Best Universities for Clinical Psychology in Oceania

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 4.91M citations received by 124K 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: 49,000
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

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Clinical Psychology

#4 in Australia

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Clinical Psychology

#5 in Australia

#59 in the World

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

6. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Clinical Psychology

#6 in Australia

#115 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

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Clinical Psychology

#7 in Australia

#130 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Clinical Psychology

#8 in Australia

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#9 in Australia

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Clinical Psychology

#10 in Australia

#153 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Clinical Psychology

#11 in Australia

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

13. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Clinical Psychology

#12 in Australia

#161 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

#172 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

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Clinical Psychology

#15 in Australia

#208 in the World

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

18. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Clinical Psychology

#16 in Australia

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

19. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Clinical Psychology

#17 in Australia

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Clinical Psychology

#18 in Australia

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Clinical Psychology

#19 in Australia

#258 in the World

Founded: 1908

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Clinical Psychology

#20 in Australia

#301 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Clinical Psychology

#21 in Australia

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

24. University of Canterbury

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Clinical Psychology

#3 in New Zealand

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

25. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#22 in Australia

#402 in the World

Founded: 1965

26. Massey University

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Clinical Psychology

#4 in New Zealand

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

27. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Clinical Psychology

#23 in Australia

#424 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Clinical Psychology

#24 in Australia

#436 in the World

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

29. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Clinical Psychology

#25 in Australia

#445 in the World

Founded: 1887

30. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Clinical Psychology

#26 in Australia

#465 in the World

Founded: 1970

31. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Wellington

For Clinical Psychology

#5 in New Zealand

#468 in the World

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

32. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Clinical Psychology

#27 in Australia

#551 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Clinical Psychology

#28 in Australia

#577 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

#601 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

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Clinical Psychology

#31 in Australia

#644 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Clinical Psychology

#32 in Australia

#649 in the World

Founded: 1967

39. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Clinical Psychology

#33 in Australia

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

40. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Clinical Psychology

#34 in Australia

#707 in the World

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

41. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Clinical Psychology

#35 in Australia

#736 in the World

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

42. University of Waikato

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Clinical Psychology

#7 in New Zealand

#803 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

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Clinical Psychology

#37 in Australia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

45. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Clinical Psychology

#38 in Australia

#1117 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Clinical Psychology

#39 in Australia

#1442 in the World

Founded: 1989

47. University of the South Pacific

For Clinical Psychology

#1 in Fiji

#2988 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

Psychology subfields in Oceania

Child Psychology48

Cognitive Science48

Education Majors50

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Therapy44

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology44

Social Psychology50

Special Education43