Best Universities for 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 Psychology. A graph of 31.7M citations received by 979K academic papers made by 52 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 Psychology

#1 in Australia

#30 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Psychology

#2 in Australia

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Psychology

#3 in Australia

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Psychology

#4 in Australia

#52 in the World

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

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Psychology

#5 in Australia

#58 in the World

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

6. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Psychology

#1 in New Zealand

#123 in the World

Founded: 1883

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Psychology

#6 in Australia

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Psychology

#7 in Australia

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Psychology

#2 in New Zealand

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

10. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Psychology

#8 in Australia

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Psychology

#9 in Australia

#195 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Psychology

#10 in Australia

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Psychology

#11 in Australia

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Psychology

#12 in Australia

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychology

#13 in Australia

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Psychology

#14 in Australia

#264 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Psychology

#15 in Australia

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Psychology

#16 in Australia

#306 in the World

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

19. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Psychology

#17 in Australia

#319 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Psychology

#18 in Australia

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Psychology

#19 in Australia

#341 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Psychology

#20 in Australia

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychology

#21 in Australia

#413 in the World

Founded: 1887

24. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Psychology

#3 in New Zealand

#426 in the World

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

25. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Psychology

#22 in Australia

#433 in the World

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

26. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Psychology

#4 in New Zealand

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

27. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Psychology

#5 in New Zealand

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

28. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Psychology

#23 in Australia

#577 in the World

Founded: 1908

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Psychology

#24 in Australia

#586 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Psychology

#6 in New Zealand

#614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

31. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Psychology

#25 in Australia

#615 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Psychology

#26 in Australia

#649 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Psychology

#7 in New Zealand

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

34. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Psychology

#27 in Australia

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

35. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Psychology

#28 in Australia

#717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

36. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Psychology

#29 in Australia

#723 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

37. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Psychology

#30 in Australia

#790 in the World

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

38. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychology

#31 in Australia

#824 in the World

Founded: 1990

39. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Psychology

#32 in Australia

#840 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Psychology

#33 in Australia

#910 in the World

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

41. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Psychology

#34 in Australia

#958 in the World

Founded: 1987

42. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Psychology

#35 in Australia

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

43. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Psychology

#36 in Australia

#1125 in the World

Founded: 1870

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Psychology

#37 in Australia

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Psychology

#38 in Australia

#1441 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Psychology

#39 in Australia

#1456 in the World

Founded: 1989

47. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Psychology

#8 in New Zealand

#2101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

48. University of the South Pacific

For Psychology

#1 in Fiji

#2463 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. University of Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Psychology

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

For Psychology

#2 in Fiji

#3742 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

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Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Psychology

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#5792 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

52. National University of Samoa

For Psychology

#1 in Samoa

#5999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1984

Psychology subfields in Oceania

Child Psychology48

Clinical Psychology47

Cognitive Science48

Education Majors50

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Therapy44

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology44

Social Psychology50

Special Education43