39 Best universities for Psychiatry 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 Psychiatry. A graph of 17.5M citations received by 479K 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychiatry

#25 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Psychiatry

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Psychiatry

#43 in the World

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

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Psychiatry

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Psychiatry

#54 in the World

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

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Psychiatry

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Psychiatry

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Psychiatry

#10 in Oceania

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Psychiatry

#11 in Oceania

#246 in the World

Founded: 1966

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Psychiatry

#12 in Oceania

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Psychiatry

#13 in Oceania

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Psychiatry

#14 in Oceania

#258 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Psychiatry

#15 in Oceania

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychiatry

#16 in Oceania

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Psychiatry

#17 in Oceania

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Psychiatry

#18 in Oceania

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Psychiatry

#19 in Oceania

#340 in the World

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

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Psychiatry

#20 in Oceania

#369 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Psychiatry

#21 in Oceania

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

20. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Psychiatry

#22 in Oceania

#443 in the World

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

21. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Psychiatry

#23 in Oceania

#470 in the World

Founded: 1965

22. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychiatry

#24 in Oceania

#512 in the World

Founded: 1887

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Psychiatry

#25 in Oceania

#527 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Psychiatry

#26 in Oceania

#599 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Psychiatry

#29 in Oceania

#694 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Psychiatry

#31 in Oceania

#733 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Psychiatry

#33 in Oceania

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Psychiatry

#34 in Oceania

#810 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Psychiatry

#35 in Oceania

#836 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychiatry

#36 in Oceania

#855 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Psychiatry

#37 in Oceania

#868 in the World

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

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Psychiatry

#38 in Oceania

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Psychiatry

#39 in Oceania

#926 in the World

Founded: 1987

34. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Psychiatry

#40 in Oceania

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Psychiatry

#41 in Oceania

#1097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Psychiatry

#42 in Oceania

#1126 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Psychiatry

#44 in Oceania

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Psychiatry

#45 in Oceania

#1179 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Psychiatry

#46 in Oceania

#1423 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

Medicine subfields in Australia

Anatomy and Physiology39

Anesthesiology39

Bioethics/Medical Ethics34

Biomedical Engineering29

Clinical Psychology39

Critical Care Nursing39

Family medicine39

Forensic Science32

Gastroenterology and Hepatology36

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 Surgery20

Public Health39

Radiation Therapy29

Radiology and Nuclear medicine39

Respiratory Therapy31

Sonography and Ultrasound27

Sports / Exercise science38

Sports Medicine39