Best Universities for Psychology in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 23.2M citations received by 891K 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

#27 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Psychology

#2 in Australia

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Psychology

#3 in Australia

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Psychology

#4 in Australia

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Psychology

#5 in Australia

#55 in the World

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

6. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Psychology

#1 in New Zealand

#121 in the World

Founded: 1883

7. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Psychology

#6 in Australia

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Psychology

#7 in Australia

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Psychology

#2 in New Zealand

#169 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

#194 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Psychology

#10 in Australia

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Psychology

#11 in Australia

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Psychology

#12 in Australia

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychology

#13 in Australia

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

16. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Psychology

#14 in Australia

#269 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Psychology

#15 in Australia

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Psychology

#16 in Australia

#312 in the World

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

19. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Psychology

#17 in Australia

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

20. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Psychology

#18 in Australia

#319 in the World

Founded: 1965

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Psychology

#19 in Australia

#342 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Psychology

#20 in Australia

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

23. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Psychology

#21 in Australia

#429 in the World

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

24. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Psychology

#3 in New Zealand

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

25. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychology

#22 in Australia

#496 in the World

Founded: 1887

26. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Psychology

#4 in New Zealand

#500 in the World

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

27. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Psychology

#5 in New Zealand

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

28. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Psychology

#23 in Australia

#577 in the World

Founded: 1970

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Psychology

#24 in Australia

#582 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Psychology

#25 in Australia

#636 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Psychology

#26 in Australia

#637 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Psychology

#6 in New Zealand

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Psychology

#27 in Australia

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Psychology

#7 in New Zealand

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

35. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Psychology

#28 in Australia

#706 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

36. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Psychology

#29 in Australia

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

37. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Psychology

#30 in Australia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

38. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Psychology

#31 in Australia

#809 in the World

Founded: 1990

39. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Psychology

#32 in Australia

#838 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Psychology

#33 in Australia

#955 in the World

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

41. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Psychology

#34 in Australia

#981 in the World

Founded: 1987

42. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Psychology

#35 in Australia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

43. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Psychology

#36 in Australia

#1104 in the World

Founded: 1870

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Psychology

#37 in Australia

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Psychology

#38 in Australia

#1376 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Psychology

#39 in Australia

#1424 in the World

Founded: 1989

47. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Psychology

#8 in New Zealand

#2061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

48. University of the South Pacific

For Psychology

#1 in Fiji

#2346 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Psychology

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

50. Fiji National University

For Psychology

#2 in Fiji

#4100 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

51. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Psychology

#2 in Papua New Guinea

#5536 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

52. National University of Samoa

For Psychology

#1 in Samoa

#5896 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 Education44