Best Universities for Clinical Psychology in Oceania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Clinical Psychology. A graph of 5.33M citations received by 129K academic papers made by 47 universities in Oceania 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 Australia

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#2 in Australia

#20 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#3 in Australia

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Clinical Psychology

#4 in Australia

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Clinical Psychology

#5 in Australia

#54 in the World

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

6. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Clinical Psychology

#6 in Australia

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

7. University of Otago

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Clinical Psychology

#1 in New Zealand

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Clinical Psychology

#7 in Australia

#129 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#8 in Australia

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

10. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Clinical Psychology

#9 in Australia

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Clinical Psychology

#10 in Australia

#150 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Clinical Psychology

#11 in Australia

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

13. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Clinical Psychology

#12 in Australia

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

14. University of Auckland

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Clinical Psychology

#2 in New Zealand

#174 in the World

Founded: 1883

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Clinical Psychology

#13 in Australia

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Clinical Psychology

#14 in Australia

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Clinical Psychology

#15 in Australia

#203 in the World

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

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Clinical Psychology

#16 in Australia

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Clinical Psychology

#17 in Australia

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Clinical Psychology

#18 in Australia

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Clinical Psychology

#19 in Australia

#250 in the World

Founded: 1908

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Clinical Psychology

#20 in Australia

#293 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Clinical Psychology

#21 in Australia

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

24. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#22 in Australia

#389 in the World

Founded: 1965

25. University of Canterbury

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Clinical Psychology

#3 in New Zealand

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

26. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#23 in Australia

#413 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Massey University

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Clinical Psychology

#4 in New Zealand

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

28. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Clinical Psychology

#24 in Australia

#438 in the World

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

29. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Clinical Psychology

#25 in Australia

#441 in the World

Founded: 1887

30. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Clinical Psychology

#26 in Australia

#466 in the World

Founded: 1970

31. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Wellington

For Clinical Psychology

#5 in New Zealand

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

32. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Clinical Psychology

#27 in Australia

#548 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Clinical Psychology

#28 in Australia

#579 in the World

Founded: 1990

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Clinical Psychology

#29 in Australia

#581 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Clinical Psychology

#30 in Australia

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

36. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Clinical Psychology

#6 in New Zealand

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

37. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Clinical Psychology

#31 in Australia

#635 in the World

Founded: 1967

38. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Clinical Psychology

#32 in Australia

#646 in the World

Founded: 1870

39. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Clinical Psychology

#33 in Australia

#676 in the World

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

40. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Clinical Psychology

#34 in Australia

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

41. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Clinical Psychology

#35 in Australia

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

42. University of Waikato

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Clinical Psychology

#7 in New Zealand

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Clinical Psychology

#36 in Australia

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Clinical Psychology

#37 in Australia

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

45. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Clinical Psychology

#38 in Australia

#1095 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

46. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Clinical Psychology

#39 in Australia

#1433 in the World

Founded: 1989

47. University of the South Pacific

For Clinical Psychology

#1 in Fiji

#3046 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

Psychology subfields in Oceania

Child Psychology49

Cognitive Science48

Education Majors50

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Therapy44

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology44

Social Psychology50

Special Education43