39 Best universities for Child Psychology 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 Child Psychology. A graph of 4.44M citations received by 122K 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

#42 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Child Psychology

#3 in Oceania

#49 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%
Enrollment: 63,864
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

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

7. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Child Psychology

#7 in Oceania

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Child Psychology

#8 in Oceania

#125 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Child Psychology

#9 in Oceania

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Child Psychology

#11 in Oceania

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

11. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Child Psychology

#13 in Oceania

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

12. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Child Psychology

#14 in Oceania

#177 in the World

Founded: 1966

13. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Child Psychology

#15 in Oceania

#186 in the World

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

14. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Child Psychology

#16 in Oceania

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Child Psychology

#17 in Oceania

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Child Psychology

#18 in Oceania

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

17. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Child Psychology

#19 in Oceania

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

18. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Child Psychology

#20 in Oceania

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Child Psychology

#21 in Oceania

#280 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Child Psychology

#24 in Oceania

#332 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Child Psychology

#25 in Oceania

#345 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Child Psychology

#26 in Oceania

#384 in the World

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

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Child Psychology

#27 in Oceania

#403 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Child Psychology

#28 in Oceania

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

25. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Child Psychology

#29 in Oceania

#418 in the World

Founded: 1908

26. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Child Psychology

#31 in Oceania

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

27. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Child Psychology

#32 in Oceania

#488 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Child Psychology

#33 in Oceania

#540 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Child Psychology

#34 in Oceania

#547 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Child Psychology

#37 in Oceania

#718 in the World

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

31. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Child Psychology

#38 in Oceania

#720 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Child Psychology

#39 in Oceania

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

33. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Child Psychology

#40 in Oceania

#731 in the World

Founded: 1990

34. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Child Psychology

#41 in Oceania

#747 in the World

Founded: 1870

35. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Child Psychology

#42 in Oceania

#754 in the World

Founded: 1987

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Child Psychology

#43 in Oceania

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Child Psychology

#44 in Oceania

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

38. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Child Psychology

#45 in Oceania

#1330 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

39. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Child Psychology

#46 in Oceania

#1334 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