39 Best universities for Cognitive Science in Australia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Cognitive Science. A graph of 4.12M citations received by 109K 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Cognitive Science

#1 in Oceania

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Cognitive Science

#2 in Oceania

#53 in the World

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

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Cognitive Science

#3 in Oceania

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Cognitive Science

#4 in Oceania

#72 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Cognitive Science

#5 in Oceania

#90 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Cognitive Science

#6 in Oceania

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Cognitive Science

#8 in Oceania

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Cognitive Science

#9 in Oceania

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Cognitive Science

#10 in Oceania

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Cognitive Science

#11 in Oceania

#192 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Cognitive Science

#12 in Oceania

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Cognitive Science

#14 in Oceania

#304 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Cognitive Science

#16 in Oceania

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Cognitive Science

#17 in Oceania

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

15. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Cognitive Science

#18 in Oceania

#360 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Cognitive Science

#19 in Oceania

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Cognitive Science

#20 in Oceania

#430 in the World

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

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Cognitive Science

#21 in Oceania

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Cognitive Science

#22 in Oceania

#477 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Cognitive Science

#24 in Oceania

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Cognitive Science

#25 in Oceania

#533 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Cognitive Science

#27 in Oceania

#600 in the World

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

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Cognitive Science

#28 in Oceania

#635 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Cognitive Science

#29 in Oceania

#665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Cognitive Science

#32 in Oceania

#709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Cognitive Science

#33 in Oceania

#718 in the World

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

27. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Cognitive Science

#34 in Oceania

#811 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Cognitive Science

#35 in Oceania

#818 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Cognitive Science

#36 in Oceania

#907 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

30. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Cognitive Science

#37 in Oceania

#910 in the World

Founded: 1970

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Cognitive Science

#38 in Oceania

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

32. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Cognitive Science

#39 in Oceania

#920 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Cognitive Science

#40 in Oceania

#950 in the World

Founded: 1987

34. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Cognitive Science

#41 in Oceania

#1021 in the World

Founded: 1990

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Cognitive Science

#42 in Oceania

#1134 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Cognitive Science

#44 in Oceania

#1903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Cognitive Science

#45 in Oceania

#2017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Cognitive Science

#46 in Oceania

#2041 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Cognitive Science

#48 in Oceania

#2616 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

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

Psychology subfields in Australia

Child Psychology39

Clinical Psychology39

Education Majors39

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution38

Neuroscience39

Occupational Therapy37

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology37