39 Best universities for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 28.1M citations received by 867K 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 Psychology

#30 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Psychology

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Psychology

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Psychology

#52 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Psychology

#58 in the World

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

6. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Psychology

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Psychology

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Psychology

#10 in Oceania

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Psychology

#11 in Oceania

#195 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Psychology

#12 in Oceania

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Psychology

#13 in Oceania

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

12. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Psychology

#14 in Oceania

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychology

#15 in Oceania

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Psychology

#16 in Oceania

#264 in the World

Founded: 1966

15. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Psychology

#17 in Oceania

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Psychology

#18 in Oceania

#306 in the World

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

17. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Psychology

#19 in Oceania

#319 in the World

Founded: 1965

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Psychology

#20 in Oceania

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Psychology

#21 in Oceania

#341 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Psychology

#22 in Oceania

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychology

#23 in Oceania

#413 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Psychology

#25 in Oceania

#433 in the World

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

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Psychology

#28 in Oceania

#577 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Psychology

#29 in Oceania

#586 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Psychology

#31 in Oceania

#615 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Psychology

#32 in Oceania

#649 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Psychology

#34 in Oceania

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Psychology

#35 in Oceania

#717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

29. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Psychology

#36 in Oceania

#723 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Psychology

#37 in Oceania

#790 in the World

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

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychology

#38 in Oceania

#824 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Psychology

#39 in Oceania

#840 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Psychology

#40 in Oceania

#910 in the World

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

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Psychology

#41 in Oceania

#958 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Psychology

#42 in Oceania

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Psychology

#43 in Oceania

#1125 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Psychology

#44 in Oceania

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Psychology

#45 in Oceania

#1441 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Psychology

#46 in Oceania

#1456 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

Psychology subfields in Australia

Child Psychology39

Clinical Psychology39

Cognitive Science39

Education Majors39

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution38

Occupational Therapy37

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology37

Social Psychology39

Special Education36