39 Best universities for Clinical 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 Clinical Psychology. A graph of 4.45M citations received by 113K 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

#19 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%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#3 in Oceania

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Clinical Psychology

#4 in Oceania

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Clinical Psychology

#5 in Oceania

#59 in the World

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

6. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Clinical Psychology

#6 in Oceania

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

7. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Clinical Psychology

#8 in Oceania

#130 in the World

Founded: 1971

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Clinical Psychology

#9 in Oceania

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#10 in Oceania

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Clinical Psychology

#11 in Oceania

#153 in the World

Founded: 1966

11. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Clinical Psychology

#12 in Oceania

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

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

#15 in Oceania

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

14. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Clinical Psychology

#16 in Oceania

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Clinical Psychology

#17 in Oceania

#208 in the World

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

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Clinical Psychology

#18 in Oceania

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Clinical Psychology

#19 in Oceania

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Clinical Psychology

#20 in Oceania

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Clinical Psychology

#21 in Oceania

#258 in the World

Founded: 1908

20. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Clinical Psychology

#22 in Oceania

#301 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Clinical Psychology

#23 in Oceania

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

22. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#25 in Oceania

#402 in the World

Founded: 1965

23. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#27 in Oceania

#424 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Clinical Psychology

#28 in Oceania

#436 in the World

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

25. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Clinical Psychology

#29 in Oceania

#445 in the World

Founded: 1887

26. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Clinical Psychology

#30 in Oceania

#465 in the World

Founded: 1970

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Clinical Psychology

#32 in Oceania

#551 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Clinical Psychology

#33 in Oceania

#577 in the World

Founded: 1990

29. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Clinical Psychology

#34 in Oceania

#581 in the World

Founded: 1987

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Clinical Psychology

#35 in Oceania

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Clinical Psychology

#37 in Oceania

#644 in the World

Founded: 1870

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Clinical Psychology

#38 in Oceania

#649 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Clinical Psychology

#39 in Oceania

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Clinical Psychology

#40 in Oceania

#707 in the World

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

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Clinical Psychology

#41 in Oceania

#736 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

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

37. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Clinical Psychology

#44 in Oceania

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Clinical Psychology

#45 in Oceania

#1117 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Clinical Psychology

#46 in Oceania

#1442 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