39 Best universities for Clinical Psychology 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 Clinical Psychology. A graph of 3.36M citations received by 104K 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 Clinical Psychology

#1 in Oceania

#16 in the World

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

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#2 in Oceania

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#3 in Oceania

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Clinical Psychology

#4 in Oceania

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Clinical Psychology

#5 in Oceania

#53 in the World

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

6. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Clinical Psychology

#6 in Oceania

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Clinical Psychology

#8 in Oceania

#124 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Clinical Psychology

#9 in Oceania

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#10 in Oceania

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Clinical Psychology

#11 in Oceania

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Clinical Psychology

#12 in Oceania

#154 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Clinical Psychology

#13 in Oceania

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

13. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Clinical Psychology

#14 in Oceania

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Clinical Psychology

#16 in Oceania

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Clinical Psychology

#17 in Oceania

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Clinical Psychology

#18 in Oceania

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Clinical Psychology

#19 in Oceania

#208 in the World

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

18. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Clinical Psychology

#20 in Oceania

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Clinical Psychology

#21 in Oceania

#260 in the World

Founded: 1908

20. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Clinical Psychology

#22 in Oceania

#294 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Clinical Psychology

#24 in Oceania

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

22. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#25 in Oceania

#401 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Clinical Psychology

#27 in Oceania

#411 in the World

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

24. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#28 in Oceania

#425 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Clinical Psychology

#29 in Oceania

#462 in the World

Founded: 1970

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Clinical Psychology

#31 in Oceania

#523 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Clinical Psychology

#32 in Oceania

#542 in the World

Founded: 1887

28. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Clinical Psychology

#33 in Oceania

#574 in the World

Founded: 1990

29. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Clinical Psychology

#34 in Oceania

#579 in the World

Founded: 1987

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Clinical Psychology

#35 in Oceania

#583 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Clinical Psychology

#37 in Oceania

#643 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Clinical Psychology

#38 in Oceania

#652 in the World

Founded: 1870

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Clinical Psychology

#39 in Oceania

#665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Clinical Psychology

#40 in Oceania

#680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Clinical Psychology

#41 in Oceania

#720 in the World

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

36. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Clinical Psychology

#43 in Oceania

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Clinical Psychology

#44 in Oceania

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Clinical Psychology

#45 in Oceania

#1025 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Clinical Psychology

#46 in Oceania

#1343 in the World

Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Clinical 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

Cognitive Science39

Education Majors39

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution38

Neuroscience39

Occupational Therapy37

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology37