Gerontology

#39 in Oceania

#833 in the World

Founded: 1870

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Gerontology

#40 in Oceania

#837 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Gerontology

#41 in Oceania

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Gerontology

#43 in Oceania

#932 in the World

Founded: 1989

38. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Gerontology

#44 in Oceania

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Gerontology

#46 in Oceania

#1221 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

Medicine subfields in Australia

Anatomy and Physiology39

Anesthesiology39

Bioethics/Medical Ethics35

Biomedical Engineering29

Clinical Psychology39

Critical Care Nursing39

Family medicine39

Forensic Science31

Gastroenterology and Hepatology35

Health Science39

Healthcare Management (MHA)39

Medical Physics28

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)39

Occupational Therapy37

Oncology and Cancer research39

Ophthalmology36

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine39

Physical Therapy39

Plastic Surgery19

Public Health39

Radiation Therapy29

Radiology and Nuclear medicine39

Respiratory Therapy30

Sonography and Ultrasound27

Sports / Exercise science38

Sports Medicine39