39 Best universities for Psychology in Australia

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Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 20.6M citations received by 791K 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

For Psychology

#1 in Oceania
#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

2. University of Sydney

For Psychology

#2 in Oceania
#31 in the World
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

3. University of Queensland

For Psychology

#3 in Oceania
#43 in the World
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

4. University of New South Wales

For Psychology

#4 in Oceania
#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

5. Monash University

For Psychology

#5 in Oceania
#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

7. Australian National University

For Psychology

#8 in Oceania
#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1946

8. University of Adelaide

For Psychology

#10 in Oceania
#181 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1874

11. Deakin University

For Psychology

#13 in Oceania
#218 in the World
Enrollment
34,616
Founded
1974

12. Macquarie University

For Psychology

#14 in Oceania
#245 in the World
Enrollment
38,747
Founded
1964

13. La Trobe University

For Psychology

#15 in Oceania
#256 in the World
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1964

15. University of Newcastle

For Psychology

#17 in Oceania
#279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1965

16. Curtin University

For Psychology

#18 in Oceania
#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
58,607
Founded
1966

17. University of Wollongong

For Psychology

#19 in Oceania
#315 in the World
Enrollment
31,313
Founded
1975

20. Western Sydney University

For Psychology

#22 in Oceania
#369 in the World
Enrollment
37,426
Founded
1989

21. University of Tasmania

For Psychology

#23 in Oceania
#429 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
33,879
Founded
1890

27. Charles Sturt University

For Psychology

#33 in Oceania
#653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1989

28. Murdoch University

For Psychology

#35 in Oceania
#706 in the World
Enrollment
22,475
Founded
1975

30. University of Canberra

For Psychology

#37 in Oceania
#776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1967

33. University of Southern Queensland

For Psychology

#40 in Oceania
#955 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
18,388
Founded
1967

35. Southern Cross University

For Psychology

#42 in Oceania
#1075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

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