39 Best universities for Psychiatry 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 Psychiatry. A graph of 12.3M citations received by 422K 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: 49,000
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

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Psychiatry

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Psychiatry

#57 in the World

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

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Psychiatry

#145 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

#251 in the World

Founded: 1966

10. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Psychiatry

#12 in Oceania

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Psychiatry

#13 in Oceania

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Psychiatry

#14 in Oceania

#268 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Psychiatry

#15 in Oceania

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

14. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychiatry

#16 in Oceania

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Psychiatry

#17 in Oceania

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Psychiatry

#18 in Oceania

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Psychiatry

#19 in Oceania

#353 in the World

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

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Psychiatry

#20 in Oceania

#375 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Psychiatry

#21 in Oceania

#439 in the World

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

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Psychiatry

#22 in Oceania

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Psychiatry

#23 in Oceania

#483 in the World

Founded: 1965

22. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Psychiatry

#24 in Oceania

#546 in the World

Founded: 1908

23. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Psychiatry

#26 in Oceania

#612 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychiatry

#28 in Oceania

#655 in the World

Founded: 1887

25. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Psychiatry

#29 in Oceania

#714 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Psychiatry

#30 in Oceania

#740 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Psychiatry

#33 in Oceania

#790 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

28. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Psychiatry

#34 in Oceania

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

29. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Psychiatry

#35 in Oceania

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

30. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychiatry

#36 in Oceania

#889 in the World

Founded: 1990

31. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Psychiatry

#37 in Oceania

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Psychiatry

#38 in Oceania

#893 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Psychiatry

#39 in Oceania

#946 in the World

Founded: 1987

34. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Psychiatry

#40 in Oceania

#1109 in the World

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

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Psychiatry

#41 in Oceania

#1111 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Psychiatry

#42 in Oceania

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Psychiatry

#44 in Oceania

#1170 in the World

Founded: 1989

38. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Psychiatry

#45 in Oceania

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Psychiatry

#46 in Oceania

#1332 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.

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Anatomy and Physiology39

Anesthesiology39

Bioethics/Medical Ethics35

Biomedical Engineering29

Clinical Psychology39

Critical Care Nursing39

Family medicine39

Forensic Science31

Gastroenterology and Hepatology34

Health Science39

Healthcare Management (MHA)39

Medical Physics29

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)39

Occupational Therapy37

Oncology and Cancer research39

Ophthalmology35

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine39

Physical Therapy39

Plastic Surgery18

Public Health39

Radiation Therapy27

Radiology and Nuclear medicine39

Respiratory Therapy30

Sonography and Ultrasound26

Sports / Exercise science38

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