39 Best universities for Child Psychology 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 Child Psychology. A graph of 3.1M 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 Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Child Psychology

#1 in Oceania

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Child Psychology

#2 in Oceania

#41 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Child Psychology

#3 in Oceania

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Child Psychology

#4 in Oceania

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Child Psychology

#5 in Oceania

#68 in the World

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

6. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Child Psychology

#6 in Oceania

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

7. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Child Psychology

#8 in Oceania

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Child Psychology

#9 in Oceania

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Child Psychology

#10 in Oceania

#133 in the World

Founded: 1971

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Child Psychology

#11 in Oceania

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Child Psychology

#13 in Oceania

#177 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Child Psychology

#14 in Oceania

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Child Psychology

#15 in Oceania

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Child Psychology

#16 in Oceania

#186 in the World

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

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Child Psychology

#17 in Oceania

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Child Psychology

#18 in Oceania

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

17. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Child Psychology

#19 in Oceania

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

18. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Child Psychology

#20 in Oceania

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Child Psychology

#21 in Oceania

#287 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Child Psychology

#24 in Oceania

#342 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Child Psychology

#25 in Oceania

#374 in the World

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

22. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Child Psychology

#26 in Oceania

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

23. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Child Psychology

#27 in Oceania

#389 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Child Psychology

#28 in Oceania

#411 in the World

Founded: 1908

25. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Child Psychology

#30 in Oceania

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Child Psychology

#31 in Oceania

#476 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Child Psychology

#32 in Oceania

#481 in the World

Founded: 1887

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Child Psychology

#33 in Oceania

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Child Psychology

#34 in Oceania

#525 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Child Psychology

#37 in Oceania

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Child Psychology

#38 in Oceania

#706 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Child Psychology

#39 in Oceania

#725 in the World

Founded: 1870

33. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Child Psychology

#40 in Oceania

#731 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Child Psychology

#41 in Oceania

#744 in the World

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

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Child Psychology

#42 in Oceania

#766 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Child Psychology

#43 in Oceania

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Child Psychology

#44 in Oceania

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Child Psychology

#45 in Oceania

#1259 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Child Psychology

#46 in Oceania

#1382 in the World

Founded: 1989

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

Psychology subfields in Australia

Clinical Psychology39

Cognitive Science39

Education Majors39

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution38

Neuroscience39

Occupational Therapy37

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology37