39 Best universities for Cognitive Science 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 Cognitive Science. A graph of 2.66M citations received by 96K 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

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Cognitive Science

#2 in Oceania

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Cognitive Science

#3 in Oceania

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Cognitive Science

#4 in Oceania

#70 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Cognitive Science

#5 in Oceania

#88 in the World

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

6. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Cognitive Science

#6 in Oceania

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Cognitive Science

#7 in Oceania

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Cognitive Science

#9 in Oceania

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

9. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Cognitive Science

#10 in Oceania

#190 in the World

Founded: 1965

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Cognitive Science

#11 in Oceania

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Cognitive Science

#12 in Oceania

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Cognitive Science

#14 in Oceania

#303 in the World

Founded: 1971

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Cognitive Science

#15 in Oceania

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Cognitive Science

#16 in Oceania

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Cognitive Science

#17 in Oceania

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Cognitive Science

#19 in Oceania

#410 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Cognitive Science

#20 in Oceania

#434 in the World

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

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Cognitive Science

#21 in Oceania

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Cognitive Science

#23 in Oceania

#478 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Cognitive Science

#24 in Oceania

#517 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Cognitive Science

#25 in Oceania

#592 in the World

Founded: 1887

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Cognitive Science

#26 in Oceania

#608 in the World

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

23. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Cognitive Science

#28 in Oceania

#637 in the World

Founded: 1908

24. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Cognitive Science

#30 in Oceania

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Cognitive Science

#32 in Oceania

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Cognitive Science

#33 in Oceania

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Cognitive Science

#34 in Oceania

#794 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Cognitive Science

#35 in Oceania

#835 in the World

Founded: 1970

29. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Cognitive Science

#36 in Oceania

#891 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

30. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Cognitive Science

#37 in Oceania

#978 in the World

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

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Cognitive Science

#38 in Oceania

#1013 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Cognitive Science

#39 in Oceania

#1027 in the World

Founded: 1990

33. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Cognitive Science

#40 in Oceania

#1030 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Cognitive Science

#41 in Oceania

#1034 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Cognitive Science

#42 in Oceania

#1155 in the World

Founded: 1870

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Cognitive Science

#43 in Oceania

#1746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Cognitive Science

#44 in Oceania

#1998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Cognitive Science

#47 in Oceania

#2189 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Cognitive Science

#48 in Oceania

#2515 in the World

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.

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Child Psychology39

Clinical Psychology39

Education Majors39

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution38

Neuroscience39

Occupational Therapy37

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology37